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The Century Trilogy Reading Order.

Quick Answer

Start with Fall of Giants (2010).

This epic trilogy follows the lives of five interconnected families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—throughout the 20th century.

Where to start

Start with Fall of Giants (2010).

Complete Series Reading Order

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Why Publication Order?We recommend reading in Publication Order (default). This follows the author's release schedule, ensuring you experience plot twists, character growth, and world-building exactly as intended without spoilers.
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1

Fall of Giants

Pub: 2010

Five interconnected families across the globe navigate the treacherous politics, class conflicts, and devastating warfare of World War I.

2

Winter of the World

Pub: 2012

Plot details hidden until you finish "Fall of Giants".

1933, and at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams is drawn to irresistible socialite Daisy Peshkov, who represents everything that his left-wing family despise, but Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert, a leading light of the British Union of Fascists. Berlin is in turmoil. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich, struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Many are resolved to oppose Hitler's brutal regime - but are they willing to betray their country? Shaken by the tyranny and the prospect of war, five interconnected families' lives become ever more enmeshed. An international clash of military power and personal beliefs is sweeping the world, but what will this new war mean for those who must live through it?

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Edge of Eternity

Pub: 2014

Plot details hidden until you finish "Winter of the World".

Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic, the Century Trilogy, reaches its sweeping, passionate conclusion.In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution—and rock and roll.East German teacher Rebecca Hoffmann discovers she’s been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives. . . . George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career 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 a much more personal battle of his own. . . . Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he'd imagined. . . . Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes an agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tanya, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw—and into history.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I read The Century Trilogy in?

Start with Fall of Giants (2010).

How many books are in The Century Trilogy?

3 main books, published 2010–2014.

Can I read The Century Trilogy out of order?

It's best not to. The books build on each other, so reading out of order spoils earlier twists.