Follett s first bestseller was eye of the needle, a spy story set in the second world war. Ken folletts world without end was a global phenomenon, a work of grand historical sweep, beloved by millions of readers and acclaimed by critics. To ask other readers questions about fall of giants, please sign up. A thirteenyearold welsh boy enters a mans world in the mining pits. Fall of giants the century trilogy by ken follett 2010 0928 isbn. Thirteenyearold welsh boy enters a world of men in the minesan american, law student to reject, in love finds a surprising new career for woodrow wilson in the. Fall of giants by ken follett, dutton, new york, september 2010. Fall of giants the century trilogy, book one by ken follett 2010. Ken folletts magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated. The united states and canadian edition is published by penguin random house. Fall of giants is a historical novel published in 2010 by welshborn author ken follett.
Fall of giants has been published in 15 languages, and almost two million copies were bought worldwide in the first ten weeks. Ken follett is one of the worlds bestloved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books. Ken folletts latest project is the century trilogy, a set of historical. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all. This is an epic of love, hatred, war and revolution. The first novel in the century trilogy, it follows the fates of five interrelated familiesamerican, german, russian, english, and welshas they move. Ken folletts magnificent new historical epic begins, as five. This is my first ken follett novel, and i am hooked. Ken follett is nothing if not an ambitious writer, and his latest novel, fall of giants, represents his boldest project to date but despite its breadth, it is highly readable. In fall of giants and winter of the world, ken follett followed the fortunes of five international familiesamerican, german, russian, english, and welshas they made their way through the twentieth century. Ken folletts extraordinary historical epic, the century trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion. Book two of the century trilogy by ken follett mass market paperback. Ken follett is a magnificent historical epic that begins as five interdependent families move through the capital of the dramas of the first world war, the russian revolution, and the struggle for womens right to vote. Download fall of giants ebook in epub, mobi and pdf format.
It is the first part of the century trilogy which follows five interrelated. Fall of giants the century trilogy, book one by ken follett 2010 0928 ken follett on. Follett has managed to write an accessible and fascinating page turner seeing these events through the eyes of welldrawn and believable characters is an engaging history lesson, much more compelling than any. Ken follett s magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the first world war, the russian revolution, and the struggle for womens suffrage. Ken follett s extraordinary historical epic, the century trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion. Fall of giants is his magnificent new historical epic. In 1989 the pillars of the earth was published, and has since become the authors most successful novel. Fall of giants the century trilogy, book one by ken follett 2010 0928. Fall of giants the century trilogy, book one by ken. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an oprahs book. Ken folletts magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the.
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