Son Of Heaven is the prequel in the epic Chung Kuo saga by David Wingrove. The Chung Kuo saga was first published over a decade ago, but has since been extensively rewritten with stunning new material added in.
It’s Britain in the year 2065 and the world has descended into a mad dystopia. The golden age of Western civilisation crumbled two decades ago due to economic folly, and China is the new superpower.
Jake Reed used to live rurally with his teenage son, but is forced into the ‘World of Levels’, population 34 billion, where social status is reflected by how far above the ground you live.
China seeks to bring world peace with an iron fist. But civil war looms, and Jake is in the thick of it …