The Dragon's Threat - Paperbackby Peter King (Author) Peter Holroyd, a solitary scholar of Ming and Qing Dynasty maritime history, faces a seismic upheaval when his university threatens his funding and the possibility of tenure. Simultaneously, an old friend ropes him into a volatile international crisis over Dejection Island in the South China Sea. With Britain, China, and the U. S. at odds, Holroyd must unearth ancient sovereignty claims to facilitate Britain's exit. Alongside a