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As the nuclear arms race escalates in the Middle East, the Mossad, KGB, Egyptians, and Fedayeen terrorists will play out the final violent moves in a devastating game where the price of failure is nuclear holocaust...

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 1,1979

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Format
320 pages, Paperback
Published
August 3, 2004 by NAL Trade
ISBN
9780451212085
ASIN
0451212088
Language
English
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Ken Follett is one of the world's most successful authors. Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.

Born on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995.

He started his career as a reporter, first with his hometown newspaper the South Wales Echo and then with the London Evening News. Subsequently, he worked for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director.

Ken's first major success came with the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978. A World War II thriller set in England, this book earned him the 1979 Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. It remains one of Ken's most popular books.

In 1989, Ken's epic novel about the building of a medieval cathedral, The Pillars of the Earth, was published. It reached number one on best-seller lists everywhere and was turned into a major television series produced by Ridley Scott, which aired in 2010. World Without End, the sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, proved equally popular when it was published in 2007.

Ken's new book, The Evening and the Morning, will be published in September 2020. It is a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth and is set around the year 1,000, when Kingsbridge was an Anglo-Saxon settlement threatened by Viking invaders.

Ken has been active in numerous literacy charities and was president of Dyslexia Action for ten years. He was chair of the National Year of Reading, a joint initiative between government and businesses. He is also active in many Stevenage charities and is President of the Stevenage Community Trust and Patron of Home-Start Hertfordshire.

Ken, who loves music almost as much as he loves books, is an enthusiastic bass guitar player. He lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with his wife Barbara, the former Labour Member of Parliament for Stevenage. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren and two Labradors.

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dpe050911
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April 17,2025
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When Ken Follett burst upon the thriller scene in the late 1970s, he shook the genre wide awake by combining some raciness with his plots. The fact that the heroine of Eye of the Needle had to make love to a Nazi spy to defeat him was a bit shocking while in keeping with sensibilities of its time. Triple was his next novel; it moves that model to the Middle East conflict. Today it feels a bit clunky but is still fairly thrilling. The book is a fast, fun read but not particularly memorable.
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Silva97
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April 17,2025
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What a complex espionage tale in post-WW2 Europe. My takeaway is that you never know who to trust in the spy game. Convoluted novel. I don't pretend to understand all of the double dealing going on but enjoyed the ride.
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eduardico21
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April 17,2025
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Awesome and really close to what really happened (something he didn't know at the time he wrote it).
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P-Fitty
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April 17,2025
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Huge Follett Fan but not a fan of this book

I would not read this one if I knew what it was before reading.
This Follett book plays like a drug store action crime novel. There are plot flaws galore and I didn't identify with many of the characters. Skip this one.
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dgpl
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April 17,2025
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A good plot, but a chaotic finish left me wanting for a more descriptive ending.
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TheGunners
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April 17,2025
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I enjoyed this book. I think Ken Follett wrote a good adventure tale as usual. I’d recommend it to his fans.
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