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Ken Follet has never been known to disappoint his readers. This book, Fall of Giants, slated to be the first in The Century Trilogy, is packed with information about WWI and leading up to WWII, starting in 1911 to 1925. It is a book waiting in the wings to be enacted with a full cast of characters spanning across continents.
Fall of Giants is set against the backdrop of WWI in Europe – taking the reader into the pre and post war periods and into every level of society, be it the Kings or Queens, Ladies or Lords, or even the servants and miners – Follet, the master story teller delves into each of their lives and brings them right besides you. The drama of life enacted out through every line of the book is riveting!
A historical fiction, you travel places with Follet and his cast of characters, from the dirt mines and miners to the lavish palaces and inner sanctums of those who crafted and plotted to bring about war.
Reading this masterpiece the reader will be richer with a lifetime of info that is packed in the Fall of Giants, interwoven with historical facts. For those unfamiliar with the history of WWI and the prevailing social conditions, this book is a must read. The story centers around five European families and how their lives take shape during the major events across the continents over nearly two decades with glimpses of the social conditions and cClass struggles of that time.
This epic of a novel has so many characters among the Ffive families, that Follet has been kind enough to provide a listing of all his characters. Now one can only wait with bated breath for the rest of the Trilogy to gradually bring the reader up to date with current events. Definitely a must have!
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