He dislikes Republicans and goes into detail smearing them while singing the praises of Democrats and completely overlooking any of their scandals or events. The author is blatantly biased in his political views. To look into some historical events that the author claims took place. He adds a depth to the story and proves quite enjoyable to listen to.ĭid Edge of Eternity inspire you to do anything? What does John Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? The ending felt rushed and as if the author was just trying to wrap up in a hurry to get on with something else. What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!) I enjoyed the story line and the characters but none hooked me and kept me caring about them as in the prior two books. I looked forward to this book with great anticipation. Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? In a sweeping tale that began in 1911, the descendants of five families will now find their true destiny as they fight for their individual freedom in a world facing the mightiest clash of superpowers it has ever seen. In Russia, activist Tania Dvorkin narrowly evades capture for producing an illegal news-sheet, her actions all the more perilous because her brother, Dimka, is an emerging star of the Communist Party.Ī Cold War That Could Eliminate the World Forever In East Germany, teacher Rebecca Hoffmann finds her entire life has been a lie as she is targeted by the secret police, even as her younger brother, Walli, dreams of escape across the Berlin Wall to Britain. On its own or in sequence with Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, this is an irresistible and spellbinding epic about the fight for personal freedom set during the Cold War.ġ961, and in the United States George Jakes, a bright young lawyer in the Kennedy administration and fierce supporter of the civil rights movement, boards a Greyhound bus in Washington with Verena, an employee of Martin Luther King whom he is in love with, to protest against segregation. Edge of Eternity is the epic, final novel in Ken Follett's captivating and hugely ambitious Century trilogy.
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