#33 in Historical fiction
Fall of Giants
- 997
- Pages
- about 18 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 2 weeks on the list
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Our view
“Fall of Giants” tells the First World War and the Russian Revolution through five interlinked families, and reads faster than its size suggests. Across nearly a thousand pages, readers who enjoy Follett’s big canvases are swept along and pick up the history almost in passing; others find the characters one-dimensional, and some object to how the women are written and to the many sex scenes. Some suggest keeping a list of the families.
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About the book
Fall of Giants is a 2010 historical novel by Welsh author Ken Follett. It is the first part of the Century Trilogy which follows five interrelated families throughout the course of the 20th century. The first book covers notable events such as World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage. The sequel Winter of the World covers World War II and was published on September 18, 2012. The third book, Edge of Eternity, covers the Cold War and was published in 2014.
Reading order · The Century Trilogy
Full order & progress →- Fall of GiantsThis book
8.38.3 / 10 - Winter of the World
8.28.2 / 10 - Edge of Eternity
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 420 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 74% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 8.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 24 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 396 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is Fall of Giants?
It has 997 pages — longer than 93% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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