Among their members were some of the wealthiest individuals in the world; between them, fortunes sufficient to trade in nations. None of the seven had a name that would have meant anything to the hoi polloi—they were, like the truly mighty, anonymously great.

Part Three The Exiles, Chapter ix On the Might of Princes (pp. 156-157) - Weaveworld (1987) - BOOK ONE: IN THE KINGDOM OF THE CUCKOO