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Edge of Eternity - Abridged
Book Three of The Century Trilogy
The Century Trilogy
By Ken Follett
Narrated by John Lee / 12 hours 24 minutes
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” (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 Hoffman 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 bi-racial, 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 grandson 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, Tania, 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 insight to the most defining events of the 20th 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.
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Fall of Giants
By: Ken Follett
Length: 30 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
Ken Follett’s magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.
A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new... Read more »
Fall of Giants - Abridged
By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: Dan Stevens
Length: 12 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Ken Follett’s magnificent new historical epic begins as five interrelated families move through the momentous dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women’s suffrage.
A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man’s world in the mining pits. . . . An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new... Read more »
While the World Is Still Asleep
By: Petra Durst-Benning & Edwin Miles
Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
Length: 14 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
The first in a new series from Petra Durst-Benning, the bestselling author of The Glassblower series.
An inspiring historical tale of one woman risking it all for her dreams set in 1890s Berlin.
After the tragic death of her little brother, Josephine travels to the Black Forest to heal. There she discovers a feeling of freedom astride a brand-new... Read more »
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Winter of the World
By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 31 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World... Read more »
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Winter of the World - Abridged
By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 12 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Ken Follett follows up his #1 New York Times bestseller Fall of Giants with a brilliant, page-turning epic about the heroism and honor of World War II, and the dawn of the atomic age.
Ken Follett’s Fall of Giants, the first novel in his extraordinary new historical epic, The Century Trilogy, was an international sensation, acclaimed as “sweeping... Read more »
The Champagne Queen
By: Petra Durst-Benning & Edwin Miles
Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
Length: 15 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
When Isabelle took a chance and eloped with Leon Feininger, her true love, she hadn’t stopped to consider what would happen next. Winter on his family’s isolated vineyard proves tougher than she expected, and Isabelle finds herself daydreaming, envisioning the wines she and Leon will make when they have their own land.
An unexpected inheritance... Read more »
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The Queen of Beauty
By: Petra Durst-Benning & Edwin Miles
Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden
Length: 17 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Petra Durst-Benning’s captivating historical novel pays homage to the trailblazing women of the early twentieth century—like Elizabeth Arden and Estée Lauder—who shaped culture, shattered convention, and strived to make the world around them more beautiful.
Despite all that Clara Berg has achieved as a wife, mother, and chemist—especially for a... Read more »
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Edge of Eternity
By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 36 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Edge of Eternity is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic series, The Century Trilogy.
Throughout the trilogy, Follett has followed the fortunes of five families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--as they make their way through the twentieth century. Now, they come to one of the... Read more »
Edge of Eternity - Abridged
By: Ken Follett
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 12 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: Yes
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” (Huffington Post). USA Today said, “You actually feel like you’re there.”
Edge of ... Read more »
| Author | Ken Follett |
| Narrator | John Lee |
| ISBN | 9780698163737 |
| Length | 12 hours 24 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Publication date | September 16, 2014 |
| Edition | Abridged |
| Libro.fm rank | #170,131 Overall |
| Genre rank | #5,107 in Historical Fiction |