An Inch of Ashes (CHUNG KUO SERIES)
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Ellis, Michael
assistant to Director Spatz
Fan Liang-wei
shanshui artist
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
Jan ko
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; twin of Wolf
Lo Wen
personal servant to Hans Ebert
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
Mu Chua
‘Madam’ of the House of the Ninth Ecstasy, a singsong house, or brothel
Novacek, Lubos
merchant; father of Sergey Novacek
Novacek, Sergey
student at Oxford and sculptor
Reynolds
alias of DeVore
Schenck, Hung-li
Governor of the Mars Colony
Siang Che
martial arts instructor to Jelka Tolonen
Spatz, Gustav
Director of the Wiring Project
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
Tissan, Catherine
student at Oxford; artist
Tong Chou
alias of Kao Chen
Tsang Yi
friend of Heng Chian-ye
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
Wolf
student at Oxford and twin of Lotte
Wolfe
Security soldier
Yu, Madam
First Level socialite
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
Berdichev, Soren
head of SimFic (Simulated Fictions) and leader of the Dispersionists
Big Wen
a ‘landowner’
Boss Yang
an exploiter of the people
Buck, John
Head of Development at the Ministry of Contracts
Ch’engl
Minor Family prince and son of Ch’eng So Yuan
Ch’eng So Yuan
Minor Family head
Chang Hsuan
Han painter from the eighth century
Chang Lai-hsun
nephew of Chang Yi Wei
Chang Li Chen
Junior Dragon, in charge of drafting the Edict 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 Yei
a 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 K.
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
Endfors, Jenny
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 eighteenth 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 America
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. Se
cond wife of Jake Reed
Hubbard, Meg
daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard
Hubbard, Tom
farmer, resident in Church Knowle. Husband 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 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
sixth son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Chao Ch’in
one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Li Fu Jen
third son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Han Ch’in
first son of Li Shai Tung and heir to City Europe
Li Kuan g
fifth son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Peng
eldest son of Li Chao Ch’in
Li Po
T’ang dynasty poet
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
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 Minster of the Edict of Technological Control
Ma Shao Tu
senior servant to Li Chao Ch’in
Maitland (Fu Jen)
Stefan Lehmann’s mother
Mao Tse T’ung
first Ko Ming emperor of China (ruled AD 1948–76)
Melfi, Charles
father of Alexandra Shepherd
Ming Hsin-far
senior advocate for GenSyn
Nai Liu
‘Enduring Willow’; pen name of Jiang Lei and the most popular Han poet of his time
P’eng Chuan
Sixth Dragon at the Ministry (‘The Thousand Eyes’)
P’eng K’ai-chi
nephew of P’eng Chuan
Palmer, Joshua
‘Old Josh’, record collector
Pan Chao
the great hero of Chung Kuo, who conquered Asia in the first century AD
Pan Tsung-yen
friend of Jiang Lei
Pave]
Young worker on the Plantations
Pei Ko
one of the original Seven, advisor to Tsao Ch’un
Pei Lin-Yi
eldest son of Pei Ko
Ragnar
a mercenary
Raikkonen
Marshal in Security
Reed, Anne
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
sister of Jake Reed
Reed, Peter
son of Jake and Anne Reed. GenSyn Executive
Reed, Tom
son of Jane and Mary Reed
Rheinhardt
Media Liaison Officer for GenSyn
Schwartz
Aide to Marshal Aaltonen
Shao Shu
First Steward at Chun Hua’s mansion
Shao Yen
major in Security, friend of Meng Hsin-far
Shen Chen
son of Shen Fu
Shen Fu
The First Dragon, Head of the Ministry (‘The Thousand Eyes’)
Shepherd, Alexandra
wife of Amos Shepherd and daughter of Charles Melfi
Shepherd, Amos
Great-great-grandfather of Hal Shepherd, advisor to Tsao Ch’un and architect of City Earth
Shepherd, Augustus
Great-grandfather of Hal Shepherd
Raedwald
Shepherd, Beth
daughter of Amos Shepherd
Shu Liang
Senior Legal Advocate
Shu San
Junior Minister to Lwo Kang
Si Wu Ya
‘Silk Raven’; wife of Supervisor Sung
Ssu Lu Shan
official of the Ministry, the ‘Thousand Eyes’
Su Ting-an
Master of wei chi from the eighteenth century
Su Tung-p’o
Han official and poet of the eleventh century