David Wingrove - Chung Kuo 4 - The Stone Within

Chung Kuo. The words mean "Middle Kingdom, "and since 221 B.C., when the first emperor, Ch'in Shih Huang Ti,

unifieH the seven Warring States, it is what the "black-haired people," the Han, or Chinese, have called their great

country. The Middle Kingdom—for them it was the whole world; a world bounded by great mountain chains to the

north and west, by the sea to east and south. Beyond was only desert and barbarism. So it was for two thousand years

and through sixteen great dynasties. Chung Kuo was the Middle Kingdom, the very center of the human world, and its

emperor the "Son of Heaven," the "One Man." But in the eighteenth century that world was invaded by the young

and aggressive Western powers with their superior weaponry and their unshakable belief in progress. It was, to the

surprise of the Han, an unequal contest, and China's myth of supreme strength and self-sufficiency was shattered. By

the early twentieth century China—Chung Kuo—was the sick old man of the East: "a carefully preserved mummy in a

hermetically sealed coffin," as Karl Marx called it. But from the disastrous ravages of that century grew a giant of a

nation, capable of competing with the West and with its own Eastern rivals, Japan and Korea, from a position of

incomparable strength. The twenty-first century, "the Pacific Century," as it was known even before it began, saw

China become once more a world unto itself, but this time its only boundary was space.

CHUNG KUO

by DAVID WINGROVE

BOOK 4:

THE STONE WITHIN

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for brian and margaret aldiss,

Whose love of things Chinese and of the

vast worlds of the imagination set me upon

this path. With much love.

"For every one of us it is the same. Worlds end or open as we go."

Wasps and ants have a mean fate: how could their power be enduring?

—Turn Wen ("Heavenly Questions") by Ch'u Yuan, from the Ch'u Tz'u ("Songs of the South"), second century B.C.

Can't teach a true peach being a prisoner Skin all round and stone within

—Jukka Tolonen, Last Quarters, 1972

Acknowledgments

AS THE BEAST GROWS longer and the shape of it clearer, the list of people I ought to thank

grows with it. Let's begin with my editors, Carolyn Caughey, Brian DeFiore, and John Pearce, for sheer

niceness and for maintaining enthusiasm, and to Alyssa Diamond ("Hi, David!") for always being cheerful

and on the ball. To Nick Sayers, departing editor, huge thanks for all you did (especially for arranging

that football match!), and good luck with the new job. We'll meet again, and all that. . .

In the long, lonely business of writing, a man needs a break and a beer now and then, so here's to my

brother Ian Wingrove, John "Mad Dog" Hindes, Andrew Muir, Tom Jones, Rob Holdstock, Ritchie

Smith, Tony Richards, Robert Allen, Simon (and Julie) Bergin, and Keith ("Teech") Carabine for getting

me away from the word processor.

To Mike "the Shark" Cobley ("Hi, Dave!"), fraternal greetings. Get the book done, Mike! And to

Andrew Sawyer, first-line critic, thanks once again for the thoughtful read.

To friends new—Ronan, Mike, Niall, Tom, Paul, Laura and Sean, Vikki Lee and Steve, Storm, Sue

and Michelle, Mary Gentle, Geoff Ryman, Iain Banks, Bob Shaw, Gill and John Alderman, and Roger

("Dave")—thanks hugely for the wondrous times in Dublin. When shall we three hundred meet again . . .

?

To my old friend Robert Carter, thanks once more for the input on Part Two and for keeping the

science tight. Likewise, to Alex "The Weatherman" Hill, Jean pei for checking my meteorology

homework!

Special thanks, as ever, must go to Brian Griffin, to whom I owe the usual massive debt, for reading

the beast at its crudest state and— as ever—understanding it far better than me. May The Awakening

find the cult audience it deserves.

Music this time around was provided by the late, great Miles Davis, the Cardiacs, Nirvana, Frank

Zappa, and the boys from IQ. Bless you lads.

To Gerry Francis and the boys from the Bush, a big thank you for that New Year's Day performance.

See you on Saturday.

To Susan and the girls (Jessica, Amy, and Georgia) go the usual thanks for keeping my priorities right

and providing a healthy balance to my life. What more could a megalomaniac need?

And, finally, to my biggest fan over there in North America, John Patrick Kavanagh, cowriter of the

Chung Kuo screenplay, Empire of Ice, fraternal greetings! Here's another to take down to the Keys . . .

CONTENTS

B O O K 4

The Stone Within

PROLOG U E Spring 2209— IN THE SPACE BETWEEN

HEAVEN AND EARTH

PA RT 1 Spring 2209— MONSTERS OF THE DEEP

Chapter i: Earth

Chapter 2: In the World of Levels

Chapter 3: Fathers and Sons

Chapter 4: Waves Against the Sand

Chapter 5: The Chain of Being

Chapter 6:, Into Emptiness

Chapter 7: Smoke Rings and

Spiders' Webs

Chapter 8: Dynasties

Chapter 9: Plucked Eyes and

Severed Heads

Chapter i o: Monsters of the Deep

Chapter 11: Lost

PART I Summer 2209— THE INTERPRETED

WORLD

Chapter 12: The Beginning of Terror Chapter 13: Intruders Chapter 14: The Hole in the Dark Chapter 15: Nature Red

in Tooth and Claw

PART 3 Summer 2210— THE COAST OF

DARKNESS

Chapter 16: Circles of Light

Chapter 17: Distant Thunder

Chapter 18: East Winds

Chapter 19: Weimar

Chapter 20: Total War

Chapter 21: Connections

Chapter 22: Circles of Dark

Chapter 23: The Stone Within

EPI LOG U E Autumn 221 o— AFTER RAIN

Author's Note

A Glossary of Mandarin Terms

Acknowledgments

In Times to Come . . .

The War of the Two Directions

it HAD BEGUN with the assassination of the T'ang's Minister, Lwo K'ang, some thirteen years

earlier, the poor man blown into the next world along with his Junior Ministers while basking in the

imperial solarium. The Seven—the great Lords and rulers of Chung Kuo— had hit back at once,

arresting one of the leading figures of the Dispersionist faction responsible for the Minister's death. But it

was not to end there. Within days of the public execution, their opponents had struck another deadly

blow, killing Li Han Ch'in, son of the T'ang, Li Shai Tung, and heir to City Europe, on the day of his

wedding to the beautiful Fei Yen.

It might have ended there, with the decision of the Seven to take no action in reprisal for Prince Han's

death—to adopt a policy of peaceful nonaction, utuwei—but for one man such a course could not be

borne. Taking matters into his own hands, Li Shai Tung's General, Knut Tolonen, had marched into the

House of Representatives in Weimar and killed the leader of the Dispersionists, Under-Secretary

Lehmann. It was an act almost guaranteed to tumble Chung Kuo into a bloody civil war unless the anger

of the Dispersionists could be assuaged and concessions made.

Concessions were made, an uneasy peace maintained, but the divisions between rulers and ruled

remained, their conflicting desires—the Seven for Stasis, the Dispersionists for Change—

unresolved. Among those concessions, the Seven had permitted the Dispersionists to build a starship,

The New Hope. As the ship approached readiness, the Dispersionists pushed things even further at

Weimar, impeaching the tai—the Representatives of the Seven in the House—and effectively declaring

their independence. In response the Seven destroyed The New Hope. War was declared.

The five-year War-that-wasn't-a-War left the Dispersionists broken, their leaders killed, their

Companies confiscated. The great push for Change had been crushed and peace returned to Chung

Kuo. Or so it briefly seemed, for the War had woken older, far stronger currents of dissent. In the

depths of the City new movements began to arise, seeking not merely to change the system, but to

revolutionize it altogether. One of these factions, the Ping Two, or "Levelers," wanted to pull down the

great City of three hundred levels and destroy the Empire of the Han.

For a while the status quo had been maintained, but three of the most senior T'ang had died in the

War, leaving the Council of the Seven weaker and more inexperienced than they had been in all the long

years of their rule. When Wang Sau-leyan, the youngest son of Wang Hsien, ruler of City Africa, became

T'ang after his father's death, things looked ominous, the young man seeking to create disharmony among

the Seven. But Li Yuan, inheriting from his father, formed effective alliances with his fellow T'ang, Tsu

Ma, Wu Shih, and Wei Feng, to block Wang in Council, outvoting him four to three.

But now, looking beyond the immediate political situation, Li Yuan wants permanent solutions to the

problems of overpopulation and civil unrest. To achieve the former, he is willing to make deals with his

enemies in the Above—to relax the Edict of Technological Control that has kept Change at bay for so

long, and to reopen the House at Weimar, in return for population controls. As for civil unrest, he has

devised a somewhat darker scheme: to "wire up" the whole population of Chung Kuo, so that they can

be traced and rigidly controlled.

For the first time in years, then, there is real hope that peace and stability might be achieved and chaos

staved off. But time is running out. Chung Kuo is a society badly out of balance and close—very

close—to total breakdown.

In Wu Shih's great City of North America, the first signs of social unrest have already manifested

themselves in movements like the "Sons of Benjamin Franklin," and in a growing desire among the Hung

Mao—the Europeans—for a new nationalism. But the problems are not merely between the rulers and

the ruled. Among the ruled there are also divisions. Divisions that run deeper than race . . .

MAJOR CHARACTERS

Ascher, Emily—Trained as an economist, she was once a member of the Ping Tiao revolutionary party. After its

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. Ultimately, however, what she wants is change, and the

downfall of the corrupt social institutions that rule Chung Kuo.

Lehmann, Stefan—Albino son of the former Dispersionist leader, Pietr Lehmann, he was briefly a lieutenant to DeVore.

A cold, unnaturally dispassionate man, he seems the very archetype of nihilism, his only aim to bring down the Seven

and their great earth-encompassing City. His move "down level" into the "underground" world of long and Triad

marks a new stage of his campaign.

Lever, Charles—Head of the massive ImmVac pharmaceuticals corporation, "Old Man Lever" is a passionate

"American" and one of the instigators of the Cutler Institute's Immortality project. A bull-necked, stubborn old man, he

will let nothing get between him and what he wants. And what he wants is to live forever.

Lever, Michael—Son of Charles Lever, he was incarcerated by Wu Shih for his involvement with the "Sons of

Benjamin Franklin," a semirevolu-tionary group formed by the sons of wealthy North American businessmen. Cast

from childhood in his father's mold, he has yet to break from his upbringing and find his own direction.

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 nonetheless has a passionate side to his nature, as

demonstrated in his brief marriage to his brother's wife, the beautiful Fei Yen. Having remarried, he is determined to

find balance, both in his private life and in his role as T'ang.

Shepherd, Ben—Son of Hal Shepherd, and great-great-grandson of City Earth's architect, Ben was brought up in the

Domain, an idyllic valley in the southwest of England where, deciding not to follow in his father's footsteps and

become advisor to Li Yuan, he pursues instead his calling as an artist, developing a new art form, the Shell, which will

one day transform Chung Kuo's society.

Tolonen, Jelka—Daughter of Marshal Tolonen, Jelka has been brought up in a very masculine environment, lacking a

mother's love and influence. Despite a genuine interest in martial arts and weaponry, she feels a strong need to

discover and express the more feminine side of her nature; a need matched by a determination not to succumb to the

gender demands of her world.

Tolonen, Knut—Former Marshal of the Council of Generals and qnetime General to Li Yuan's father, Tolonen is a

rocklike supporter of the Seven and their values, even in an age of increasing uncertainty. In his role as father,

however, this inflexibility in his nature brings him into repeated conflict with his daughter, Jelka.

Tsu Ma—T'ang of West Asia and one of the Seven, the ruling Council of Chung Kuo, Tsu Ma has thrown off a

dissolute past to become Li Yuan's staunchest supporter in Council. A strong, handsome man in his late thirties, he

has yet to marry, though his secret affair with Li Yuan's former wife, Fei Yen, revealed a side of him that has not been

fully harnessed.

Wang Sau-leyan—T'ang of Africa. Since inheriting—after the suspicious deaths of his father and elder

brothers—Wang Sau-leyan has dedicated every moment to bringing down Li Yuan and his allies in Council. A sharp

and cunning adversary with an abrasive, calculating manner, he is the harbinger of Change within 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 that has marked him as potentially the greatest scientist on Chung Kuo. His vision of a giant

star-spanning web, formulated down in the darkness, drove him up into the light of the Above. But, despite the

patronage of Li Yuan and the friendship of powerful men, life has proven to be far from easy for Ward, either in

business or in love.

Wong Yi-sun—Big Boss of the United Bamboo Triad, "Fat Wong"—a tiny, birdlike man—has won the favor of Li

Yuan. Yet his ambitions reach

beyond more patronage. He wants to unite the lower levels of City Europe under his rule.

Wu Shih—Middle-aged T'ang of North America, he is one of the few remaining members of the old generation. A

staunch traditionalist, he nevertheless has found himself allied in Council with Li Yuan and Tsu Ma against the odious

Wang Sau-leyan. Yet with the resurgence of American nationalism he finds himself confronted by a problem none of

his fellow T'ang have to face; a problem he must find an urgent and lasting solution to.

LIST OF CHARACTERS

THE SEVEN AND THE FAMILIES'

Chi Hsing—T'ang of the Australias. Fu Ti Chang—third wife of Li Yuan. Hou Tung-po—T'ang of South America.

Lai Shi—second wife of Li Yuan. Li Kuei Jen—son of Li Yuan and heir to City Europe.

Li Yuan—T'ang of Europe. Mien Shan—first wife of Li Yuan. Tsu Ma—T'ang of West Asia. Wang Sau-leyan—T'ang of Africa.

Wei Chan Yin—first son of Wei Feng and heir to City East Asia.

Wei Feng—T'ang of East Asia.

Wei Hsi Wang—second son of Wei Feng and Colonel in Security. Wei Tseng-li—third son of Wei Feng.

Wu Shih—T'ang of North America. Yin Fei Yen—"Flying Swallow"; Minor-Family Princess and divorced

wife of Li Yuan. Yin Han Ch'in—son of Yin Fei Yen.

Yin Tsu—head of the Yin Family (one of the "Twenty-Nine" Minor Families) and father of Fei Yen. Yin Wu Tsai—Minor-Family

Princess and cousin of Fei Yen.

FRIENDS AND RETAINERS OF THE SEVEN

Bachman, Lothar—Lieutenant in Security. Bright Moon—maid to Li Yuan.

Brock—security guard in the Domain. Chan Teng—Master of the Inner Chambers at Tbngjiang. Chang Shih-sen—personal

secretary to Li Yuan. Ch'in Tao Fan—Chancellor of East Asia. '

Chu Shi-ch'e—Pi-shu c/iien, or Inspector of the Imperial Library at 'Tbngjiang.

Coates—security guard in the Domain. Cook—duty guard in the Domain.

Fen Cho-hsien — Chancellor of North America.

Fragrant Lotus — maid to Li Yuan. ;

Franke, Otto — Wei, or Captain of Security, for Zwickau Hsien. Gerhardt, Paul — Major; Head of Tracking, Northern

Hemisphere. Gustavsson, Per — Captain of Chi Hsing's personal guard. Gustavsson, Ute — wife of Captain Gustavsson. Hauser,

Eva — wife of Major Sven Hauser. Hauser, Gustav — private secretary/equerry to Marshal Tblonen; son of Major Sven Hauser.

Hauser, Sven — Major; ex-Colonial Governor; father of Gustav Hauser. Henssa, Eero — Captain of the Guard aboard the floating

palace Yang-

Ho Chang — valet to Wu Shih. Hung Yan — "Wiring" surgeon to Li Yuan.

Hung Mien-lo — Chancellor of Africa. ••

Karr, Gregor — Major in Security. K'ung Feng — Third Official in the Ta Ssu Nung, the Superintendency

of Agriculture, for City Europe. Lofgren, Bertil — Lieutenant and aide to Marshal Tolonen.

Mo Yu — Security Lieutenant in the Domain. Nan Ho — Chancellor of Europe. Read, Helmut — Governor of the Saturn system.

Rheinhardt, Helmut — General of Security for Li Yuan.

Shepherd, Ben — son of the late Hal Shepherd; "Shell" artist. Shepherd, Beth — widow of Hal Shepherd; mother of Ben and Meg

Shepherd.

Shepherd, Meg — sister of Ben Shepherd. Tolonen, Jelka — daughter of Marshal Tolonen. Tolonen, Knut — ex-Marshal of

Security; Head of the GenSyn Hearings

committee.

Tu Mai— security guard in the Domain. Virtanen, Per — Major in Li Yuan's Security forces. Zdenek — bodyguard to Jelka

Tolonen.

Hui Tsin-—Red Pole (426, or Executioner) to the United Bamboo. K'ang A-yin—gang boss of the Tu Sun tang. K'ang

Yeh-su—nephew of K'ang A-yin. Kant—runner for K'ang A-yin.

Li Chin—"Li the Lidless"; Big Boss of the Wo Shih Wo. Li Pai Shung—nephew of Li Chin; heir to the Wo Shih Wo. Ling

Wo—Chief Advisor to K'ang A-yin. Liu Tong—lieutenant to Li Chin. Lo Han—tong boss. Lu Ming-shao—"Whiskers Lu"; Big

Boss of the Kuei Chuan.

Man Hsi—tong boss. :

Meng Te—lieutenant to Lu Ming-shao. Ni Yueh—tong boss.

Peck—lieutenant to K'ang A-yin (a ying tzu, or "shadow"). Po Lao—Red Pole (426, or Executioner) to the Kuei Chuan. Soucek,

Jiri—lieutenant to K'ang A-yin.

Visak—lieutenant to Lu Ming-shao.

Wong Yi-sun—"Fat Wong"; Big Boss of the United Bamboo. Yan Yan—tong boss.

Yao Lu—lieutenant to Stefan Lehmann.

Yue Chun—Red Pole (426, or Executioner) to the Wo Shih Wo. Yun Yueh-hui—"Dead Man Yun"; Big Boss of the Red Gang.

YU

Anne—Yu assassin. Donna—Yu assassin. Joan—<-Yu assassin. Kriz—senior Yu operative. Mach, Jan—maintenance official for

the Ministry of Waste Recycling;

former Ping Two member and founder of the Yu. Vesa—Yu assassin.

THE TRIADS

Chao—runner for K'ang A-yin.

Feng Shang-pao—"General Feng"; Big Boss of the i4K. Feng Wo—lieutenant to K'ang A-yin.

Ho Chin—"Three-Finger Ho"; Big Boss of the Yellow Banners. Hua Shang—lieutenant to Wong Yi-sun. Huang Jen—lieutenant to

Po Lao.

OTHER CHARACTERS

Ainsworth, James—lawyer for Charles Lever.

Ascher, Emily—past member of the Ping Two terrorists. Barrett, Edel—SimFic employee at Sohm Abyss. Becker, Hans—sidekick

of Stefan Lehmann.

Bonner, Alex—Chief Negotiator for the P'u Lan Finance Corporation. Bonnot, Alex—Scientific Supervisor for SimFic at Sohm

Abyss. Campbell, William—Regional Controller of SimFic's North Atlantic Cities.

Carver, Rex—Reformer candidate for Miami Hsien and friend of

Charles Lever. Chan Long—security guard, working for Lever and Kustow.

Chang—guard on the Chung estate. Chang Li—First Surgeon in the Boston Medical Center. Chiang Su-li—Master of the House of

the Ninth Dragon Tea House. Chung, Gloria—heiress; daughter of the late Representative Chung Yen. Curval, Andrew—leading

geneticist; employee of the ImmVac Corporation. Dann, Abraham—steward to Charles Lever.

Deio—Clayborn friend of Kim Ward from "Rehabilitation." DeValerian, Rachel—alias of Emily Ascher.

DeVore, Howard—ex-Major in Security, and Dispersionist. Dunn, Richard—business rival of Old Man Lever.

Feng Lu-ma—lensman. Feng Wo-shen—protein designer and scientific assistant for SitriFic at

Sohm Abyss.

Fisher, Carl—American; friend of Michael Lever. Fisher, James—financier and friend of Charles Lever. Gratton, Edward—friend of

Charles Lever and Reformer candidate for Boston Hsien.

Haller, Wolf—sidekick of Stefan Lehmann. Harrison, James—employee of Charles Lever. Hart, Alex—Representative at Weimar.

Hattmann, William—friend of Charles Lever and Reformer candidate.

Hay, Joel—leader of the Evolutionist Party of North America. Henty, Thomas—technician.

Heydemeier, Ernst—artist; leading exponent of Futur-Kunst, "Science-Art." Hilbert, Eduard—Head of Cryobiology for SimFic at

Sohm Abyss. Ho Chao-tuan—Representative for Shenyang Hsien.

Ho Yang—reporter for the Wen Ming media channel. Hong Chi—assistant to Kim Ward.

Horton, Feng—American; a "Son"; also known as "Meltdown." Hsiang Tian—merchant; store owner. Jennings, Mary—alias of

Emily Ascher.

Johnstone, Edward—friend of Charles Lever; father of Louisa Johnstone. Johnstone, Louisa—long-standing fiancee of Michael

Lever.

Kennedy, Jean—wife of Joseph Kennedy. Kennedy, Joseph—American lawyer, and founder of the New Republican

Party.

Kennedy, Robert—eldest son of Joseph Kennedy. Kennedy, William—youngest son of Joseph Kennedy. Koslevic,

Anna—schoolgirl friend of Jelka Tblonen. Kustow, Bryn—American; friend of Michael Lever.

Lehmann, Stefan—albino son of Under-Secretary Lehmann.

Lever, Charles—"Old Man Lever," Head of the Imm Vac Pharmaceuticals

company of North America; father of Michael Lever. Lever, Michael—son of Charles Lever; Head of the MemSys Corporation,

a subsidiary of Imm Vac. Li Min—"Brave Carp," an alias of Stefan Lehmann.

Luke—Claybom friend of Kim Ward from "Rehabilitation."

Mai Li-wen—lensman

Marley, George—business associate of Charles Lever.

May Feng—Hung Mao Head of EduCol. Milne, Michael—private investigator.

Mitchell, Bud—American; a "Son"; associate of Michael Lever.

Munroe, Wendell—Representative at Weimar. Nong Yan—bookkeeper to Kim Ward.

Pai Mei—stallholder.

Parker, Jack—American; friend of Michael Lever.

Ping Hsiang—Representative for the Above in discussions for, the reopening of Weimar.

Reiss, Horst—Chief Executive of the SimFic Corporation.

Richards—guard at Kim Ward's Ch'i Chu company.

Robins—employee of Charles Lever.

Ross, James—private investigator. Schram, Dieter—Administrator for SimFic at Sohm Abyss.

Snow—alias of Stefan Lehmann. Spence, Graham—employee of Charles Lever.

Spence, Leena—"Immortal" and onetime lover of Charles Lever. Stevens, Carl—American; friend of Michael Lever. Stewart,

Greg—American; NREP candidate for Denver Hsien.

Symons—SimFic employee at Sohm Abyss. T'ai Cho—friend and former guardian of Kim Ward.

Tewl—"Darkness"; chief of the raft-people. Thorsson, Wulf—settler from lapetus Colony in the Saturn system.

Tong Ye—young Han sailor; a "morph," created by Ben Shepherd.

Tuan Wen-ch'ang—SimFic employee at Sohm Abyss.

Underwood, Harry—Representative at Weimar.

Ward, Kim—Clayborn orphan and scientist; head of the Ch'i Chu company.

Ward, Rebecca—Commercial Advisor to SimFic at Sohm Abyss; Clay-born friend of Kim Ward from "Rehabilitation." Weller,

John—Head of Internal Distribution for Imm Vac.

Will—Claybom friend of Kim Ward from "Rehabilitation."

Yellow Tan—lensman.

Yi Pang-chou—schoolgirl friend of Jelka Tolonen.

Yueh Pa—official in the United Bamboo heartland.

THE DEAD

Barrow, Chao—Secretary of the House at Weimar.

Bercott, Andrei—Representative at Weimar.

Berdichev, Soren—Head of SimFic and, later, leader of the Dispersionist faction.

Ch'in Shih Huang Ti—the first emperor of China (ruled 221-210 B.C.).

Chung Hsin—"Loyalty"; bond servant to Li Shai Tung.

Cutler,, Richard—leader of the "American" movement.

Ebert, Klaus—head of the GenSyn Corporation.

Feng Chung—Big Boss of the Kuei Chan (Black Dog) Triad.

Fest, Edgar—Captain in Security.

Gesell, Bent—leader of the Ping Tiao terrorist organization.

Griffin, James B.—last president of the American Empire.

Han Huan Ti—Han emperor (ruled A.D. 168-189), also known as Liu Hung.

Hou Ti—T'ang of South America; father of Hou Tung Fb.

Hsiang K'ai Fan—Minor-Family Prince.

Hwa—master "blood," or hand-to-hand fighter, below the Net.

Kao Jyan—assassin; friend of Kao Chen. K'ung Fu Tzu—Confucius (551—479 B.C.).

Lehmann, Pietr—Under-Secretary of the House of Representatives and first leader of the Dispersionist faction; father of Stefan

Lehmann.

Lever, Margaret—wife of Charles Lever and mother of Michael Lever.

Li Ch'ing—T'ang of Europe; grandfather of Li Yuan.

Li Han Ch'in—first son of Li Shai T'ung and once heir to City Europe; brother of Li Yuan.

Li Hang Ch'i—T'ang of Europe; great-great-grandfather of Li Yuan.

Li Kou-lung—T'ang of Europe; great-grandfather of Li Yuan.

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