Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy

Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy

Ken Follett follows up his #1 New York Times bestseller Fall of Giants with a brilliant, page-turning epic about the heroism and honor of World War II, and the dawn of the atomic age.

Ken Follettâ€™s Fall of Giants, the first novel in his extraordinary new historical epic, The Century Trilogy, was an international sensation, acclaimed as â€œsweeping and fascinating, a book that will consume you for days or weeksâ€ (USA Today) and â€œgrippingly told and readable to the endâ€ (The New York Times Book Review). â€œIf the next two volumes are as lively and entertaining as Fall of Giants,â€ said The Washington Post, â€œthey should be well worth waiting for.â€

Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated familiesâ€”American, German, Russian, English, Welshâ€”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 warâ€”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.

As always with Ken Follett, the historical background is brilliantly researched and rendered, the action fast-moving, the characters rich in nuance and emotion. With passion and the hand of a master, he brings us into a world we thought we knew, but now will never seem the same again.

25 CDs, 31.5 Hours
Read by John Lee
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Audio
Binding Audio CD
Color Multicolor
Height 5.75
Length 5.17
Weight 1.3999353637
Width 2.66
ReleaseDate 2012-09-18
NumberOfItems 25

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Audio
Binding	Audio CD
Color	Multicolor
Height	5.75
Length	5.17
Weight	1.3999353637
Width	2.66
ReleaseDate	2012-09-18
NumberOfItems	25

Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy

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