Edge of Eternity
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Edge of Eternity

by Ken Follett

2014•Historical•1136 pages

Taste attributes: historicalpoliticaldramaespionageheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age

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Boxlist takeRealistic and expansive: an intricate historical novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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About This Book

Edge of Eternity is the third and final novel in Ken Follett’s Century Trilogy. Set between 1961 and 1989, it follows the descendants of the families introduced in Fall of Giants and Winter of the World as they confront the Cold War, the civil-rights movement, the Vietnam War, political scandal, and the division of Germany.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalPoliticalDramaEspionageSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of age

Subjects

Cold WarPolitical fictionWorld politicsTwentieth centurySpy storiesHistorySiglo XXCivil rights movements

Details

Author
Ken Follett
Published
2014
Pages
1136
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