Reception
Reviews of the original eight-book series praised its scope and detailed worldbuilding, comparing it to Frank Herbert's Dune series, James Clavell's Shōgun and Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. The Washington Post declared the series was “one of the masterpieces of the decade”. However, in 1990, the New York Times felt that Wingrove's vision of a Chinese-dominated future was unlikely and “ungrounded in historical process”. One reviewer felt the final volume was so “nigh-incomprehensible” that it warranted a review of “a fake concluding novel”.
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