Topic: Chung Kuo (Read 1220 times)

S'Raek · « **on:** July 17, 2007, 06:08:33 am »

So I'm reading this book called Chung Kuo by David Wingrove. It's a pretty good book, world building in the like of Dune. It's a "possible future" kind of book where Chinese culture has dominated the world. I read this book years ago and never read any of the others. So I was poking around the library this past weekend and they had it and like four others. So I'm reading this one again and intend to read some more of the series. Pretty good stuff.

Link to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Chung-Kuo-Kingdom-David-Wingrove/dp/0440613868/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-9396937-8963667?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184670547&sr=8-1

Hexx · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2007, 06:59:10 am »

They're not bad- been an age since I read them.
If I remember though- I found the later books to be something of a dissapointment
They pretty much went from an (imo) very interesting description of a future society, to a kinda porn story, the final book I never actually finished as
it seemed to take the conflict into some "metaphysical" realm.

S'Raek · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2007, 01:34:56 pm »

OK, fine, go ahead and ruin my fun!

Anyway, the first book is pretty good so far. lol

Hexx · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2007, 06:56:49 am »

LOL didn't mean too, honestly it's been so long since I read them that I can't remember why I disliked the last couple (think theres..7 maybe?)

Anyway the first 3 or 4 are great, so you've still got a bit of reading ahead of you..
And oddly enough there are people who disagree with me and like the whol;e series so..

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