Stonechild: Emperor's Messenger: It is early July, 1940. In a single month the Germans have defeated the combined armies of Britain and France. After a desperate escape in which he leads a small group including a Polish cryptanalyst carrying a package destined to change the nature of the conflict, Russell Stonechild finds himself cast in the role of hero.
Prime Minister Churchill and the British War Council are desperately seeking ways to keep Italy's Mussolini from allying with Hitler.
Ethiopia's exiled emperor, Haile Selassie, is struggling to raise English antagonism towards the Italians who have occupied Ethiopia. In an attempt to divert Selassie's energies, Britain's wartime leaders develop a devious ploy in which they insert Russell Stonechild into Selassie's path. This strategic intersection propels Russell into a new world, strange in ways he could never have dreamed.