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| Book Title | The Middle Kingdom |
| Series | Chung Kuo |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Author | David Wingrove |
| Publisher | Dell Publishing |
| Published | 1990 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Condition | Good |
| Condition Notes | Moderate shelf and edge wear with light corner wear and reading creases. Cover colors remain bright, binding is sound, and pages are intact. A solid Good reading copy. |
| Condition | Good |
In the twenty-second century, Earth has become Chung Kuo—a world-spanning city ruled by seven powerful Chinese dynasties. Beneath colossal arcologies that stretch across continents, billions live under rigid social control while rebellion simmers below. As ancient traditions collide with revolutionary ideals, rulers, rebels, soldiers, and visionaries become entangled in a struggle that will determine humanity’s future.
EugeneBookStore Summary
The Middle Kingdom launches David Wingrove’s epic Chung Kuo saga, one of the most ambitious future histories in modern science fiction. Combining political intrigue, sweeping world-building, philosophical questions, and breathtaking engineering on a planetary scale, the novel imagines a civilization where the entire Earth has become a single interconnected city. Fans of Dune, Foundation, and Neal Stephenson’s grand speculative fiction will find a richly layered universe full of memorable characters and epic conflicts.
Collector Notes
This is the first novel in the original eight-book Chung Kuo series and introduces the immense future civilization that became David Wingrove’s signature work. Early Dell paperback editions remain popular with collectors of 1990s science fiction and readers seeking one of the genre’s most expansive world-building achievements.
