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Edge of Eternity is the third and final part of Ken Follet’s epic historical series, the Century Trilogy. Summary of the Book The five families of the Century Trilogy have braved it all through the 20th century. Now they have reached the difficult period of the 1960s to the 1980s. It is an era of social, political and economic turmoil. The times are rife with demonstrations for civil rights, political assassinations, mass political movements, the Vietnam War, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis and presidential impeachment, revolution and the magic and promise of rock and roll. Rebecca Hoffman’s world as an East German teacher is shaken up as she discovers that the Stasi has been spying on her for years. She reacts by committing an impulsive act that will affect her family for as long as they live. George Jakes is the child of a mixed-race couple. He gives up a chance to pursue a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy’s Justice Department. He soon finds himself right in the centre of the principal events of a civil rights battle, not to mention a battle closer to home than he desires. Cameron Dewar is the grandson of a senator. He is excited at the prospects of being able to undertake some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in. However, he will learn that the world is a much more dangerous place than he’d imagined. Dimka Dvorkin is a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev. She becomes a principal player as the United States of America and the Soviet Union race towards nuclear war. However, Dimka’s twin sister, Tania, is carving out a role for herself that will etch her name into history and take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw. About Ken Follet Kenneth Martin Follet is a Welsh writer mainly known for his thrillers and historical novels. His titles Fall of Giants, The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple, Winter of the World, and World Without End are all best-sellers, and he has sold more than 130 million copies of his works over the years. Follet has received much acclaim for his works, including the Edgar Best Novel Award from the Mystery Writers of America, the Corine Publishing Prize in Bavaria, the Libri Golden Book Award for Best Fiction Title in Hungary, the Qué Leer Prize for Best Translated Book of 2012 in Spain and the Premio Bancarella Literary Prize in Italy. Series Reading Order This book ends the Century Trilogy which began with Fall of Giants and Winter of the World.