Noble House by James Clavell next-generation elevator

next-generation elevator

called him the most remarkable mountain climber of his generation

she's forgotten

at the other end of the galaxy

Which comes in handy when their first ride--on the very same vessel that demolished Earth to make way for a hyperspacial freeway--ends disastrously (they are booted out of an airlock)

Noble House by James Clavell next-generation elevatorOver one hundred years have passed since Dirk Struan founded Hong Kongs oldest trading company. But now, the Noble House is in danger. As Hong Kong itself becomes the deadly playground of the CIA, the KGB and the Peoples Republic of China, rival tai pans, seeking revenge for blood feuds over a century old, gather for the kill.