Chung Kuo Books in Order

Seven Chinese rulers govern a technologically advanced Earth where social rank determines life inside immense cities. Their demand for stability clashes with rebels seeking change, setting the stage for the devastating War of Two Directions.

Revolution spreads through the levels of City Earth as the Seven lose their grip on Chung Kuo. The rulers consider controlling human minds to restore order, while conflict between privileged citizens and the oppressed threatens billions.

New rebel movements gain support in Chung Kuo's lower levels while rivalries divide its seven rulers. Li Yuan struggles with political disloyalty and domestic betrayal, haunted by a vision of the cities reduced to bones.

The struggle between progress and enforced stability reaches North America, where Wu Shih faces challenges to his authority from several directions. Meanwhile, disturbing visions suggest a destructive upheaval that Chung Kuo's rulers cannot fully understand or control.

Civil war engulfs the Martian colony while Chung Kuo's rulers struggle against their own surveillance ministry. Political conspiracy threatens Li Yuan, and an apparent victory for the established order in America brings unforeseen disaster.

DeVore prepares a fleet to attack Earth's rulers while the exiled Hans Ebert plans to bring an African tribe home from Mars. As the great cities crumble, Emily Ascher continues fighting for the freedom of their inhabitants.

A fragile new society emerges from Europe's devastated cities, offering hope after Chung Kuo's upheavals. Warlords, advanced weaponry, and ambitious leaders threaten its survival, while Kim Ward considers how to protect people from the dangers ahead.

Chung Kuo's great cities have fallen, leaving dictatorships and warlords competing for Earth. Li Yuan lives in American exile, DeVore struggles against a space blockade, and Kim Ward must consider whether to return for another confrontation.