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Chung Kuo Recasting Books in Order

Chung Kuo Recasting by David Wingrove contains 12 books, published between 2011 and 2020. The first book is Son Of Heaven (2011) and the newest is Beneath the Tree of Heaven (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
12
Published
2011–2020
Pages on record
2,562 in 8 of 12 books
Reading time
43–64 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,562 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.

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Chung Kuo Recasting is David Wingrove's 12-book science fiction series, published between 2011 and 2020. Catalogue subjects include China, foreign and diplomatic relations and future life. Son Of Heaven (2011) comes first, followed by Daylight On Iron Mountain (2011) and The Middle Kingdom (2012). Beneath the Tree of Heaven (2020) is the final listed title. Books have a median length of 316 pages, and the series is likely complete.

How many Chung Kuo Recasting books are there?

Chung Kuo Recasting has 12 books, released between 2011 and 2020.

Chung Kuo Recasting Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 12 Chung Kuo Recasting books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Son Of Heaven by David Wingrove, book 1 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2011)
  2. Cover of Daylight On Iron Mountain by David Wingrove, book 2 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2011)
  3. Cover of The Middle Kingdom by David Wingrove, book 3 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2012)
  4. Cover of Ice and Fire by David Wingrove, book 4 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2012)
  5. Cover of The Art of War by David Wingrove, book 5 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2013)
  6. Cover of An Inch of Ashes by David Wingrove, book 6 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2013)
  7. Cover of The Broken Wheel by David Wingrove, book 7 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2013)
  8. Cover of The White Mountain by David Wingrove, book 8 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2014)
  9. Cover of The Stone Within by David Wingrove, book 10 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2018)
  10. Cover of Beneath the Tree of Heaven by David Wingrove, book 12 of the Chung Kuo Recasting series (2020)
  1. 1
    Son Of Heaven2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  2. 2
    Daylight On Iron Mountain2011 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011416
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  3. 3
    The Middle Kingdom2012 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012352
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  4. 4
    Ice and Fire2012 · 327 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012327
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  5. 5
    The Art of War2013 · 270 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013270
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  6. 6
    An Inch of Ashes2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  7. 7
    The Broken Wheel2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    The White Mountain2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  9. 9
    Monsters of the Deep2017 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017336
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  10. 10
    The Stone Within2018 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2018283
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  11. 11
    Upon a Wheel of Fire2019 · 305 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019305
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  12. 12
    Beneath the Tree of Heaven2020 · 273 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020273
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Is there a chronological order for Chung Kuo Recasting?

No separate chronological order is on record for Chung Kuo Recasting, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Chung Kuo Recasting books in order?

You should read the Chung Kuo Recasting books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Chung Kuo Recasting book also stands alone.

Where to start with Chung Kuo Recasting

Start with Son Of Heaven (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Chung Kuo Recasting book?

Beneath the Tree of Heaven (2020) is the newest Chung Kuo Recasting book released so far.

Is there a new Chung Kuo Recasting book coming?

No next Chung Kuo Recasting book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Chung Kuo Recasting at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Chung Kuo Recasting title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Chung Kuo Recasting books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,562 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 316 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Chung Kuo Recasting books, 11 of 12, were published in the 2010s.

What the Chung Kuo Recasting books are about

6 of the 12 Chung Kuo Recasting books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: foreign relations is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by David Wingrove

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Chung Kuo Recasting books

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