Synopses & Reviews
The eighth installment of David Wingrove's colossal seriesThe year is 2207. Currents of unrest and tides of innovation threaten to overwhelm Chung Kuo's stability, and some threats are beyond the immense city's control. When a lethal epidemic strikes the Seven's chief supporters, Li Yuan acts ruthlessly to wipe out the disease. But his actions incur far more fatal consequences for the rule of the Seven. While the Seven splinters, Kwibesi, the detention camp for terrorists, continues to establish order. However, rebellion is brutally contained inside the camp and a growing sense of injustice stirs in its guard, Kao Chen, who begins to question his sense of duty. The Seven are divided among themselves, and around them allegiances are shifting.
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"Imagine a collaboration between James Clavell and Frank Herbert and the result might be something very much like Chung Kuo . . . smart, involving, entertaining." —San Francisco Chronicle
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"One of the masterpieces of the decade." —Washington Post
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"The achievement of a master world-builder." —Omni
About the Author
David Wingrove is the Hugo Award-winning coauthor of The Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction and the coauthor of the first three books in the Myst series.