Fall of Giants

The first novel in Ken Follett’s 'Century' trilogy, Fall of Giants, follows the destinies of five interrelated families – one American, one Russian, one German, one English and one Welsh – through the earth-shaking events of the First World War and the Russian Revolution.

The story segues seamlessly from Washington to St. Petersburg, from the volatile tunnels of the coal mine to the opulence of palatial banguets, from the ferocious politics of war mongers and revolutionaries to the maddening pursuits of true loves and illicit affairs. This epic tale illustrates the intertwined fates of the five families as they unfold in dramatic, gripping complexity.

Ken Follett has finely crafted a spellbinding tapestry of history and fiction in Fall of Giants, and I can hardly wait for the future volumes of this trilogy series  –  when subsequent generations of the same families will travel through the great events of the rest of the twentieth century, changing themselves and the century itself. 

The second novel, Winter of the World, will be published in the second half of 2012.

Read Chapter One of Fall of Giants here: 

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