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Edge of Eternity

The Gripping, Epic Novel From International No.1 Bestseller Ken Follett

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Edge of Eternity

By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: John Lee
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Edge of Eternity is the epic, final novel in Ken Follett's captivating and hugely ambitious Century trilogy. On its own or in sequence with Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, this is an irresistible and spellbinding epic about the fight for personal freedom set during the Cold War.

A Fight Against Injustice
1961, and in the United States George Jakes, a bright young lawyer in the Kennedy administration and fierce supporter of the civil rights movement, boards a Greyhound bus in Washington with Verena, an employee of Martin Luther King whom he is in love with, to protest against segregation.

A Rising Tide of Danger
In East Germany, teacher Rebecca Hoffmann finds her entire life has been a lie as she is targeted by the secret police, even as her younger brother, Walli, dreams of escape across the Berlin Wall to Britain. In Russia, activist Tania Dvorkin narrowly evades capture for producing an illegal news-sheet, her actions all the more perilous because her brother, Dimka, is an emerging star of the Communist Party.

A Cold War That Could Eliminate the World Forever
In a sweeping tale that began in 1911, the descendants of five families will now find their true destiny as they fight for their individual freedom in a world facing the mightiest clash of superpowers it has ever seen.

Genre Fiction Historical Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Fiction Freedom Espionage Russia Social Movement Martin Luther King Socialism Cold War

Critic reviews

There’s a reason he’s a bestseller — he can tell a story . . . It's like watching a high-end boxset
Follett expertly chronicles the pivotal events of the closing decades of the 20th century through the eyes of a vast array of deftly-drawn characters
Compelling
All stars
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A very enjoyable story, captivating while highlighting the horrors of Communism and Segregation. To conclude that communism collapsed without influence from America (and Britain) is a butchering of history, however. While likely to have occured eventually so long as the west remained free as a comparison, it was brought forward by Reagan and Thatcher who refused to simply live along side such a brutal regime. They forced the USSR into bankruptcy, when others still believed the Russian system was an effective alternative.

A great story but let down by conclusions

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Everyone can find something to enjoy in this series. A fascinating portrait of 100 years of history told though characters and story lines that keep you hooked. Loved every chapter!

The series is an absolute joy!

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Brilliant.author, brilliant narrator, fact and fiction welded together to create a perfect trilogy, please write another one in similar vain

Ken Follet

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This a remarkable book, so compelling whilst accounting for events of historical importance. I loved all 3 books of this series. I also liked the reader.

Could not stop!

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Loved all 3 of these books. They have been spell binding. Fantastic narrating John Lee

Inspiring

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