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DAVID WINGROVE
BOOK SEVEN
DAYS OF BITTER STRENGTH
NEW ENGLISH LIBRARY
By the same author:
in the CHUNG KUO series
Book One: THE MIDDLE KINGDOM
Book Two THE BROKEN WHEEL Book Three: THE WHITE MOUNTAIN
Book Four: THE STONE WITHIN
Book Five: BENEATH THE TREE OF HEAVEN
Book Six: WHITE MOON, RED DRAGON
About the author
David Wingrove is also the author of Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction which he
co-wrote with Brian Aldiss. It won the prestigious Hugo and Locus Awards. He lives north London with
his wife and four daughters.
Copyright © 1995 by David Wingrove
First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Hodder and Stoughton
A division of Hodder Headline PLC
First published in paperback in 1996 by Hodder and Stoughton A New English Library Paperback
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Wingrove, David
Chung Kuo. - Book 7: Days of Bitter Strength 823.914 [F] I. Title
ISBN: 0 340 67253 6
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For John and Ruth Murry
with love and affection, and in remembrance of
days in the Golden Valley
contents
Introduction OF GIFTS AND STONES
Prologue Winter 2225 - ABANDONED IN WHITENESS
Part 1 Spring 2232 - CHINA ON THE RHINE
Chapter 1 Days Of Ease
Chapter 2 Butterfly Vision
Chapter 3 Proclamation
Chapter 4 Into The Black
 
Chapter 5 String And Glue
Chapter 6 The Arch Of Air
Chapter 7 Chance Meetings
Chapter 8 Night
Chapter 9 A Death, A Gift, A Marriage
Chapter 10 Figures In A Dance
Interlude Summer 2232 - THE CLOSING OF EYES
Part 2 Spring 2234 - DAYS OF BITTER STRENGTH
Chapter 11 Among Friends
Chapter 12 The Hollower
Chapter 13 The Spider In The Well
Chapter 14 In The City of The Dead
Chapter 15 Seeing Out The Angels
Epilogue Autumn 2234 - AFTER THE GOLDRUSH
Author's Note
Acknowledgements
Glossary Of Mandarin Terms
major characters
Ascher, Emily - Trained as an economist, she was once a member of the Ping Tiao revolutionary party.
After their demise, she fled to North America where, under the alias of Mary Jennings, she got a job with
the giant ImmVac corporation, working for Old Man Lever and his son, Michael, whom she finally
married. When America fell she fled with Michael to Europe, but tiring of that high-level social world she
went back down the levels and became a terrorist again. It was while undertaking a terrorist mission that
she was attacked and badly wounded. Lin Shang, a simple "mender", found her there and nursed her
back to health. Now, almost two decades on, she is still with him - his constant companion.
DeVore, Howard - A one-time Major in the Tang's Security forces, he has become 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 takes a new turn. Defeated first on Chung Kuo and
then on Mars, he fled outward, to the tenth planet, Pluto, and its twin, Charon. From there he launched a
new, massive attack on Chung Kuo, which was only defeated at great cost to Li Yuan and his allies.
Now, after a dozen years away, he is set to return.
Ebert, Hans - Son of Klaus Ebert and heir to the vast GenSyn Corporation, he was promoted to
General in Li Yuan's Security forces, and was admired and trusted by his superiors. Secretly, however,
 
he was allied to DeVore, and was subsequently implicated in the murder of his father. Having fled Chung
Kuo, he was declared a traitor in his absence. After suffering exile, he found himself again, among the lost
African tribe, the Osu, in the desert sands of Mars, where he became their spiritual leader, the "Walker in
the Darkness". Returning to Chung Kuo, he played a major part in helping Li Yuan defeat DeVore and
was pardoned. Now he lives with the Osu in their new homeland in Africa.
Karr, Gregor - Marshal of the European Security forces, he was recruited by General Tolonen from the
Net. In his youth he was a "blood" - a to-the-death combat fighter. A huge man physically, he is also one
of Li Yuan's "most-trusted men". As a respected pillar of society and the father of four growing daughters
he has risen beyond all early expectations and is now a pivotal figure in the politics of City Europe.
Li Yuan - T'ang of Europe and one of the Seven, as second son of Li Shai Tung, he inherited after the
deaths of his brother and father. Considered old before his time, he none the less has a passionate side to
his nature, as demonstrated in his brief marriage to his brother's wife, the beautiful Fei Yen. His
subsequent remarriage ended in tragedy when his three wives were assassinated. Despite his subsequent
marriage to Pei K'ung, his real concern is for his son, Kuei Jen.
Pei K'ung - Fifth wife of Li Yuan, she is eighteen years his elder and a plain, straightforward woman
from a Minor Family background. Ten years ago she was handed the reins of domestic government by Li
Yuan and that experience has changed her profoundly, as has her belated discovery of sex in all its forms.
Shepherd, Ben - Great-great-grandson of City Earth's architect, Shepherd was brought up in the
Domain, an idyllic valley in the south-west of England, where he pursues his artistic calling, developing a
new art form, the "Shell": a machine which mimics the experience of life. In his middle years, however, he has
become far more involved in politics and -against all expectations - is now Li Yuan's closest advisor.
Ward, Jelka - Daughter of Marshal Tolonen, Jelka was brought up in a very masculine environment, lacking in a
mother's love and influence. Yet her attempts to re-create herself - to find a balance in her life - have only brought her
into conflict, first with a young soldier, and then with her father, who - to prevent her having a relationship with Kim
Ward - despatched her on a tour of the Colony Planets. Returned, she married Kirn and is now his inseparable
helpmeet and mother of his two children, Sampsa and Mileja.
Ward, Kim - Born in the Clay, that dark wasteland beneath the great City's foundations, Kim has survived various
personal crises to become Chung Kuo's leading experimental scientist. Hired by the massive SimFic Corporation as a
commodity-slave on a seven-year contract, he finally achieved his ambition of marrying the Marshal's daughter. Now,
as head of NorTek Europe, he is one of City Europe's richest and most powerful men.
THE SEVEN AND THE FAMILIES
Hsiang Lu Yeh - Minor Family Prince
Hsun Chu-lo - Minor Family Princess and first daughter of Hsun Teh
Hsun Lung hsin - "Dragon Heart"; Minor Family princess and second daughter of Hsun Teh
Hsun Teh - Head of the Hsun Family (one of the Twenty-Nine Minor Families)
Li Kuei Jen - son of Li Yuan and heir to City Europe
Li Pei K'ung - wife of Li Yuan
Li Yuan - T'ang of City Europe
Yin Fei Yen - "Flying Swallow"; Minor Family Princess and divorced wife of Li Yuan
 
FRIENDS AND RETAINERS OF THE
SEVEN
Adler - General in Security, City Europe
Bell - Colonel in charge of Security, Bremen spaceport
Bujold - General in Security, City Europe
Carl - security guard at Karr's mansion
Chang Li - Senior Surgeon at the San Chang
Chao Chung - Senior Warden of Edingen Prison
Cheng Nai shan - assistant to Ming Ai
Chu Po - lover of Pei K'ung
Chu Te - Commissioner for Mainz
Dawes, Richard - Security Captain reporting to I Ye
Ebert, Pauli - bastard son of Hans Ebert and Golden Heart, and Head of the GenSyn Corporation
Edmonds - Captain of Security
Egan, Josiah - Head of NorTek America and grandfather of Mark Egan
Egan, Mark - grandson of Old Man
Egan Farren - General; Commander of City Europe's Second Banner
Fen Chun - First Secretary to Heng Yu
Haavikko, Axel - Colonel in Security
Hagenau, Horst - Major in Security, working for Karr
Haller - Security operative Hart - General in Security, City Europe
Heng Yu - Chancellor of City Europe
Holzman, Daniel - palace guard
I Ye - Colonel, Chief of Security in the San Chang
Jia Shu - Steward in Li Yuan's palace
Kan - Wei, or Security Captain of Kuang Hua Hsien
Karr, Gregor - Marshal of Security, City Europe
Kung Chia - Wei, or Captain of Security of Weisenau Hsien
Lai Wu - secretary to Cheng Nai shan
 

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