David Wingrove

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September 01, 1954 in London, The United Kingdom

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David Wingrove (born September 1954 in North Battersea, London) is a British science fiction writer. He is well-known as the author of the "Chung Kuo" novels (eight in total). He is also the co-author (with Rand and Robyn Miller) of the three "Myst" novels.

Wingrove worked in the banking industry for 7 years until he became fed up with it. He then attended the University of Kent, Canterbury, where he read English and American Literature.

He is married and, with his wife Susan, has four daughters Jessica, Amy, Georgia, and Francesca.

Between 1972 and 1982 he wrote over 300 unpublished short stories and 15 novels.

He started work on a new fictional project called A Perfect Art. Between 1984 and 1988, when it was first submitted, the title was cha...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 6,193 ratings · 289 reviews · 24 distinct works

	Chung Kuo: The Middle Kingdom (Chung Kuo, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 551 ratings — published 1989 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Broken Wheel (Chung Kuo, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 312 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	The White Mountain (Chung Kuo, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 276 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Stone Within (Chung Kuo, #4) 3.88 avg rating — 242 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Beneath the Tree of Heaven (Chung Kuo, #5) 3.79 avg rating — 215 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	White Moon, Red Dragon (Chung Kuo, #6) 3.73 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Days of Bitter Strength (Chung Kuo, #7) 3.63 avg rating — 188 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Son Of Heaven 3.61 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Marriage of the Living Dark (Chung Kuo, #8) 3.37 avg rating — 90 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Daylight on Iron Mountain 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Series by David Wingrove

Chung Kuo (8 books)
by David Wingrove

3.79 avg rating — 2,085 ratings

Chung Kuo Recast (2 books)
by David Wingrove

3.66 avg rating — 146 ratings

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Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

7 votes 28.0%

Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

7 votes 28.0%

Son of Heaven by David Wingrove

5 votes 20.0%

Halting State by Charles Stross

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The Fresco by Sheri S. Tepper

1 vote 4.0%

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