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hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Illustrated boards, no wrapper as issued. Boards are very lightly rubbed with very small bump to lower rear corner, no fading. No inscriptions, illustrated, very little wear internally. Very slight spotting to edge of text block. Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK.…

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. As new unread condition light gray boards, black spine, gold front cover and spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Ken Follett; Author Dedication; Cast of Characters and Family Trees. Illustrated with family tree drawings and color front and rear endpaper maps. "Follett is masterly in conveying so much drama and historical information so vividly." - The New York Times Book Review. "Ken Follett's Century Trilogy follows the fortunes of five intertwined families - American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh - as they make their way through the twentieth century. It has been called "potent, engrossing" (Publishers Weekly) and "truly epic" (The Huffington Post). USA Today said, "You actually feel like you're there." Edge of Eternity, the finale, covers one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, encompassing civil rights, assassinations, Vietnam, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution - and rock and roll. East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she's been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for generations . George Jakes, himself biracial, bypasses corporate law to join Robert F. Kennedy's Justice Department and finds himself in the middle of not only the seminal events of the civil rights battle but also a much more personal battle . Cameron Dewar, the grandsom of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is much more dangerous than he'd imagined . Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Khrushchev, becomes an agent for good and for ill as the Soviet Union and the United States race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw - and into history. These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as they add their personal stories and insights to the most defining events of the twentieth century. From the opulent offices of the most powerful world leaders to the shabby apartments of those trying to begin a new empire, from the elite clubs of the wealthy and highborn to the passionate protests of a country's most marginalized citizens, this is truly a drama for the ages. With The Century Trilogy, Follett has guided readers through an entire era of history with a master's touch. His unique ability to tell fascinating, brilliantly researched stories that captivate readers and keep them turning the pages is unparalleled. In this climactic and concluding saga, Follett brings us into a world we thought we knew but now will never seem the same again." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Hill, Amy (book design); Hopkins, Dave (family tree illustrations); Hasselberger, Richard (jacket design); Follett, Barbara (author photograph); Morse, Ralph (jacket photographs) (ilustrador). …

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition blue boards/black spine/gold front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes List of Other Books by Ken Follett; Author Dedication; Cast of Characters and Acknowledgments. Also includes front and rear endpapers illustrated with color maps. "Ken Follett's Fall of Giants, the first novel in his extraordinary historical epic The Century Trilogy, was an international sensation, acclaimed as "sweeping and fascinating, a book that will consume you for days or weeks" (USA TODAY) and "grippingly told and readable to the end" (The New York Times Book Review). The Washington Post said, "If the next two volumes are as lively and entertaining as Fall of Giants, they should be well worth waiting for." Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families - American, German, Russian, English, and 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, to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs and 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 the war transforms her life, and then transforms it again, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also 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." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Hasselberger, Richard (jacket design); Follett, Barbara (author photograph); Hill, Amy (book design) (ilustrador). …