The year is 2196. The great Empire of Ice, Chung Kuo, has finally been shaken after more than a century of peace enforced by brutal tyranny. The Minister of the Edict--an official responsible for licensing all technology that could lead to Change--has been assassinated. The seven ruling T'ang strugg
The Middle Kingdom
โ Scribed by David Wingrove
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 398 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781848877313
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โฆ Synopsis
The year is 2196. The great Empire of Ice, Chung Kuo, has finally been shaken after more than a century of peace enforced by brutal tyranny. The Minister of the Edictan official responsible for licensing all technology that could lead to Changehas been assassinated. The seven ruling Tang struggle to maintain Stasis, even as their mile-high, continent-spanning cities descend into chaos. Amid the chaos, the rebels responsible for the assassination seize the opportunity to effect Change. But the assassination was orchestrated by those far closer to the ruling power, and this betrayalthe first of manywill lead them all into the world-shattering War of Two Directions.
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : Chung Kuo [03]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780450516108
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