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Fall of giants is a historical novel published in 2010 by welshborn author ken follett. Book one of the century trilogy is set in europe before, during and after world war i. Ken folletts extraordinary historical epic, the century trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion. In a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, fall of giants moves seamlessly from washington to st petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty. Fall of giants takes us into the inextricably entangled fates of five familiesand into a. Sep 28, 2010 a massive, catsquashing, multigenerational and multifamilial saga, the first volume of what follett world without end, 2007, etc. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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