Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son Of Heaven | 2011 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 2 | Daylight On Iron Mountain | 2011 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 3 | The Middle Kingdom | 2012 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 4 | Ice and Fire | 2012 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 5 | The Art of War | 2013 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 6 | An Inch of Ashes | 2013 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 7 | The Broken Wheel | 2013 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 8 | The White Mountain | 2014 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 9 | Monsters of the Deep | 2017 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 10 | The Stone Within | 2018 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 11 | Upon a Wheel of Fire | 2019 | David Wingrove | Buy |
| 12 | Beneath the Tree of Heaven | 2020 | David Wingrove | Buy |
The Chung Kuo Recasting is David Wingrove’s expanded retelling of his original Chung Kuo series, stretching to twelve volumes published between 2011 and 2020. Where the original ran eight books, this version opens with two new entries — Son Of Heaven and Daylight On Iron Mountain — before revisiting familiar titles such as The Middle Kingdom, The Broken Wheel, The White Mountain, The Stone Within, and Beneath the Tree of Heaven, which also closes the recasting.
Several volumes share titles with the original series but are substantially revised or expanded, so this is best treated as a separate reading experience rather than a simple reprint. Reading from Son Of Heaven in order is strongly recommended, as the twelve-book arc is one continuous narrative that builds across the entire run through to Beneath the Tree of Heaven in 2020.