Fire of the Raging Dragon

In a near-future scenario where China is the leading producer and consumer of Mideast oil, a new law requires all cars to run on natural gas, prompting tensions over vast reserves in the South China Sea. The strategic island of Itu Aba, occupied by Taiwan, becomes the focal point when Chinese President Tang Qhichen orders an attack, drawing a response from U.S. President Douglas Surber and the Seventh Fleet. Amidst this escalating naval conflict, Ensign Stephanie Surber, a recent Naval Academy graduate and the President's daughter, finds herself in grave danger aboard the U.S.S. Emory S. Land, forcing her father to confront a harrowing decision between national duty and family.