Fall Of Giants

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Fall of Giants, the first book in Ken Follett's acclaimed Century Trilogy, follows the lives of five families caught up in the monumental events of the early 20th century. From the mines of Wales to the halls of power in London and beyond, their stories unfold against the backdrop of World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the fight for women's suffrage.

An epic saga intertwining personal lives with historic upheavals.

Set in 1911, the story begins with thirteen-year-old Billy Williams starting work in the coal mines just as King George V is crowned. The rising tensions among global empires threaten not only the monarchy but also Billy's safety. His family is closely connected to the Fitzherberts, the aristocratic owners of the mine.

Meanwhile, Maud Fitzherbert falls for Walter von Ulrich, a German embassy spy, linking her fate with Gus Dewar, a driven aide to Woodrow Wilson, and the Peshkov brothers-two Russian orphans whose hopes to emigrate to America are shattered by conscription, revolution, and looming war.

As Russia erupts into violent revolution and the Great War begins, the destinies of these five families become deeply intertwined. Love draws them together even as conflict drives them apart, setting the stage for further turmoil in the century ahead.

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