Chen Yu
steward to Tsao Ch’un in Pei Ch’ing
Cheng Ro
Song Dynasty painter
Cheng Yu
one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un, subsequently T’ang
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
Han soldier servant to Wang Yu-lai
Cho Yi Yi
Master of the Bedchamber at Tongjiang
Chris
close friend of Jake Reed, gay partner of Hugo and multi-millionaire industrialist
Christie, Julie
English actress
Chung Hsun
“loyalty” a bond servant to Li Shai Tung
Coldplay
an English pop group
Cooke, Dick
famer from Cerne Abbas
Cooper, Charlie
son of Jed and Judy Cooper
Cooper, Jed
husband of Judy Cooper and father of Charlie and John
Cooper, John
son of Jed and Judy Cooper
Cooper, Judy
wife of Jed Cooper and mother of Charlie and John
Cooper, Will
farmer from Corfe
Croft, Leopold
father of Becky
Croft, Rebecca
‘Becky’, daughter of Leopold, with the Lazy eye
Curtis, Tim
Head of Human Resources, GenSyn
Daas
DAAS4 – the Data Automated Analysis System – an enhanced intelligence unit belonging to Hinton Industries
Dag
a mercenary
Denny, Sandy
English folk singer
Depp, Johnny
American actor
Dick, Philip K
American science fiction writer
Douglas, John
businessman and Dispersionist
Drake, Nick
English folk singer
Duchek, Albert
Administrator of Lodz and Dispersionist
Ebert, Gustav
genetics genius and co-founder of GenSyn (Genetic Synthetics)
Ebert, Ludovic
son of Gustav Ebert and GenSyn director
Ebert, Wolfgang
financial genius and co-founder of GenSyn (Genetic Synthetics)
Einor
a mercenary
Endfors, Jenny
wife of Knut Tolonen and mother of Jelka Tolonen
Fan Chang
a member of the original Seven, and 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 Si-pin
Master of wei chi from the eighteenth century
Fan Ti Yu
son of Fan Chang
Feng I
Colonel in charge of Tsao Ch’un’s elite force
Fu Jen Maitland
Stefan Lehmann’s mother
Gaughan, Dick
Scottish folk singer
Gifford, Dick
farmer from Corfe and son of Ted
Gifford, Ted
farmer from Corfe and father of Dick
Goodman, Frank
farmer from Langton Maltravers
Gosse
elite guard at the Domain
Grant, Thomas
captain in Security
Griffin, James B
Sixtieth president of the United States of America (the 69 States)
Grove, Dick
resident of Corfe
Gurney, Tom
Haavikko, Knut
major in Security
Haines, Billy
landlord of The Wessex Arms in Wool
Hamilton, Jack
Landlord of The Quay Inn in Wareham
Hammond, Matthew
butcher from Church Knowle
Hart
doctor from Church Knowle
Hendrix, Jimi
American rock guitarist
Heng Chi-po
Li Shai Tung’s Minister of Transportation
Henrik
a mercenary
Hewitt
lieutenant to Branagh, leader of a horse patrol
Hinton, Charles
CEO of Hinton Industries
Hinton, George
Senior Executive at Hinton Industries
Hinton, Henry
‘Harry’ Head of Strategic Planning, Hinton Industries
Ho
Steward Ho body servant of Jiang Lei when in the field
Horsfield, Geoff
historian and resident of Corfe
Hou Hsin-Fa
one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Chun and subsequently T’ang
Hsieh Ho
art critic and author of The Six Principles
Hsu Jung
friend of Jiang Lei
Huang Tzu Kung
Seventh Dragon servant of the ‘Ministry’, “The Thousand Eyes”
Hubbard, Beth
second daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard
Hubbard, Cathy
eldest 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
youngest daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard and girlfriend of Peter Reed
Hubbard, Tom
farmer, resident of Church Knowle, husband of Mary and father of Beth, Meg and Cathy. Best friend of Jake Reed
Hugo
close friend of Jake Reed and gay partner of Chris, acclaimed classical composer
Hui
receptionist for GenSyn
Hui Chang Ye
Senior Legal Advocate for the Chang clan
Hung
Tsao Ch’un’s spy in Jiang Lei’s camp
Hwa
a master ‘blood’, or to-the-death fighter from below the Net
Jenny
a close friend of Jake Reed and fiancé of Alex
Jiang Ch’iao-chieh
eldest daughter of Jiang Lei
Jiang Chun Hua
wife of Jiang Lei
Jiang Lei
general of Tsao Chun’s Eighteenth Banner Army, also known as Nai Liu
Jiang San-chieh
youngest daughter of Jiang Lei
Joel
Senior engineer in the datascape for Hinton Industries
Jones, Micky
lead guitarist of Man, a welsh rock band
Jung
steward to Tobias Lahm
Karl
a mercenary
Ku
Marshal of the Fourth Banner Army
Kurt
Chief Technician at GenSyn
Lahm, Tobias
Eight Dragon at the ‘Ministry’, “The Thousand Eyes”
Lampton, Sir Henry
Head of Security, Hinton Industries
Lao Jen
Junior Minister to Li Shai Tung
Leggat, Brian
farmer from Abbotsbury
Lehmann, Pietr
Under Secretary of the House of Representatives, father of Stefan Lehmann and leader of the Dispersionists
Li
Han soldier, servant to Wang Yui-lai
Li Chang So
sixth son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Chao Ch’in
one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un and subsequently T’ang
Li Fa
Han soldier and technician, working for Jiang Lei
Li Fu Jen
third son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Han Ch’in
first son of L
i Shai Tung and heir to City Europe
Li Kuang
fifth son of Li Cao Ch’in
Li Peng
eldest son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Po
T’ang Dynasty poet
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
Little Bee
maid to Wang Hsien
Liu Ke
Han soldier; member of Jiang Lei’s bodyguard; an adept at the pi-p’a or Chinese lute
Lo Wen
granddaughter of Jiang Lei
Lovegrove, John
farmer from Purbeck
Lu Tung
merchant; third cousin to Lu Wang-pei
Lu Wang-pei
third cousin of Lu Tung
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
McKenzie, Liam
owner of The Stables in Dorchester
Ma Feng
Han soldier; member of Jiang Leis bodyguard
Mao Shao Tu
senior servant to Li Chao Ch’in
Man
Welsh rock band
Mao Tse T’ung
first Ko Ming emperor of China (ruled 1948–1976 AD)
Mason, Harry
landlord of The Thomas Hardy inn in Dorchester
Melfi, Charles
father of Alexandra Shepherd
Mi Feng
“Little Bee”; maidservant to Wang Hsien
Ming Hsin-Fa
senior advocate for GenSyn
Ming Huang
T’ang Dynasty emperor; the Purple Emperor
Nai Liu
‘Enduring Willow’, pen name of Jiang Lei and the most popular Han poet of his age
Nicolson, Jack
American actor
Nietzsche, Friedrich
German nineteenth-century philosopher
Oatley, Jennifer
young Englishwoman ‘processed’ by Jiang Lei
Padgett
retired doctor from Wool
Palmer, Joshua
‘Old Josh’, father of Will and an avid record collector
Palmer, Will
landlord of the Banks Arms Hotel, Corfe and son of Josh
Pan Chao
the great ‘hero’ of Chung Kuo, who conquered Asia in the First Century AD
Pan Tsung-yen
friend of Jiang Lei
Pavel
young worker on the Plantations, with a crooked back
Pei Ko
one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un and subsequently T’ang
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
Presley, Elvis
American rock and roll singer
Ragnar
a mercenary
Raikkonen
Marshal in Security
Randall, Jack
farmer from Church Knowle and husband of Jenny
Randall, Jenny
wife of Jack
Reed, Annie
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 Reed
Reed, Mary
second wife of Peter Reed
Reed, May
sister of Jake Reed
Reed, Peter
son of Jake and Annie Reed. GenSyn executive
Reed, Tom
son of Jake and Mary Reed
Rheinhardt
Media Liaison for GenSyn
Rory
Music store holder in Dorchester; owner of ‘Rory’s Record Shack’, father of Roxanne
Sam
‘Hopper’ pilot, working for Hinton Industries
Sanders
captain in Security
Schwarz
aide to Marshal Tolonen
Shan
Han soldier; captain and one of Jiang Lei’s men
Shao Shu
First Steward at Chun Hua’s mansion
Shao Yen
major in Security; friend of Ming Hsin-fa
Shen
Han soldier; bodyguard to Jiang Lei
Shen Chen
son of Shen Fu
Shen Fu
First Dragon, Head of the Ministry, “The Thousand Eyes”
Shen Lu Chua
computer expert and member of the Ping Tiao ‘Council of Five’
Shepherd, Alexandra
wife of Amos Shepherd and daughter of Charles Melfi
Shepherd, Amos
great-great grandfather of Hal Shepherd. Chief advisor to Tsao Ch’un and architect of City Earth
Shepherd, Augustus
great grandfather of Hal Shepherd
Raedwald
Shepherd, Beth
daughter of Amos Shepherd
Shu Liang
Senior Legal Advocate
Shuh San
Junior Minister to Lwo Kang
Si Wu Ya
‘Silk Raven’ wife of Supervisor Sung
Spirit
Californian rock band
Su Ting-an
Eighteenth-century Master of wei chi
Ssu Lu Shan
official of the Ministry, “The Thousand Eyes”
Stamp, Terence
English actor
Su Ting-an
master of wei chi from the eighteenth century
Su Tung-p’o
Han official and poet of the eleventh century
Sung
supervisor on the Plantations
Svensson
Marshal in Security
Sweet Rain
maid to Wang Hsien
Tai Yu
‘Moonflower’; maid to Augustus Ebert, a GenSyn clone
Tender Willow
maid to Wang Hsien
Teng
“Master Teng”, a ‘shou’ (literally “a hand”); a servant of The First Dragon, the first lord of the Ministry or “Thousand Eyes”
Teng Fu
guard on the plantations
Teng Liang
Minor Family princess betrothed to Pring Ch’eng I
Trish
artificial intelligence ‘filter avatar’ for Jake Reed’s penthouse apartment
Ts’ao P’I
“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 standing committee of the Communist Party politburo and architect of ‘The Collapse’. Mass murderer and tyrant. ‘Creator’ of the world state of Chung Kuo
Tsao Heng
second son of Tsao Ch’un
Tsao Hsiao
Tsau 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 and subsequently T’ang
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 Alison Winter at GenSyn
Tung Ch’i-ch’ang
Ming dynasty shanshui artist
Tung Men-tiao
artist of the original Chou (or ‘State’) cards
The Verve
English pop group
Waite, Charlie
landlord of The New Inn, Church Knowle
Wang An-Shih
Han official and poet from the eleventh century
Wang Chang Ye
eldest son of Wang Hsien, heir to City Africa