En route to a secret NATO demonstration of his newest inventions, a deadly twist of destiny takes Tom Swift to Kranjovia, the police state that is a declared enemy of the Western powers. Seized by the murderous agents of the tyrant Ulvo Maurig, his escape from captivity is aided by a young dissident, Oblivya Zyg, on an ardent quest whose real motive is as mysterious as that of the Kranjovian enemies who pursue them both. Separated from his Swift Enterprises...