The White Mountain [Paperback]

David Wingrove (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 12, 1992 | Series: Chung Kuo, Book 3

A towering world-city covers almost every acre of  every continent. Seven high-tech fiefdoms, ruled  by seven lords united in unimaginable power. But  now the wheel is broken. the Seven are divided at  last. Armed rebellion has broken out in Chung  Kuo's few remaining open spaces; on the vast grain  farms, within the chilly Mars colony... and along  the proud spine of the mountain chains, where hardy  guerrillas scoff at the gunships of the T'ang. In  desperation, the Seven plot their final solution  in secret council, a gambit that could ensure  peace... at a terrible price.

An epic  that drives us into an alternative world so real  that we become true denizens of the new Middle  Kingdom, touched by tomorrow's longings... driven by  forces as ancient as man's first  breath.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The ordered harmony with which the Seven Families rule a China-dominated 23rd century begins to disintegrate as rebellious forces from within and without reveal their hidden agendas. Wingrove's epic future history features multiple plots and an endless series of intrigues. A formidable cast of characters may dissuade new readers, but series fans will want this title. Purchase where indicated by demand.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

Chunk three of Wingrove's projected seven-book, 23rd-century megayarn: the repressed West's stealthy struggle to overthrow Chinese capitalist overlords. The conspiracy against the Chinese is coordinated by the brilliant, ice-cold Howard DeVore and his underlings--terrorist leader Jan Mach and the vicious, ambitious double agent Hans Ebert, now appointed second-in-command to Li Yuan, one of the seven T'angs who rule the world. Thanks to the rebels' efforts, the T'angs' grip on absolute power is crumbling, their scheme to install mind- controlling electrodes in their subjects' brains in ruins. DeVore, meanwhile, having masterfully wrecked Europe, looks to America as a new source of allies and funds; eventually he will go to Mars to continue his development of biological-warfare techniques. So it goes. And goes: description with exposition by cardboard characters against a backdrop that grows ever more friable and unlikely. The effect is numbing, unless you already share Wingrove's peculiar obsessions. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Dell (October 12, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440213568
• ISBN-13: 978-0440213567
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have, April 18, 2003

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"xroomx" (Copenhagen East Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The White Mountain (Paperback)

Take the chance and embark on a long journey with David Wingrove. You will not be let down. Problem is, you will see nothing of your friends or family for the next three months.

But, that is what you are looking for in a book, isn't it?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'M HIGH ON THE MOUNTAIN OF CHUNG KUO!!!, November 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The White Mountain (Paperback)

This is the coolest science fiction series I have ever read. It is the equivilant of Robert Jordan's WOT series-(except the White Mountain is science-fiction, not fantasy)-if it's not the equivilant than it's every bit as cool. These books have everything a man could hope for in a science fiction series-except aliens-which might be on the way. Have fun with this one, I know you will.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unsurpassed sci-fi, an incredible read., February 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The White Mountain (Paperback)

Book 3 in Wingrove's "Chung Kuo" series delivers everything that his readers have come to expect. With characters that are brought to life with unparalleled imagination and an engrossing plot, The White Mountain transcends the archetypical, and can truly be called "pure" science-fiction.