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There is so much to love here, and the good news is the end is just the beginning: Fall of Giants is the first in a planned trilogy. Action-packed with blood on the battlefield and conspiracies behind closed doors, Fall of Giants brings the nuances of each character to life and shifts easily from dirty coal mines to sparkling palaces. It is the first part of the Century Trilogy which follows five interrelated families.

Intriguing stories of love and loyalty abound, from a forbidden romance between a German spy and a British aristocrat to a Russian soldier and his scandal-ridden brother in love with the same woman. The first in Ken Follett's bestselling Century Trilogy, Fall of Giants is a captivating 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. Fall of Giants is a 2010 historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett. The story follows five families across the globe as their fates intertwine with the extraordinary events of World War I, the political struggles within their own countries, and the rise of the feminist movement. At over 1,000 pages, Fall of Giants delivers all the elements that fans of Ken Follett have come to treasure: historical accuracy, richly developed characters, and a sweeping yet intimate portrait of a past world that you'll fully inhabit before the first chapter is through. 'Fall of Giants' is exactly how I like my world history - abundant sex, populated by badly-behaving people, strewn with idiots and led by self-centered world and local leaders (and followers), who are concerned mostly with saving their own skin as their only life-worthy objective.

Amazon Best of the Month, September 2010: Welcome to the 20th century as you've never seen it. Fall of Giants is his magnificent new historical epic.