Author: Ken Follet.
Publisher :MacMillan
ISBN 978-1-4472-1189-1
Ken Follet is a legendary writer of action novels.
He usually has a hero who is an anti hero with sterling qualities. Stories are usually set in and around the WWII, with few exceptions.
His excellent novels i would rate as - Eye of the Needle, On Wings of Eagles and Triple.
His command over actual geographic locations with the mood and mentality of the local people depicted is usually flawless. The action takes a long time to build up and the climax is nail biting.
Then this foray into a very complex novel about multiple families and personalities, their lives entwined and enmeshed in WWII scenario. The rise of the Reich.The consequently ensuing clash of multiple nations.
And amidst all this the depiction of teenagers growing up to harsh reality, their changing life circumstances, how fate deals them hands they never imagined.
A well researched and written book in his forte genre of WWII.
The only grouse i have with the latest presentation from the pen of Ken Follet is the presence of too many characters and plots and sub plots in the novel. This makes the reading very confusing at times and too much going back and forth in trying to place the characters.
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