Prolific (36 books) storyteller Ken Follett, author of the contemporary thriller NEVER, says, “When I was doing the research for “Fall of Giants” I was shocked to realize that the First World War was a war that nobody wanted…I came to believe that it was all a tragic accident. And I wondered: Could that happen again?”

His compelling book speaks to our political times while it travels the world. It brims with heroines and villains, false prophets and elite warriors, jaded politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries.

Two elite western intelligence agents in the Sahara Desert track drug-smuggling terrorists. Nearby, a beautiful young widow in Chad fights against human traffickers. A senior Chinese spy battles against older Communist hawks who support North Korea and hate the west. Meanwhile, US President Pauline Green navigates terrorist attacks, illegal arms trading, and the smear campaigns of her political opponent with careful and deft diplomacy. But what’s next for her?

More than a thriller, NEVER is about the impossible decisions and unforeseen consequences that could lead to the next world war. It is a cautionary tale for our times.

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