Series

Chung Kuo (original)

David Wingrove · 8 novels · 1 short story · 1989–1996

Reading order

The order the books came out.

Best read in the order they were published.

Map

Chung Kuo (original) at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.

Stats

By decade

1980s1
1990s8

Shape

8 novels · 1 short story

1 author

reads like:science fiction political intrigue east asia far future dark adult

Mood

Grim and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.

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