CHARACTER LISTING

MAJOR CHARACTERS

DeVore, Howard		A major in the Security forces of the T’ang, Li Shai Tung, he is also the leading figure in the struggle against the Seven. A highly intelligent and coldly logical man, he is the puppet master behind the scenes as the great ‘War of the Two Directions’ begins.
Ebert, Hans		Son of Klaus Ebert and heir to the vast GenSyn Corporation, he is a captain in the Security forces, admired and trusted by his superiors. Ebert is a complex young man: a brave and intelligent officer, he also has a selfish, dissolute and rather cruel streak.
Fei Yen		Daughter of Yin Tsu, one of the heads of the ‘Twenty – Nine’, the minor aristocratic families of Chung Kuo. The classically beautiful ‘Flying Swallow’ is engaged to Li Han Ch’in, prince and heir to City Europe. Fragile in appearance, she is surprisingly strongwilled and fiery.
Kao Chen		Once an assassin from the Net, the lowest levels of the great City, Chen is to raise himself from his humble beginnings to become a captain in the T’ang’s Security forces, and, as friend and helper to Gregor Karr, he is to be one of the foot soldiers in the war against DeVore.
Karr, Gregor		He was recruited by Marshal Tolonen from the Net. In his youth he was an athlete and, later, a ‘blood’ – a to-the-death combat fighter. A giant of a man, he is to become the ‘hawk’ Li Shai Tung will fly against his adversary, DeVore.
Li Shai Tung		T’ang of City Europe and one of the Seven, the ruling Council of Chung Kuo, Li Shai Tung is now in his seventies. For many years he was the fulcrum of the Council and unofficial spokesman for the Seven, representing their strong determination to prevent Change at all costs.
Li Yuan		Second son of Li Shai Tung, he is considered to be old before his time. His cold, thoughtful manner conceals a passionate nature, expressed in his love for his brother’s bride, Fei Yen.
Shepherd, Ben		Son of Hal Shepherd, the T’ang’s chief advisor, and great-great-grandson of City Earth’s architect, Shepherd is born and brought up outside the City in the Domain, an idyllic valley in the South-West of England. There, in childhood, he begins his artistic explorations which are to one day lead to the creation of a whole new art form, the Shell, which will have a cataclysmic effect on Chung Kuo’s society.
Tolonen, Jelka		Daughter of Marshal Tolonen, Jelka has been brought up in a very masculine environment, lacking a mother’s influence. However, her genuine interest in martial arts and in weaponry and strategy mask a very different side to her nature; a side which will be brought out by violent circumstances.
Tolonen, Knut		General to Li Shai Tung, Tolonen is a big, granitejawed man and the staunchest supporter of the values and ideals of the Seven. Possessed of a fiery, fearless nature, he will stop at nothing to protect his masters.
Tsu Ma		T’ang of West Asia and one of the Seven, the ruling Council of Chung Kuo, Tsu Ma has thrown off his former dissolute ways to support his father in Council. A strong, handsome man, he has still, however, a weakness in his nature – one that will almost prove his undoing.
Wang Sau-leyan		Fourth and youngest son of Wang Hsien, T’ang of Africa, the murder of his two eldest brothers has placed him closer to the centre of political events. Thought of as a wastrel, he is, in fact, a shrewd and highly capable political being who is set – through circumstances of his own devising – to become the harbinger of Change inside the Council of Seven.
Ward, Kim		Born in the Clay, that dark wasteland beneath the great City’s foundations, Kim has a quick and unusual bent of mind. His vision of a giant web, formulated in the darkness, has driven him into the light of the Above. Rescued from oblivion, he begins to show his true potential as the most promising young scientist in the whole of Chung Kuo.

THE SEVEN AND THE FAMILIES

Chi HuWei		T’ang of the Australias
Hou Ti		T’ang of South America
Li Ch’i Chun		brother of and advisor to Li Shai Tung
Li Feng Chiang		brother and advisor to Li Shai Tung
Li Shai Tung		T’ang of City Europe
Li Yuan		second son of Li Shai Tung and heir to City Europe
Li Yun-Ti		brother of and advisor to Li Shai Tung
Pei Ro-hen		head of the Pei family, one of the ‘Twenty Nine’ Minor Families
Tsu Ma		son of Tsu Tiao, and T’ang of West Asia
Tsu Tao Chu		third son of Tsu Chang, deceased first son of Tsu Tiao
Wang Hsien		T’ang of Africa
Wang Sau-leyan		fourth son of Wang Hsien
Wei Feng		T’ang of East Asia
Wu Shih		T’ang of North America
Yin Chang		older brother of Fei Yen
Yin Fei Yen		‘Flying Swallow, Minor Family Princess and daughter of Yin Tsu
Yin Sung		eldest brother of Fei Yen
Yin Tsu		head of the Yin family, one of the ‘Twenty Nine’ Minor Families
YinWei		younger brother of Fei Yen

FRIENDS AND RETAINERS OF THE SEVEN

Auden,William		captain in Security
Chung Hsin		‘Loyalty’ bondservant to Li Shai Tung
Chung Hu-Yan		Chancellor to Li Shai Tung
DeVore, Howard		major in Li Shai Tung’s Security forces
Ebert, Hans		captain in Security and heir to the GenSyn Corporation
Ebert, Klaus Stefan		Head of GenSyn (Genetic Synthetics) and advisor to Li Shai Tung
Erkki		guard to Jelka Tolonen
Fest, Edgar		captain in Security and friend of Hans Ebert
Haavikko, Axel		lieutenant in Security
Haavikko, Vesa		sister of Axel Haavikko
Heng Chi-po		Minister of Transportation for City Europe
Heng Yu		son of Heng Fan and nephew of Heng Chi-po
Hung Feng-Chan		Li Shai Tung’s chief groom
Karr, Gregor		‘Blood’ (to-the-death fighter) and major in Security
Kirov, Alexander		Marshal to the Seven head of the Council of Generals
Nan Ho		Li Yuan’s Master of the Inner Chambers
Nocenzi, Vittorio		major in Security, City Europe
Pearl Heart		maid to Li Yuan
Pi Ch’ien		Third Secretary to Junior Minister, Yang Lai
Rosten		captain of Security in the Domain
Shepherd, Ben		son of Hal Shepherd
Shepherd, Beth		wife of Hal Shepherd
Shepherd, Hal		chief advisor to Li Shai Tung and head of the Shepherd family
Shepherd, Meg		daughter of Hal Shepherd
Shiao Shi-we		martial arts tutor to the Li children
Ssu Lu Shan		official of the Ministry
Sweet Rose		maid to Li Yuan
Tolonen, Jelka		daughter of Knut Tolonen
Tolonen, Knut		general of Security, City Europe, and Father of Jelka Tolonen
Wang Ta Chuan		master of the Inner Palace at Tongjiang
Yang Lai		minister under Li Shai Tung

DISPERSIONISTS

Barrow, Chao		representative of the House inWeimar
Berdichev, Soren		Head of SimFic (Simulated Fictions)
Berdichev, Ylva		wife of Soren Berdichev
Blake, Peter		head of personnel for Berdichev’s SimFic Corporation
Cho Hsiang		subordinate to Hong Cao and middleman for Pietr Lehmann
Clarac, Armand		director of the ‘New Hope’ project
Douglas, John		company head
Duchek, Albert		administrator of Lodz
Ecker, Michael		company head
Hong Cao		middleman for Pietr Lehmann
Lehmann, Pietr		leader of the Dispersionists and senior representative in The House at Weimar
Lehmann, Stefan		albino son of Pietr Lehmann
Moore, John		company head
Moore, Paul		senior executive of Berdichev’s SimFic Corporation
Parr, Charles		company head
Ross, Alexander		company head
Scott		alias of DeVore
Weiss, Anton		banker

OTHER CHARACTERS

Andersen, Leonid		director of the Recruitment Project
Anton		friend of KimWard on the Recruitment Project
The Architect		one of the psych team on the Recruitment Project
Baxi		chief of the tribe in the Clay
Bergson		overseer on the plantation; alias for DeVore
The Builder		part of the psych team on the Recruitment Project
Carl		‘Sucker’; one of Matyas’s gang
Chang Yan		plantation guard
Chan Shui		young worker in the Casting Shop
Chu Heng		‘Kwai’ or hired knife, a hireling of DeVore’s
Crimson Lotus		sing-song girl in Mu Chua’s
Endfors, Pietr		best friend of Knut Tolonen
Fang Hui		guard on the plantation
Golden Heart		young prostitute purchased by Hans Ebert for his household
Gosse		Security soldier
Hong		‘Hsien’ or District Judge
Hwa		‘Blood’, or fighter, beneath the Net
Janko		bully in the Casting Shop
Josef		friend of KimWard’s on the Recruitment Project
Kao Chen		‘kwai’ (knife) and assassin
Kao Jyan		assassin
Krenek, Henryk		senior representative of the Martian Colonies
Krenek, Irina		wife of Henryk Krenek
Krenek, Josef		company head
Krenek, Maria		wife of Josef Krenek
Lo Ying		‘Panchang’ or Supervisor friend of Kao Chen
Lo Yu-Hsiang		senior representative in the House at Weimar
Lu Ming Shao		‘Whiskers Lu’ – Tong Boss in the Net
Maitland, Idris		mother of Stefan Lehmann
Matyas		Clayborn boy in the Recruitment Project
Mu Chua		‘Madam’ of the House of the Ninth Ecastasy, a singsong house, or brothel
Nung		supervisor of the Casting Shop
Pavel		young man on the plantation
Peng Yu-wei		tutor to the Shepherd children
Peskova		lieutenant of the guards on the plantation
Seidemann		guard on the plantations
Shang Li-Yen		tutor on the Recruitment Project
Siang		Jelka Tolonen’s martial arts instructor
SiWu Ya		‘Silk Raven’, wife of Supervisor Sung
Sung		Supervisor on the plantation
Sweet Honey		singsong girl in Mu Chua’s house
T’ai Cho		tutor and guardian to KimWard
Teng Fu		plantation guard
Tolonen, Hannah		aunt to Knut Tolonen
Tom		‘Greaser’, part of Matyas’s gang
Tong Chou		assassin and ‘kwai’ – hired knife, and alias of Kao Chen
Tung Liang		boy in the Casting Shop
Wang Ti		wife of Kao Chen
Ward, Kim		‘Clayborn’, orphan and scientist
White Orchid		singsong girl in Mu Chua’s house
Wolfe		security guard on the Domain
Yu, Madam		First Level socialite
Yung Pi-chi		head of the Yung family
Zhakar		speaker of the House of Representatives

THE DEAD

Aaltonen		marshal and head of Security for City Europe
Anders		a mercenary
Bakke		marshal in Security
Beatrice		daughter of Cathy Hubbard granddaughter of Mary Reed
Big Wen		a ‘landowner’
Boss Yang		an exploiter of the people
Buck, John		head of development at the Ministry of Contracts
Chang Hsuan		Han painter from the 8th Century
Chang Lai-hsun		nephew of Chang YiWei
Chang Li Chen		Junior Dragon, in charge of drafting the Edict of Technological Control
Chang Lui		woman who adopted Pavel
Chang YiWei		senior brother of the Chang clan owners of MicroData
Chang Yu		Tsao Ch’un’s appointment as First Dragon
Chao Ni Tsu		Grand Master of wei chi and computer genius servant Of Tsao Ch’un
Ch’eng I		Minor Family prince and son of Ch’eng So Yuan
Ch’eng So Yuan		Minor Family Head
Chen So I		head of the Ministry of Contracts
Chen Yu		steward to Tsao Ch’un in Pei Ch’ing
Cheng Yu		one of the original Seven advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Chi Fei Yu		an usurer
Chi Lin Lin		legal assistant to Yang Hong Yu
Ching Su		friend of Jiang Lei
Chiu Fa		media commentator on the Mids news channel
Cho Yi Yi		Master of the Bedchamber at Tongjiang
Chun Hua		wife of Jiang Lei
Croft, Rebecca		‘Becky’, daughter of Leopold, with the lazy eye
Curtis, Tim		Head of Human Resources for GenSyn
Dag		a mercenary
Dick, Philip Kindred		American science fiction writer
Ebert, Gustav		genetics genius and co-founder of GenSyn (Genetic Synthetics)
Ebert, Ludovic		son of Gustav Ebert and a GenSyn director
Ebert,Wolfgang		financial genius and co-founder of GenSyn (Genetic Synthetics)
Einar		a mercenary
Endfors, Jenny		wife of Knut Tolonen and mother of Jelka
Fan Chang		one of the original Seven; advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Fan Cho		son of Fan Chang
Fan Lin		son of Fan Chang
Fan Peng		eldest wife of Fan Chang
Fan Ti Yu		son of Fan Chang
Feng I		colonel in charge of Tsao Ch’un’s elite force
Grant, Thomas		captain in Security
Griffin, James B		sixtieth President of the United States of America
Haavikko, Knut		major in Security
Henrik		a mercenary
Ho		steward to Jiang Lei
Hou Hsin-Fa		one of the original Seven; advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Hsu Jung		friend of Jiang Lei
Hubbard, Beth		daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard
Hubbard, Cathy		daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard
Hubbard, Mary		wife of Tom Hubbard and mother of Cathy, Meg and Beth. Second wife of Jake Reed
Hubbard, Meg		daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard
Hubbard, Tom		farmer, resident in Church Knowle, husband of Mary Hubbard and father of Beth, Meg and Cathy. Best friend to Jake Reed
Hui		receptionist for GenSyn
Hui Chang Ye		senior legal advocate for the Chang family
Hung		Tsao Ch’un’s spy in Jiang Lei’s camp
Jiang Ch’iao-chieh		eldest daughter of Jiang Lei
Jiang Lei		general of Tsao Ch’un’s Eighteenth Banner Army, also known as Nai Liu
Jiang Lo Wen		granddaughter of Jiang Lei
Jiang San-chieh		youngest daughter of Jiang Lei
Jung		steward to Tobias Lahm
Karl		a mercenary
Ku		marshal of the Fourth Banner Army
Kurt		chief technician for GenSyn
Lahm, Tobias		Eighth Dragon at the Ministry (‘The Thousand Eyes’)
Lao Jen		junior minister to Li Shai Tung
Li Chang So		sixth son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Chao Ch’in		one of the original Seven’ advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Li Fu Jen		third son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Han Ch’in		first son of Li Shai Tung and heir to City Europe
Li Kuang		fifth son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Peng		eldest son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Shen		second son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Weng		fourth son of Li Chao Ch’in
Lin Yua		first wife of Li Shai Tung
Ling		steward at the Black Tower
Ludd, Drew		biggest grossing actor in Hollywood and star of Ubik
Lung Ti		secretary to Edmund Wyatt
Lwo Kang		son of Lwo Chun-yi and Li Shai Tung’s Minister of the Edict of Technological Control
Ma Shao Tu		senior servant to Li Chao Ch’in
Mao Tse T’ung		first Ko Ming emperor (ruled AD 1948 to 1976)
Melfi, Charles		father of Alexandra Shepherd
Ming Hsin-far		senior advocate for GenSyn
Nai Liu		‘EnduringWillow’ pen name of Jiang Lei and the most popular Han poet of his time
Palmer, Joshua		‘Old Josh’, father of Will and record collector
Pan Chao		the great hero of Chung Kuo, who conquered Asia in the first century AD
Pan Tsung-yen		friend of Jiang Lei
Pei Ko		one of the original Seven; advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Pei Lin-Yi		eldest son of Pei Ko
P’eng Chuan		Sixth Dragon at the Ministry (The Thousand Eyes’)
P’eng K’ai-chi		nephew of P’eng Chuan
Ragnar		a mercenary
Raikkonen		marshal in Security
Reed, Anne		first wife of Jake Reed; mother of Peter Reed and sister of Mary Hubbard (Jake’s second wife)
Reed, Jake		‘Login’ or ‘webdancer’ for Hinton Industries. Father of Peter and Tom Reed
Reed, Mary		sister of Jake Reed
Reed, Peter		son of Jake and Anne Reed GenSyn executive
Reed, Tom		son of Jake and Mary Reed
Rheinhardt		Media Liaison Officer for GenSyn
Schwartz		aide to Marshal Aaltonen
Shao Shu		First Steward at Chun Hua’s mansion
Shao Yen		major in Security friend of Meng Hsin-far
Shen Chen		son of Shen Fu
Shen Fu		The First Dragon, Head of the Ministry (‘The Thousand Eyes’)
Shepherd, Alexandra		wife of Amos Shepherd and daughter of CharlesMelfi
Shepherd, Amos		great-great grandfather of Hal Shepherd chief advisor to Tsao Chj’un and architect of City Earth
Shepherd, Augustus		son of Amos Shepherd
Shepherd, Augustus
Raedwald		great grandfather of Hal Shepherd
Shepherd, Beth		daughter of Amos Shepherd
Shu Liang		senior legal advocate
Shu San		junior minister to Lwo Kang
Su Tung-p’o		Han official and poet of the eleventh century
Svensson		Marshal in Security
Tai Yu		‘Moonflower’, maid to Gustav Ebert a GenSyn clone
Teng		common citizen of Chung Kuo
Teng Liang		Minor Family princess betrothed to Prince Ch’eng I
Trish		artificial intelligence ‘filter avatar’ in Jake Reed’s penthouse apartment
Ts’ao Pi		‘Number Three’ steward at Tsao Ch’un’s court in Pei Ch’ing
Tsao Ch’I Yuan		youngest son of Tsao Ch’un
Tsao Ch’un		ex-member of the Chinese politburo and architect of ‘the Collapse’. Mass murderer and tyrant, ‘creator’ of Chung Kuo
Tsao Heng		second son of Tsao Ch’un
Tsao Hsiao		Tsao Ch’un’s elder brother
Tsao Wang-po		eldest son of Tsao Ch’un
Tsu Chen		one of the original Seven advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Tsu Lin		eldest son of Tsu Chen
Tsu Shi		steward to Gustav Ebert a GenSyn clone
Tsu Tiao		T’ang of West Asia
Tu Mu		assistant to AlisonWinter at GenSyn
Wang An-Shih		Han official and poet of the eleventh century
Wang Hui So		one of the original Seven advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Wang Lung		eldest son of Wang Hui So
Wang Yu-lai		cadre and servant of the Ministry (‘The Thousand Eyes’). Instructed to report back on Jiang Lei Wei a judge
Weo Shao		chancellor to Tsao Ch’un
Wen P’ing		Tsao Ch’un’s man. A bully
Winter, Alison		Jake Reed’s girlfriend at New College and evaluation executive at GenSyn
Winter, Jake		Son of AlisonWinter
Wu Chi		AI (Artificial Intelligence) to Tobias Lahm
Wu Hsien		one of the original Seven; advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Wyatt, Edmund		businessman and (unknown to him) father of Kim Ward
Yang Hong Yu		legal advocate
Yo Jou His		a judge
Yu Ch’o		family retainer toWang Hui So