Alf I. Veber decides to welcome the new millennium in seclusion in the mountains. A turning point and a climax: After narrowly surviving a snowstorm, he wants to realign his life. He travels to London to find his great love again, but must realize that his hopes were misplaced. He turns his back on civilization and dives into the urban jungle, driven by the desire to uncover the great pattern in the chaos. He begins to understand through the adventures of his past why he has arrived at this place and time. Here in Europe, a cultural melting pot. On Europe, one of many moons of Jupiter. In the underground, he finds a new love - but to win the Queen of Jupiter, he must become a king without a land himself. "The King of Europe" is a compendium of the postmodern era, a novel about burned bridges.