"David Wingrove - Chung Kuo 4 - The Stone Within" - читать интересную книгу автора (Wingrove David)

Corporation, working for Old Man Lever and his son, Michael. Ultimately, however, what she wants is change, and the
downfall of the corrupt social institutions that rule Chung Kuo.

Lehmann, StefanтАФAlbino son of the former Dispersionist leader, Pietr Lehmann, he was briefly a lieutenant to DeVore.
A cold, unnaturally dispassionate man, he seems the very archetype of nihilism, his only aim to bring down the Seven
and their great earth-encompassing City. His move "down level" into the "underground" world of long and Triad
marks a new stage of his campaign.

Lever, CharlesтАФHead of the massive ImmVac pharmaceuticals corporation, "Old Man Lever" is a passionate
"American" and one of the instigators of the Cutler Institute's Immortality project. A bull-necked, stubborn old man, he
will let nothing get between him and what he wants. And what he wants is to live forever.

Lever, MichaelтАФSon of Charles Lever, he was incarcerated by Wu Shih for his involvement with the "Sons of
Benjamin Franklin," a semirevolu-tionary group formed by the sons of wealthy North American businessmen. Cast
from childhood in his father's mold, he has yet to break from his upbringing and find his own direction.

Li YuanтАФT'ang of Europe and one of the Seven, as second son of Li Shai Tung, he inherited after the deaths of his
brother and father. Considered old before his time, he nonetheless has a passionate side to his nature, as
demonstrated in his brief marriage to his brother's wife, the beautiful Fei Yen. Having remarried, he is determined to
find balance, both in his private life and in his role as T'ang.

Shepherd, BenтАФSon of Hal Shepherd, and great-great-grandson of City Earth's architect, Ben was brought up in the
Domain, an idyllic valley in the southwest of England where, deciding not to follow in his father's footsteps and
become advisor to Li Yuan, he pursues instead his calling as an artist, developing a new art form, the Shell, which will
one day transform Chung Kuo's society.

Tolonen, JelkaтАФDaughter of Marshal Tolonen, Jelka has been brought up in a very masculine environment, lacking a
mother's love and influence. Despite a genuine interest in martial arts and weaponry, she feels a strong need to
discover and express the more feminine side of her nature; a need matched by a determination not to succumb to the
gender demands of her world.

Tolonen, KnutтАФFormer Marshal of the Council of Generals and qnetime General to Li Yuan's father, Tolonen is a
rocklike supporter of the Seven and their values, even in an age of increasing uncertainty. In his role as father,
however, this inflexibility in his nature brings him into repeated conflict with his daughter, Jelka.

Tsu MaтАФT'ang of West Asia and one of the Seven, the ruling Council of Chung Kuo, Tsu Ma has thrown off a
dissolute past to become Li Yuan's staunchest supporter in Council. A strong, handsome man in his late thirties, he
has yet to marry, though his secret affair with Li Yuan's former wife, Fei Yen, revealed a side of him that has not been
fully harnessed.

Wang Sau-leyanтАФT'ang of Africa. Since inheritingтАФafter the suspicious deaths of his father and elder
brothersтАФWang Sau-leyan has dedicated every moment to bringing down Li Yuan and his allies in Council. A sharp
and cunning adversary with an abrasive, calculating manner, he is the harbinger of Change within the Council of
Seven.

Ward, KimтАФBorn in the Clay, that dark wasteland beneath the great City's foundations, Kim has a quick and unusual
bent of mind that has marked him as potentially the greatest scientist on Chung Kuo. His vision of a giant
star-spanning web, formulated down in the darkness, drove him up into the light of the Above. But, despite the
patronage of Li Yuan and the friendship of powerful men, life has proven to be far from easy for Ward, either in
business or in love.