Dramatis Personae -- Chronology of Major Events -- Prologue: Heaven's Children -- pt. 1. Twilight -- The Preacher's Assistant -- Neutrality -- The Shield King -- Soundings -- An Appointment in the North -- pt. 2. Order Rising -- The Reluctant General -- The Force of Doctrine -- Perils of Civilization -- Endurance -- Heaven and Earth -- Crossings -- pt. 3. The Great Peace -- The Point of No Return -- Vampires -- Flowering Rain -- Blood and Honor -- Crossing the Mountain -- Epilogue

1. China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion
2. 1850-1864
3. China -- Relations -- Western countries
4. Western countries -- Relations -- China
5. China -- History -- Taiping Rebellion
6. 1850-1864 -- Participation
7. Foreign
8. Visitors
9. Foreign -- China -- History -- 19th century
10. Europeans -- China -- History -- 19th century
11. Americans -- China -- History -- 19th century
12. Manchus -- History -- 19th century
13. Ethnic conflict -- China -- History -- 19th century
14. China -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century