Africa has become the battleground of a 21st-century war. As fiber-optic cable is laid down around the continent, UpLink Communications, headed by Roger Gordian, battles for control against his nemesis, Harlan Devane, who trades in black-market commodities with terrorists and rogue states. Devane kidnaps Gordian's daughter to ensure his success. Now Gordian must trust his UpLink team as never before. Original.