Popular diva and recording megastar

Farmer from Church Knowle

Young boy from Corfe

Close friend of Jake Reed and fiancée of Jenny Security Captain, Special Forces

Jake’s girlfriend at New College for 3 years. Evaluation Executive at GenSyn

Peter Reed’s dog – an eight year old border collie

King of Wessex

Farmer from Corfe

Immersion director

Han soldier; member of Jiang Lei’s bodyguard

Grand Master of Wei Chi and computer genius. Servant of Tsao Ch’un

Han soldier; servant to Wang Yu-lai

Close friend of Jake Reed; gay partner of Hugo and multi-millionaire industrialist

Farmer from Cerne Abbas

Farmer and resident of Corfe

‘Becky’, daughter of Leopold, with the lazy eye

DAAS4 – the Datscape Automated Analysis System, Version 4 – an enhanced intelligence Unit belonging to Hinton Industries

Genetics genius and co-founder of GenSyn, Genetic Synthetics

Financial genius and co-founder of GenSyn, Genetic Synthetics

Farmer from Corfe and son of Ted

Farmer from Corfe; father of Dick

Farmer from Langton Maltavers

Resident of Corfe

Watchman from Corfe

Landlord of The Wessex Arms in Wool

Landlord of The Quay Inn in Wareham

Butcher from Church Knowle

Young girl from Corfe

Doctor from Church Knowle

Lieutenant to Branagh – leader of a horse patrol

CEO of Hinton Industries

Senior Executive at Hinton Industries

‘Harry’; Head of Strategic Planning, Hinton Industries

‘Steward Ho’, body servant of Jiang Lei when in the field

Historian and resident of Corfe

Seventh Dragon; servant of The Ministry, or ‘The Thousand Eyes’

Second daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard

Eldest daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard

Wife of Tom Hubbard and mother of Cathy, Beth and Meg

Youngest daughter of Tom and Mary Hubbard and girlfriend of Peter Reed

Farmer, resident in Church Knowle. Husband of Mary Hubbard and father of Beth, Meg and Cathy. Best friend to Jake Reed

Close friend of Jake Reed; partner of Chris, and acclaimed classical composer

Close friend of Jake Reed and fiancé of Alex

Wife of Jiang Lei

General of Tsao Ch’un’s Eighteenth Banner Army, Also known as Nai Liu

Senior engineer in the datscape for Hinton Industries

Head of Security, Hinton Industries

Farmer from Abbotsbury

Han soldier; servant to Wang Yu-lai

Han soldier and technician, working for Jiang Lei

Han Soldier; member of Jiang Lei’s bodyguard; an adept at the pi-p’a, the Chinese lute

Farmer from Purbeck

Biggest grossing actor in Hollywood and star of Ubik

Owner of the stables in Dorchester

Han soldier; member of Jiang Lei’s bodyguard

Landlord of The Thomas Hardy in Dorchester

Wife from Corfe

Self-appointed leader of barricade guards at Sonning Common enclave gates.

Local from Church Knowle

‘Enduring Willow’; pen-name of Jiang Lei and the most popular Han poet of his time

Young Englishwoman ‘processed’ by Jiang Lei

Retired doctor from Wool

‘Old Josh’ Palmer, father of Will and record collector

Landlord of the Banks Arms Hotel, Corfe and son of Josh

Farmer from Church Knowle and husband of Jenny

Wife of Jack Randall

Login, or ‘Webdancer’ for Hinton Industries. Father of Peter Reed

Son of Jake and Anne Reed

Music stallholder in Dorchester; owner of Rory’s Record Shack. Father of Roxanne

Daughter of Rory

‘Hopper’ pilot, working for Hinton Industries

Un-named Officer, West Kensington Enclave

Han soldier; Captain, one of Jiang Lei’s men

Han soldier, bodyguard to Jiang Lei

Watchman from Corfe

Midlands raider/evacuee

Middle-aged Englishman ‘processed’ by Jiang Lei

Master Teng – a ‘shou’ (literally a ‘hand’); a servant of the First Dragon, first lord of The Ministry, or ‘The Thousand Eyes’

Artificial Intelligence ‘filter avatar’ for Jake’s penthouse apartment

ex-member of the Chinese Communist Politburo and architect of ‘The Collapse’. Mass murderer and tyrant

Landlord of The New Inn, Church Knowle

Wife of Charlie Waite

Cadre; servant of the Ministry, ‘The Thousand Eyes’, instructed to report back on Jiang Lei

Youth from Corfe

Close acquaintance and body servant of Tsao Ch’un; a man of great power

In charge of gun-truck at Marlow Enclave

Husband of Margaret and father of Kate. Retired Head of a stock-broking company

Fiancé of Jake Reed, daughter of Charles and Margaret

Wife of Charles and mother of Kate

Farmer from Kimmeridge

Prime Minister of UK in 2043

The Dead

Account Overseer for Hinton Industries

English actor

English pop musician

Han painter from the 8th Century

English actress

English pop group

Son of Jed and Judy Cooper

Husband of Judy Copper and father of Charlie and John

Son of Jed and Judy Cooper

Wife of Jed Cooper and mother of Charlie and John

Father of Becky Croft

English folk singer

American actor

American science fiction writer

English Folk Singer from the 1960s

Scottish folk singer

Sixtieth President of the United States of America

American rock guitarist/songwriter

lead guitarist of Man

Welsh rock band

First Ko Ming emperor (ruled A.D.1948-1976)

Young lover of Old Ma Brogan

American actor

Son of Old Josh Palmer

Wife of Old Josh Palmer

American rock and roll singer

Wife of Jake Reed. Mother of Peter Reed and sister of Mary Hubbard

American/Californian rock band

English actor

English pop group

Canadian singer-songwriter