A word of warning: this is primarily a satirical novel, so it makes merciless fun of everything and everyone. If your sensibilities are easily offended, you might want to read something else. Also, there is no defined single main character. The hero here is all of humanity, all of humankind, with all of its vices and virtues.

Please do not confuse a systems novel with a novel featuring a system: they are different beasts. A systems novel is about the systems that make a society work - sex, economics, politics, ideologies, science, and so on. If this sounds dry to you, rest assured that The Brave New World contains plenty of adventure, and it's a very easy read.

The Table of Contents will be helpful if you prefer to follow a single subplot: it lets you identify which chapters are about the characters you are interested in. But be warned: the first fifty chapters or so all contain important information about the whole New World setup. It is quite complex, and it might be better to read the initial chapters in their original sequence before focusing on reading about a specific set of characters.

I chose this approach over using a ten-chapter information dump; it would have made for a very heavy start. Once past that, the story focuses on a single subplot for a number of chapters at a time, somewhat like a series of novellas.

I hope you enjoy reading this more than I enjoy writing it. You know - it's hard, at times.

Author

LIST OF CHARACTERS BY LOCATION/SUBPLOT (UPDATED PERIODICALLY)

UNITED NATIONS

Carlton Brock – US president, later UN governor of the US and US territory in the New World

Dick Brody – NYPD police captain and chief of security in the UN building

Jean Caron – French, former EU head, now head of Colonial Council

Dieter Fabrizi – president of Switzerland

John Gregson – captain of the Great Western

Ruslan Grot – Russian president

Jerry Hard - Brock's bodyguard

John Knox – medical doctor at the UN

Margaret Kombo – president of Congo

Juliette Lepine – prime minister of Canada

Roy McAdam – US army general in charge of New York colony in the New World

Gus Merton - US Army general in charge of New Denver colony in the New World

Nelson Odongo – UN secretary general, later Chairman of new government

Lea Panatella - Carlton Brock's assistant

Sonia Patel – Indian, environmental expert

Mark Penny – US vice-president, later president

Olaf Troll – Norwegian, economics genius

Wang Wei – Chinese leader

Kasper Weinberger – head of IMF, later Finance Minister in new government

Guido Worst – Swiss, political scientist

NEW YORK, US

Li Yang -teenage orphan

Li Chen - Li Yang's little sister, deceased

Jake Donato - Li Yang's boyhood friend

Charlene u0026 Harper Lee – Li Yang's roommates in the apartment

Bobby and Olga - Harper Lee's friends in New York

Rose Fogerty – owner/landlady of the apartment, deceased

NEW YORK, THE NEW WORLD

Ed Nanni - US army private

Janice Wilkinson - US army corporal, assistant to general McAdam

NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, US

Kirk Lander – senator, head of Lander clan

Adam, Bernard Lander – sons from first marriage

Debbie Lander – Kirk Lander's third wife

Karen Lander - Kirk Lander's daughter, married to Randy Trueman

Randy Trueman – captain in the US Marines

John Vorner – Landers' neighbor, a farmer

Libby Placek - California senator, later governor in the New World

Kitty Zeist – Sacramento socialite, friend of Kirk's

SEATTLE u0026 WASHINGTON STATE, US

Amanda Queen, Fiona Fizz, Linda Love, Betty Blue, Sharon Starr - the Amazons

Sheila and Mary - sisters, friends and fellow colonists of the Amazons

Kevin Stringer – former Olympic medalist, archery instructor

Jeffrey Bent - Sharon's cousin in Skykomish

Brian Madison – sheriff in Skykomish

Jim Haley – sheriff's deputy in Skykomish

Luke Kovacs – mayor in Skykomish

Evan Vanderhorn – Washington state senator, governor in the New World

Ron Pierce – president of Bandidos MC Seattle chapter

MUMBAI AREA, INDIA

Samir u0026 Rani Sharma – young Indian couple

Madan u0026 Kali – Indian couple, Samir u0026 Rani's allies in the New World

Amrita, Neil – teenagers that have joined Samir u0026 Rani

Paul Leduc - owner of a supermarket near Samir's home in Mumbai

Arjun Varma – Indian army sergeant, military leader in the New World

PORT DOUGLAS, AUSTRALIA

Harold u0026 Gladys Pendelton – retired couple

David u0026 Susan Ramsey – retired couple

Sean Ramsey - son, a doctor in Melbourne, Australia

JOKKMOKK, SWEDEN

Sven Holm – president of the Viking MC

Olaf Berg – Holm's deputy

Vidar Karlsson – Viking MC member

Henrik, Lennart, Martin, Jens, Lasse, Uwe, Karl, Erik - Viking MC members

Lena, Ingrid, Kirsten, Ulla, Eva – female Viking MC members

Max Dahl – Jokkmokk police chief

Stefan Sonberg - Jokkmokk's mayor

Oskar Blom - Jokkmokk's jeweler

Lars Larsson – the most intelligent policeman in Jokkmokk

Elias Persson - owner of farm neighboring Holm's farm near Jokkmokk

PACIFIC OCEAN u0026 PHILIPPINES u0026 INDONESIA

Gabriel Cruz – billionaire from the Philippines

Rafi Susanto – multimillionaire from Indonesia

James - Susanto's valet

Felipe, Francis, Juan, Paco - Susanto's crewmen from his yacht, the Golden Dawn

Peter and Paul Christian - mayor and governor of Pitcairn Island

TABLE OF CONTENTS (CHAPTER NUMBER, NAME, SUBPLOT/PROTAGONISTS/ACTION LOCATION)

1 - The End of the World - Li Yang, United Nations, New York

2 - A Letter From the Future - United Nations, New York

3 -Death in a Parking Lot - Li Yang, New York

4 - The First Colonist - United Nations, New York

5 - The Magic Bed - Samir u0026 Rani, Mumbai u0026 New World

6 - A King's Feast - Li Yang, New York

7 - The New World Order - United Nations, New York

8 - The Millionaire's Clever Third Wife - Lander clan, California

9 - Making Love in the New World - Samir u0026 Rani, Mumbai/New World

10 - The Naked Threesome - the Pendeltons u0026 the Ramseys, Port Douglas, Australia

11 - The Dawn of the Vikings - Viking MC members, Jokkmokk police, Sweden

12 - A Steam Renaissance - United Nations, New York

13 - Horses and Guns - Li Yang, New York

14 - The Senator's Toga - Lander clan, California

15 - The Invasion Begins - United Nations, New York

16 - A New War in the Old World - Samir u0026 Rani, Mumbai

17 - The Battle for New York - United Nations, Li Yang, New York

18 - The Tragic Fate of Gladys Pendelton - the Pendeltons u0026 the Ramseys, Port Douglas/New World

19 - Dinosaur Island - Rafi Susanto, Gabriel Cruz, Pacific Ocean/New World

20 - The Many Lives of Gabriel Cruz - Rafi Susanto, Gabriel Cruz, Pacific Ocean/New World

21 - The Great Western - United Nations, New York

22 - The Vikings Are Coming! - Viking MC members, Sweden/New World

23 - King Kirk and the Llama - Lander clan, California/New World

24 - A Very Cruel Revenge - the Pendeltons u0026 the Ramseys, Port Douglas/New World

25 - Power Returns - United Nations, New York

26 - The Sexy, Deadly Amazons - the Amazons, Seattle, US

27 - Henderson's Island - Rafi Susanto, Gabriel Cruz, Pacific Ocean

28 - The Army Arrives - Samir u0026 Rani, Mumbai

29 - A Gun in the Pocket - Li Yang, Charlene Lee, New York

30 - The Worst Plan for the New World - United Nations, New York

31 - The Red Studebaker - United Nations, New York

32 - The Two Toasts - United Nations, Li Yang u0026 Charlene u0026 Harper Lee, New York

33 - Money For Everyone! - Li Yang u0026 Charlene u0026 Harper Lee, United Nations, New York

34 - Governor or King? - United Nations, New York/Lander clan, California

35 - First Blood - Viking MC members, New World

36 - Soldiers and Thieves - Pendeltons u0026 Ramseys, Port Douglas, Australia

37 - The Wolf Tree War - the Amazons, New World

38 - Goat Curry and Mangoes - Samir u0026 Rani, Mumbai/New World

39 - A New Alliance - Samir u0026 Rani, Madan u0026 Kali, New World

40 - Attack of the Pterodactyls - Rafi Susanto, Gabriel Cruz, New World/Pacific Ocean

41 - The Solar Storm - United Nations, New York

42 - The Gulls of Galway - Jerry Hard, captain John Gregson, Galway, Ireland

43 - The Value of Money - United Nations, New York

44 - Fried Drive With Video Card Sauce - United Nations, New York

45 - Sunday TV - Li Yang, Harper u0026 Charlene Lee, New York

46 - The Viking Imperative - Viking MC members, New World

47 - A California Coronation - the Lander clan, John Vorner, California

48 - Size Matters - United Nations, New York

49 - The Sweet Taste of Glass - the Amazons, Seattle, US

50 - Death Is Not A Dress Rehearsal - Pendeltons u0026 Ramseys, Port Douglas, Australia

51 - The New New York - Brock and general McAdam, New World

52 - Marooned! - Susanto and Cruz, Pacific Ocean

53 - A Girl For Sale – Samir u0026 Rani, Mumbai

54 - Food For Thought - Li Yang, Harper u0026 Charlene Lee, New York

55 - Money Woes u0026 Wishes - United Nations, New York

56 - The Ancient Wisdom of Sun Tzu - United Nations, New York

57 - Harper's Gold - Li Yang, the Lees, Bobby, New York

58 - A Friend In Need - Li Yang, New York

59 - Deep-Fry Tricks u0026 Techniques - Li Yang; Carlton Brock, New York

60 - Supreme Lord of California - the Lander clan, California

61 - The Ambush - Vikings, New World

62 - The Trip of a Lifetime - Vikings, Jokkmokk, Sweden

63 - The Joy of Killing - Vikings, New World

64 - Burial Party - Vikings, New World

65 - Bingo! - Vikings, New World

66 - The Best Cook - Vikings, New World/Jokkmokk, Sweden

67 - Legs and Eggs - Vikings, Jokkmokk, Sweden

68 - I Heard It On The Radio - Vikings, Jokkmokk, Sweden

69 - Today's Special - the Amazons, Seattle, US

70 - Lost in the Mountains - the Amazons, Washington State, US

71 - Bear's Paws - the Amazons u0026 Jeffrey Bent, Washington State, US

72 - The Blue Sky in Skykomish - the Amazons u0026 Jeffrey Bent, Washington State, US

73 - Salt and Gold - the Amazons u0026 Jeffrey Bent, Skykomish, Washington State, US

74 - Meet the Mayor, Meet the President - the Amazons in Skykomish u0026 Seattle, US

75 - The Bandido Ultimatum - the Amazons, Seattle, US

76 - The Big Move - the Amazons, Seattle, US

77 - A Perilous Journey - Rafi Susanto u0026 Gabriel Cruz, Pacific Ocean

78 - Living On An Island - Susanto u0026 Cruz, Pacific Ocean

79 - The Crucifixion of Cruz - Cruz, Pacific Ocean

80 - Sailing To Salvation - Cruz, Pacific Ocean

81 - The Pain of Losing It All - Cruz, Pitcairn Island, Pacific Ocean

82 - How To Become A Billionaire – Cruz, Pitcairn Island, Pacific Ocean

83 – A Delightful Picnic – Susanto, Henderson Island, Pacific Ocean

84 – The Things People Do For Love – Susanto, Henderson Island, Pacific Ocean

85 – Angel Love – Susanto, Henderson Island, Pacific Ocean

86 – The Love Fruit – Susanto, New World

87 – Freeing Felipe – Cruz, Pitcairn Island, Pacific Ocean

88 – The Coming of Cruz - Susanto u0026 Cruz, Henderson Island, Pacific Ocean

89 – The Coup That Never Was – Susanto u0026 Cruz, Henderson u0026 Pitcairn, Pacific Ocean

90 - The Burning Man - Samir u0026 Rani u0026 Amrita, Mumbai, India

91 – A Fire Without Smoke - Samir u0026 Rani u0026 Amrita, Mumbai, India

92 – Samir Buys A House – Samir u0026 Rani, Mumbai, India

93 – A Question of Faith – Samir, Rani, Amrita, Neil; Mumbai, India

94 – The Bicycle Thief – Samir, Paul Leduc, Mumbai, India

95 – The Eye of the Tiger – Samir, Madan, New World

96 – The Dead Girl - Samir, Madan, New World

97 – Samir Starts An Army – Samir, Arjun, Mumbai

98 – While Everyone Sleeps – Samir, Arjun, Madan, Rani, Mumbai, India

99 – A Governor's Journey – Kirk Lander, US

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