Codename: Stalvoda. Translation (from Russian): Steel Water. It kills without trace. Puts unspeakable power in the hands of a madman. Buried in its chemical formula is the means of ending the worldwide balance of power. MI6 thought they controlled it, but in fact, British Intelligence have now fallen victim to a decades-old conspiracy, reaching back into the mists of the Cold War.

James Bond is assigned to retrieve the lethal compound--and finds himself in a race against friend and foe alike, from the icy cold of Earth's orbit to the endless wastes of the deserts below. The stakes could not be higher, and as the opposition soon finds out, 007 will do whatever it takes to get the job done.