#46 in Historical fiction
Winter of the World
- NYT bestseller · 4 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“Winter of the World” carries Ken Follett’s “Century Trilogy” into the Second World War with a story that keeps a firm grip. It follows the children of the British, German, Russian and American families from “Fall of Giants”. Some readers find the prose merely adequate, the dialogue wooden and the new generation less fully drawn than their parents were. It is the middle volume and is best read in its place.
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About the book
Winter of the World is a historical novel written by the Welsh-born author Ken Follett, published in 2012. It is the second book in the Century Trilogy. Revolving about a family saga that covers the interrelated experiences of American, Russian, German and British families during the 20th century, the novel follows the second generation of those families, born to the main characters of the first novel, Fall of Giants, and is followed by a further generation of those families in the third and final book in the series, Edge of Eternity.
Reading order · The Century Trilogy
Full order & progress →- Fall of GiantsStart here
8.38.3 / 10 - Winter of the WorldThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - Edge of Eternity
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 217 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 60% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 217 | 100% |
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