head of personnel for Berdichev’s SimFic Corporation
Cherkassky, Stefan
ex-Security assassin and friend of DeVore
DeVore, Howard
former major in Li Shai Tung’s Security forces
Douglas, John
Company head
Duchek, Albert
Administrator of Lodz
Ecker, Michael
company head
Kubinyi
lieutenant to DeVore
Lehmann, Stefan
albino son of former Dispersionist leader, Pietr Lehmann and lieutenant to DeVore
Moore, John
company head
Moore, Paul
Senior Executive of Berdichev’s SimFic Corporation
Parr, Charles
company head
Reid, Thomas
lieutenant to DeVore
Ross, Alexander
company head
Schwarz
lieutenant to DeVore
Scott
alias of DeVore
Turner
alias of DeVore
Wiegand, Max
lieutenant to DeVore
Weiss, Anton
banker
PING TIAO
Ascher, Emily
economist and member of the ‘Council of Five’
Gesell, Bent
unofficial leader of the Ping Tiao and member of the ‘Council of Five’
Mach, Jan
maintenance official for the Ministry of Waste Recycling and member of the ‘Council of Five’
Mao Liang
Minor Family princess and member of the ‘Council of Five’
Shen Lu Chua
computer expert and member of the ‘Council of Five’
Yun Ch’o
lieutenant to Shen Lu Chua
OTHER CHARACTERS
Anton
friend of Kim Ward on the Recruitment Project
The Architect
one of the psych team on the Recruitment Project
Barycz, Jiri
scientist on the Wiring Project
Baxi
chief of the tribe in the Clay
Beattie, Douglas
alias of DeVore
Bergson
Overseer on the plantation; alias for DeVore
Boden, Mikhail
alias of DeVore
The Builder
part of the psych team on the Recruitment Project
Chan Wen-fu
friend of Heng Chian-ye
Chan Shui
young worker in the Casting Shop
Chuang Lian
wife of Minister Chuang
Crimson Lotus
sing-song girl in Mu Chua’s
Ebert, Lutz
half-brother of Klaus Ebert
Ellis, Michael
assistant to Director Spatz
Endfors, Pietr
best friend of Knut Tolonen
Enge, Marie
serving woman at the Dragon Cloud teahouse
Fang Hui
guard on the plantation
Ganz, Joseph
alias of DeVore
Golden Heart
young prostitute bought by Hans Ebert for his household
Hammond, Joel
Senior Technician on the Wiring Project
Heng Chian-ye
son of Heng Chi-po and nephew of Heng Yu
Herrick
an illegal implant specialist
Hong
‘Hsien’ or District Judge
Janko
bully in the Casting Shop
Josef
friend of Kim Ward’s on the Recruitment Project
Kao Ch’iang Hsin
infant daughter of Kao Chen
Kao Wu
infant son of Kao Chen
Kung Wen-fa
Senior Advocate from Mars
Ling Hen
henchman for Herrick
Lin Hou Ying
maintenance engineer for ProsTek
Liu Chang
brothel keeper/pimp
Loehr
alias of DeVore
Lotte
student at Oxford; sister of Wolf
Lo Wen
personal servant to Hans Ebert
Lo Ying
‘Panchang’ or ‘Supervisor’; friend of Kao Chen
Lo Yu-Hsiang
Senior Representative in the House at Weimar
Lu Cao
amah (maidservant) to Jelka Tolonen
Lu Ming Shao
‘Whiskers Lu’, Triad boss
Lu Nan Jen
the ‘Oven Man’
Lu Wang-pei
murder suspect
Maitland, Idris
mother of Stefan Lehmann
Matyas
Clayborn boy in the Recruitment Project
Mu Chua
‘Madam’ of the House of the Ninth Ecstasy, a sing-song house, or brothel
Novacek, Lubos
merchant; father of Sergey Novacek
Novacek, Sergey
student at Oxford and sculptor
Nung
Supervisor of the Casting Shop
Peng Yu-wei
tutor to the Shepherd children
Peskova
lieutenant of the guards on the plantation
Reynolds
alias of DeVore
Schenck, Hung-li
Governor of the Mars Colony
Shang Li-Yen
tutor on the Recruitment Project
Siang Che
martial arts instructor to Jelka Tolonen
Spatz, Gustav
Director of the Wiring Project
Sung
Supervisor on the plantation
Sweet Flute
mui tsai to Madam Chuang Lian
Sweet Honey
sing-song girl in Mu Chua’s
T’ai Cho
tutor and ‘guardian’ to Kim Ward
Tarrant
Company head
Tissan, Catherine
student at Oxford
Tolonen, Hannah
aunt to Knut Tolonen
Tom
‘Greaser’, part of Matyas’s gang
Tong Chou
alias of Kao Chen
Tsang Yi
friend of Heng Chian-ye
Tung Liang
boy in the Casting Shop
Tung T’an
Senior Consultant at the Melfi Clinic
Turner
alias of DeVore
Wang Ti
wife of Kao Chen
Ward, Kim
Lagasek, or ‘Starer’; ‘Clayborn’, orphan and scientist
White Orchid
sing-song girl in Mu Chua’s
student at Oxford and brother of Lotte
Wolfe
Security soldier
Yu, Madam
First Level socialite
Yung Pi-chi
Head of the Yung family
Zhakar
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THE DEAD
Aaltonen
Marshal and Head of Security for City Europe
Anders
a mercenary
Anderson
Director of The Project
Ascher, Mikhail
junior credit agent in the Finance Ministry, the Hu Pu, and father of Emily Ascher
Bakke
Marshal in Security
Barrow, Chao
member of the House of Representatives; Dispersionist
Beatrice
daughter of Cathy Hubbard, granddaughter of Mary Reed
Big Wen
a ‘landowner’
Boss Yang
an exploiter of the people
Buck, John
Head of Development at the Ministry of Contracts
Ch’eng I
Minor Family prince and son of Ch�
�eng So Yuan
Ch’eng So Yuan
Minor Family head
Chang Hsuan
Han painter from the 8th century
Chang Lai-hsun
nephew of Chang Yi Wei
Chang Li Chen
Junior Dragon, in charge of drafting the Edit of Technological Control
Chang Lui
woman who adopted Pavel
Chang Yan
Guard on the Plantations
Chang Yi Wei
senior brother of the Chang clan owners of MicroData
Chang Yu
Tsao Ch’un’s appointment as First Dragon
Chao Ni Tsu
Grand Master of wei chi and computer genius. Servant of Tsao Ch’un
Chen So I
Head of the Ministry of Contracts
Chen Yu
steward to Tsao Ch’un in Pei Ch’ing
Cheng Yu
one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Chi Fei Yu
an usurer
Chi Lin Lin
legal assistant to Yang Hong Yu
Ching Su
friend of Jiang Lei
Chiu Fa
media commentator on the Mids news channel
Cho Hsiang
subordinate to Hong Cao and middleman for Pietr Lehmann
Cho Yi Yi
Master of the Bedchamber at Tongjiang
Chu Heng
‘kwai’ or hired knife; a hireling of DeVore
Chun Hua
wife of Jiang Lei
Chung Hsin
‘Loyalty’; a bond-servant to Li Shai Tung
Croft, Rebecca
‘Becky’, daughter of Leopold, with the lazy eye
Curtis, Tim
Head of Human Resources GenSyn
Dag
a mercenary
Dick, Philip Kindred
American science fiction writer
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 a GenSyn director
Ebert, Wolfgang
financial genius and co-founder of GenSyn, Genetic Synthetics
Einar
a mercenary
wife of Knut Tolonen and mother of Jelka
Fan Chang
one of the original Seven, 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 18th century
Fan Ti Yu
son of Fan Chang
Feng I
Colonel in charge of Tsao Ch’un’s elite force
Gosse
elite guard at the Domain
Grant, Thomas
captain in security
Griffin, James B.
Sixtieth President of the United States of Americ
Haavikko, Knut
major in security
Heng Chi-Po
Minister of Transportation for City Europe
Henrik
a mercenary
Ho
steward to Jiang Lei
Hong Cao
middle man for Pietr Lehmann
Hou Hsin-Fa
one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Hsu Jung
friend of Jiang Lei
Hubbard, Beth
daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard
Hubbard, Cathy
daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard
Hubbard, Mary
wife of Tom Hubbard and mother of Cathy. Second wife of Jake Reed
Hubbard, Meg
daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard
Hubbard, Tom
farmer, resident in Church Knowle. Huband of Mary Hubbard and father of Beth, Meg and Cathy. Best friend to Jake Reed
Hui
receptionist for GenSyn
Hui Chang Ye
senior legal advocate for the Chang family
Hung
Tsao Ch’uns spy in Jiang Lei’s camp
Hwa
‘Blood’, or fighter, beneath the Net
Jiang Ch’iao-chieh
eldest daughter of Jiang Lei
Jiang Lei
general of Tsao Ch’un’s Eighteenth Banner Army, also known as Nai Liu
Jiang Lei
general of Tsao Ch’un’s Eighteenth Banner Army, also known as Nai Lu
Jiang Lo Wen
granddaughter of Jiang Lei
Jiang San-chieh
youngest daughter of Jiang Lei
Jung
steward to Tobias Lahm
Kao Jyan
assassin
Karl
a mercenary
Kirov, Alexander
Marshal to the Seven, Head of the Council of Generals
Krenek, Henryk
Senior Representative of the Martian Colonies
Krenek, Irina
wife of Henryk Krenek
Krenek, Josef
company head
Krenek, Maria
wife of Josef Krenek
Ku
Marshal of the Fourth Banner Army
Kurt
Chief Technician for GenSyn
Lahm, Tobias
Eighth Dragon at the Ministry
Lao Jen
Junior Minister to Li Shai Tung
Lehmann, Pietr
Under Secretary of the House of Representatives and father of Stefan Lehmann and leader of Dispersionists
Li Chang So