Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy

· The Century Trilogy Book 2 · Sold by Penguin
4.4
412 reviews
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"This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages." —The Huffington Post

Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War.

Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit 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 social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.

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4.4
412 reviews
Janice Beck
September 12, 2015
After reading FALL OF GIANTS, a mildly entertaining story set in early 1900s, progressing through WWI, I thought I would not read another of Follett's books. He depends too much on graphc sexual descriptions which are repulsive. But I am fascinated by anything WWII, so decided to read the second in the trilogy. The historical background, and the political maneuvering makes interesting reading, but there was not enough development in the characters. I became bored with the repetitive references and episodes of sexual encounters, and began skipping whole sections to pick up the thread of the story. It made no difference in the flow, and I finished the book in less time. I am definitely done this time.
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Pau Ocampo
September 3, 2021
Also one of my best reading experience. Especially the setting took place during WWII, which a topic I'm very interested, invested, and infused, and how the families went through this remarkable time.
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Heather Minsker
November 21, 2015
Historical facts in context of fictional families was enjoyable. Third book borders on placing the series in the historical romance category...but that can not take away from what a great job K F does with tying together complicated eras within the context of his characters families. Enjoyed the series.
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About the author

Ken Follett is one of the world’s best-loved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books. Follett’s first bestseller was Eye of the Needle, a spy story set in the Second World War. 

In 1989 The Pillars of the Earth was published, and has since become the author’s most successful novel. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an Oprah’s Book Club pick.
 
Its sequels, World Without End and A Column of Fire, proved equally popular, and the Kingsbridge series has sold 38 million copies worldwide.
 
Follett lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife Barbara. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren, and three Labradors.

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