Ken Follett Novel Series

Ken Follet was born in British Isles and is popular among his readers for thrillers and historical novels. Till date, he has sold 100 million copies of his own novel and -4- of his books have reached the No.1 status on the New York Best Seller List. These include – The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple and World Without End. His initial success came, way back in 1978 – when he wrote the novel – Eye of the Needle – a novel in the thriller genre with a woman as a protagonist. Later, the book was adapted into a screenplay and was made into a movie. The write-up seeks to throw further light on Ken Follet’s creations that have gone on to become best-sellers;

1. The Key to Rebecca - The story is about a soldier Alex Wolff, who was part of a covert operation named Operation Salaam during World-war II. Alex develops his network & goes on to befriend a belly dancer and develops various methods to pass on secrets during the war, to bring the espionage operation expected level success. The story progresses to reveal Alex developing a sadistic character and willingness to kill, whosoever crosses his path. Whether the operation was a success forms the premise of the story.
2. Lie Down with Lions – Based on the fictional life of a brave and sensual Englishwoman caught in a romantic triangle involving rival spies Ellis & Jean-Pierre. The story is laced with love, hatred, deception and set in the context of the war in Afghanistan and terrorist conspiracies in Paris.
3. Triple – Three men from various nationalities (Israeli, Russian & Egyptian) come after 10yrs to meet as adversaries. They are involved in race to build the nuclear bomb in competition with each other. There are 200 tons of uranium up for grabs and this is the basic premise of the plot.
4. World without End – In his preceding novel, the Gothic cathedral is a central character to the book. The same cathedral is portrayed here and forms the centre of hate, greed, pride, ambition and revenge. The basic story is about the battle between progressive minds and old-school thought patterns that seek to break the traditional notions of medicine, commerce, architecture and justice. The novel is set in the backdrop of plague which engulfs Europe.

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