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
Ellis, Michael assistant director on the Wiring Project
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
Fest lieutenant in Security
Fu Jen Maitland Stefan Lehmann’s mother
Gaughan, Dick Scottish folk singer
Gessell, Bent leader of the Ping Tiao
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 watchman from Corfe
Haavikko, Knut major in Security
Haavikko, Vesa sister to Axel Haavikko
Haines, Billy landlord of The Wessex Arms in Wool
Hamilton, Jack landlord of The Quay Inn in Wareham
Hammond, Joel official on the Wiring Project
Hammond, Matthew butcher from Church Knowle
Hart, Dr 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
Ho Ti ancient Han emperor; conqueror of Europe
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
Hung Feng-chan Chief Groom, Tongjiang
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 datscape for Hinton Industries
Jones, Micky lead guitarist of Man, a Welsh rock band
Jung steward to Tobias Lamme
Kan Ying the Roman Emperor, Domitian
Kao Jyan assassin
Kao Tzu ancient Chinese philosopher
Karl a mercenary
Ku Marshal of the Fourth Banner Army
Kurt Chief Technician at GenSyn
Kustow, Bryn American, friend of Michael Lever
Lahm, Tobias Eighth 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 Hang Ch’i great-great-grandfather to Li Shai Tung
Li Han Ch’in first son of Li 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 Shai Tung T’ang of City Europe and father of Li Yuan
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 Lei’s bodyguard
Mao Shao Tu senior servant to Li Chao Ch’in
Man Welsh rock band
Mao Liang Minor Family princess and member of the Ping Tiao Council of Five
Mao Tse T’ung first Ko Ming emperor of China (ruled AD 1948–76)
Mason, Harry landlord of the Thomas Hardy inn in Dorchester
Melfi, Charles father of Alexandra Shepherd
Meng Tzu Chinese philosopher, better known as Mencius, third century BC
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
Nocenzi, Vittorio General to Li Shai Tung
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 gre
at ‘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
Shepherd, Hal chief advisor to Li Shai Tung and Head of the Shepherd family; father of Ben and Meg Shepherd
Shu Liang Senior Legal Advocate
Shuh San Junior Minister to Lwo Kang
Si Wu Ya ‘Silk Raven’, wife of Supervisor Sung
Spatz, Gustav Director of the Wiring Project
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
Tarrant lieutenant to DeVore
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 Prince 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 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 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
Wang Hsien T’ang of Africa
Wang Hui So one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un and subsequently T’ang
Wang Lieh Tsu second son of Wang Hsien
Wang Lung eldest son of Wang Hui So
Wang Ta-hung third son of Wang Hsien
Wang Yu-lai ‘cadre’; servant of the Ministry, ‘the Thousand Eyes’, instructed to report back on Jiang Lei
Webber, Sam youth from Corfe
Wei a judge
Wei Shao Chancellor to Tsao Ch’un
Weis, Anton banker and Dispersionist
Wen Captain in Security on Mars
Wen P’ing close acquaintance and body servant of Tsao Ch’un; a man of great power
Wiegand, Max lieutenant to DeVore
Williams, Charles husband of Margaret and father of Kate; retired head of a stockbroking company
Williams, Kate fiancée of Jake Reed and daughter of Charles and Margaret
Williams, Margaret wife of Charles and mother of Kate
Wilson, Dougie farmer from Kimmeridge
Winter, Alison ex-fiancée of Jake Reed; head of Evaluation at GenSyn; mother of Jake Winter
Winter, Jake only son of Alison
Wolf elite guard on The Domain
Wu Chi AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Tobias Lahm
Wu Hsien one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un and, subsequently, T’ang
Wyatt, Edmund Company head, Dispersionist and (unknown to him) father of Kim Ward
Yang Hong Yu legal advocate
Yang Kuei Fei the famous concubine of T’ang emperor Ming Huang
Yates, Andrew Isiah Prime Minister of the UK in 2043
Ying Chai assistant to Sun Li Hua, brother to Ying Fu
Ying Fu assistant to Sun Li Hua, brother to Ying Chai
Yo Jou Hsi a judge
Young, Neil Canadian singer-songwriter
Yu Ch’o family retainer to Wang Hui So
Ywe Kai-chang father of Ywe Hao
GLOSSARY OF MANDARIN TERMS
It is not intended to belabour the reader with a whole mass of arcane Han expressions here. Some – usually the more specific – are explained in context. However, as a number of Mandarin terms are used naturally in the text, I’ve thought it best to provide a brief explanation of those terms.
aiya! a common expression of surprise or dismay
amah a domestic maidservant
Amo Li Jia the Chinese gave this name to North America when they first arrived in the 1840s. Its literal meaning is ‘The Land Without Ghosts’
an a saddle. This has the same sound as the word for peace, and thus is associated in the Chinese mind with peace
catty the colloquial term for a unit of measure formally called a jin. One catty – as used here – equals roughly 1.1. pounds (avoirdupois), or (exactly) 500 gm. Before 1949 and the standardization of Chinese measures to a metric standard, this measure varied district by district, but was generally regarded as equalling about 1.33 pounds (avoirdupois)
ch’a tea; it might be noted that ch’a shu, the Chinese art of tea, is an ancient forebear of the Japanese tea ceremony chanoyu. Hsiang p’ien are flower teas, Ch’ing ch’a are green, unfermented teas
ch’a hao t’ai literally, a ‘directory’
ch’a shu the art
of tea, adopted later by the Japanese in their tea ceremony. The ch’a god is Lu Yu and his image can be seen on banners outside teahouses throughout Chung Kuo
chan shih a ‘fighter’, here denoting a tong soldier
chang ten ch’i, thus about 12 feet (Western)
Chang-e the goddess of the Moon, and younger sister of the Spirit of the Waters. The moon represents the very essence of the female principle, Yin, in opposition to the Sun, which is Yang. Legend has it that Chang-e stole the elixir of immortality from her husband, the great archer Shen I, then fled to the Moon for safety, where she was transformed into a toad, which, so it is said, can still be seen against the whiteness of the moon’s surface
chang shan literally ‘long dress’, which fastens to the right. Worn by both sexes. The woman’s version is a fitted, calf-length dress similar to the chi pao. A south China fashion, it is also known as a cheung sam
chao tai hui an ‘entertainment’, usually, within Chung Kuo, of an expensive and sophisticated kind
chen yen true words; the Chinese equivalent of a mantra
ch’eng The word means both ‘City’ and ‘Wall’
Ch’eng Ou Chou City Europe
Ch’eng Hsiang ‘Chancellor’, a post first established in the Ch’in court more than two thousand years ago
ch’i a Chinese ‘foot’; approximately 14.4 inches
ch’i ‘inner strength’; one of the two fundamental ‘entities’ from which everything is composed. Li is the ‘form’ or ‘law’, or (to cite Joseph Needham) the ‘principle of organization’ behind things, whereas ch’i is the ‘matter-energy’ or ‘spirit’ within material things, equating loosely to the Pneuma of the Greeks and the prana of the ancient Hindus. As the sage Chu Hsi (AD 1130–1200) said, ‘The li is the Tao that pertains to “what is above shapes” and is the source from which all things are produced. The ch’i is the material [literally instrument] that pertains to “what is within shapes”, and is the means whereby things are produced… Throughout the universe there is no ch’i without li. Or li without ch’i.’
chi ch’i common workers, but used here mainly to denote the ant-like employees of the Ministry of Distribution
Chia Ch’eng Honorary Assistant to the Royal Household
chi’an a general term for money
chiao tzu a traditional North Chinese meal of meat-filled dumplings eaten with a hot spicy sauce
Chieh Hsia term meaning ‘Your Majesty’, derived from the expression ‘Below the Steps’. It was the formal way of addressing the Emperor, through his Ministers, who stood ‘below the steps’
chi pao literally ‘banner gown’, a one-piece gown of Manchu origin, usually sleeveless, worn by women
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