Books in series
#1
Fall of Giants
2010
This is an epic of love, hatred, war and revolution. This is a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women.
It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and to two orphaned Russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to America fall foul of war, conscription and revolution. In a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, "Fall Of Giants" moves seamlessly from Washington to St Petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty.
#2
Winter of the World
2012
Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, Welsh—enter a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the Spanish Civil War and the great dramas of World War II, up to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs.Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until she commits a deed of great courage and heartbreak... American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific... English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism... Daisy Peshkov, a driven American social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set, until the war transforms her life, not just once but twice, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war—but the war to come.
These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as their experiences illuminate the cataclysms that marked the century. From the drawing rooms of the rich to the blood and smoke of battle, their lives intertwine, propelling the reader into dramas of ever-increasing complexity.
#3
Edge of Eternity
2014
Edge of Eternity is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett’s extraordinary historical epic, The Century Trilogy.
Throughout these books, Follett has followed the fortunes of five intertwined families – American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh – as they make their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the enormous social, political, and economic turmoil of the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution – and rock and roll.East German teacher Rebecca Hoffman discovers she’s been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives.…George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy’s Justice Department, and finds himself in the middle not only of the seminal events of the civil rights battle, but a much more personal battle of his own.…Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he’d imagined.…Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes a prime agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tania, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw – and into history.As always with Follett, the historical background is brilliantly researched and rendered, the action fast-moving, the characters rich in nuance and emotion. With the hand of a master, he brings us into a world we thought we knew but now will never seem the same again.
#5
Крахът на титаните. Книга І. Част І.
2010
„Крахът на титаните” е нов и величествен исторически епос. Първият роман от трилогията „XX век” проследява съдбите на пет взаимосвързани фамилии – американска, германска, руска, английска и уелска, преминаващи през разтърсващите света драми на Първата световна война, руската революция и борбата... за равноправие на жените.
Тринадесетгодишният Били Уилямс навлиза в света на мъжете в уелските добивни мини... Гюс Деуор, американски студент по право, отхвърлен в любовта, намира изненадваща нова кариера в Белия дом по времето на Удро Уилсън... Двама осиротели руски братя, Григорий и Лев Пешкови, поемат по коренно различни пътища на половин свят разстояние един от друг, когато техните планове да емигрират в Америка пропадат заради прокобата на войната, конспирацията и революцията. Сестрата на Били – Етел – икономка в аристократичната къща на Фицхърбърт, прави съдбоносна стъпка, докато самата лейди Мод Фицхърбърт прекрачва дълбоко в забранената територия, като се влюбва във Валтер фон Улрих, шпионин в посолството на Германия в Лондон.
Съдбите на тези и много други герои се преплитат в една сага, изпъстрена с драматични обрати. Историята в „Крахът на титаните” ни води от Вашингтон до Санкт Петербург, от мръсотията и опасността на въглищната мина до блестящите полилеи на двореца, от коридорите на властта до покоите на могъщите.
Както винаги в книгите на Кен Фолет, историческата основа е брилянтно проучена и предадена, с бързодвижещи се действия и персонажи, богати на нюанси и емоции. Тази книга е предопределена да бъде класика!
В бъдещите томове от трилогията наследниците на описаните в този роман фамилии преминават през знаменитите събития от останалата част на двадесетото столетие, като променят себе си и самия век. Със страст и майсторско перо Кен Фолет ни въвежда в свят, който смятахме, че познаваме, но вече никога няма да ни изглежда по същия начин.
#6
Pad divova - drugi svezak
2010
Od Ušice igle do Stupova zemlje, veličina Follettovih knjiga uvijek nam je donosila i veliki užitak čitanja. Njegov novi uradak respektabilnog volumena, Pad divova, predstavit će vam pomno istraženo povijesno razdoblje kroz priče velškog dječaka rudara, američkog studenta prava, engleske spremačice, aristokratkinje koja se zaljubljuje u pogrešnu osobu i dva siromašna ruska brata čiji će vas životi provesti kroz Prvi svjetski rat, rusku revoluciju, kraljevske dvorce Europe i gangsterske organizacije za vrijeme prohibicije.
Bogatstvo povijesno točnih detalja i epska širina priče daju izvanrednu kombinaciju povijesti i fikcije te rijetko viđen učinak politike s točke gledišta pojedinca zahvaćenog burnim svjetskim zbivanjima. Vrlo je vjerojatno da ćete čitajući Pad divova naučiti više o povijesti početka dvadesetog stoljeća nego iz svih svojih udžbenika dosad!
#13
Rob večnosti, 1. del
2014
Velikopotezni zaključek veličastne zgodovinske sage Stoletje
Follettova trilogija spremlja junake petih različnih družin – valižanske, angleške, nemške, ruske in ameriške – na njihovi poti skozi 20. stoletje. Po obeh svetovnih vojnah prvega in drugega dela v tretji knjigi nastopi najbolj viharno obdobje, čas velikanskih družbenih, političnih in gospodarskih sprememb od šestdesetih do osemdesetih let prejšnjega stoletja. Pisatelj prepleta osebne zgodbe junakov z najodločilnejšimi dogodki te dobe: od gibanja za državljanske pravice, političnih atentatov, vojne v Vietnamu in posledičnih protivojnih demonstracij do padca berlinskega zidu, kubanske krize, afere Watergate in rojstva rokenrola. Pred očmi bralcev tako košček za koščkom raste domnevno znani svet, ki pa v Follettovi mojstrski govorici zažari v povsem novi luči.
#1-3
Trilogía The Century
La caída de los gigantes / El invierno del mundo / El umbral de la eternidad
2014
Pack digital con los tres volúmenes de la aclamada trilogía «The Century» de Ken Follett.
«Esta es la historia de mis abuelos y de los vuestros, de nuestros padres y de nuestras propias vidas. De alguna forma es la historia de todos nosotros.» Ken Follett
La caída de los gigantes
Una gran novela épica que narra la historia de cinco una alemana, una inglesa, una galesa, una rusa y una estadounidense, durante los años turbulentos de la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Revolución rusa y la lucha de hombres y mujeres por sus derechos.
El invierno del mundo
Los hijos de las cinco familias son ahora los protagonistas de esta novela que se desarrolla entre los años anteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la Guerra Fría. El nazismo, la invasión de la Unión Soviética, el ataque a Pearl Harbor, la guerra civil española y el desarrollo de la bomba atómica son algunos de los acontecimientos que marcarán sus vidas.
El umbral de la eternidad
El final de la gran historia de las cinco familias cuyas vidas se han entrelazado a través del siglo XX. La familia estadounidense, la alemana, la rusa, la inglesa y la galesa participan en los acontecimientos sociales y políticos que marcaron las agitadas décadas de los sesenta a los noventa, y son testigos de ellos.
La crítica ha dicho... «Alta política y bajas pasiones (y viceversa) conforman un folletín de grandes dimensiones que confirma a Follett como relojero mayor del reino del best seller.»Qué Leer
«Ken Follett no es un escritor, sino un fenómeno social.»El Cultural de ElMundo
«La saga atrapa y la intensidad de los personajes te sumerge en el relato. Un trabajo de plena coherencia, cohesión y pulcritud.» Ramón Ventura, El Periódico de Catalunya
«Fascinante... fluye con un dramatismo que te engancha y de un ritmo magistral, hazañas de personajes, histrionismo familiar e intriga internacional.»The New York Daily News
Authors
Ken Follett
Author · 68 books
Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages. Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995. He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director. Ken’s first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978. A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. It remains one of Ken’s most popular books. In 1989, Ken’s epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, The Pillars of the Earth, was published. It reached number one on best-seller lists everywhere and was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010. World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, proved equally popular when it was published in 2007. Ken’s new book, The Evening and the Morning, will be published in September 2020. It is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth and is set around the year 1,000, when Kingsbridge was an Anglo-Saxon settlement threatened by Viking invaders. Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He was chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses. He is also active in many Stevenage charities and is President of the Stevenage Community Trust and Patron of Home-Start Hertfordshire. Ken, who loves music almost as much as he loves books, is an enthusiastic bass guitar player. He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with his wife Barbara, the former Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren and two Labradors.
