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Contrived Coincidence / One Degree of Separation:.In Edge of Eternity, Cam Dewar is a Republican, while the rest of his family is rather leftist.In Winter of the World, Erik von Ulrich is the only Nazi in a family of Social Democrats.Oh, and by the way, he is also the President of the United States. In Book 3, Maria Summers has to keep her affair with a white man a secret, though their ethnicities are by far not the only problem.In Book 2, Jacky Jakes and Greg Peshkov have an illicit affair.Been There, Shaped History: The characters often have small but pivotal roles concerning the outcome of crucial historical events.Edge of Eternity-Similarly, Follett makes it very clear that he thinks that the Social Democrats were the heroes of the twentieth century.

Fall of Giants-It sure does seem like Ken Follett is a Labour Party voter.Anguished Declaration of Love: Happens from time to time.The series as a whole provides examples of: The Williams family-Welsh coal miners, who eventually get into Labour Party politics.The Peshkov family-two Russian peasants, one who emigrates to America and one who stays behind and gets involved in the Russian Revolution.The von Ulrich family-ditto, except they're German.The Fitzherbert family-ditto, except they're British.

The Dewar family-aristocrats with high connections in the American government.

Edge of Eternity (2014): Covering 1961 to 2008, focusing on the Cold War and the American Civil Rights Movement.

Winter of the World (2012): Covering 1933 to 1949, focusing on the rise of the Nazis and World War II.

Fall of Giants (2010): Covers 1911 to 1923, but most of the novel is set during World War I.

The trilogy consists of the following novels: The Century Trilogy is, as the name indicates, a trilogy of novels by Ken Follett which tell the history of the 20th century through the eyes of five interrelated families-American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh.