Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy

"This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages." —The Huffington Post

Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War.

Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.

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992 pages

Average rating: 8.54

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Anonymous
Apr 01, 2025
6/10 stars
More fun history lite, and I learned a bit more trivia.
Anonymous
Jan 14, 2025
8/10 stars
While not as good as the first in the series it was still a great read. It is a sweeping portrait of a crucial period in time. He glossed over some details but gave such an overall picture of the devastation of the war and the political upheaval.
joharrison
Nov 25, 2024
10/10 stars
Really enjoyed this, as much as the first one... Learnt lots too!
Anonymous
Feb 20, 2024
8/10 stars
Gripping story beginning to end. It's a big messy depiction of history and that why I like it.

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