Never
A Novel
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- 7,99 €
Publisher Description
New York Times Bestseller
The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it’s an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day.
“A compelling story, and only too realistic.” —Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary
“Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn’t get fixed.” So says Pauline Green, president of the United States, in Follett’s nerve-racking drama of international tension.
A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert; a stolen US Army drone; an uninhabited Japanese island; and one country’s secret stash of deadly chemical poisons: all these play roles in a relentlessly escalating crisis.
Struggling to prevent the outbreak of world war are a young woman intelligence officer; a spy working undercover with jihadists; a brilliant Chinese spymaster; and Pauline herself, beleaguered by a populist rival for the next president election.
Never is an extraordinary novel, full of heroines and villains, false prophets and elite warriors, jaded politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries. It brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In superstar novelist Ken Follett’s what-if political thriller, the world races toward Armageddon. U.S. President Pauline Green is facing a complex web of conflicts between the world’s superpowers, which could escalate into a nuclear war. Meanwhile, a young widow from conflict-ridden Chad tries to escape to Europe with her child. Follett treats these two very different women with a documentarian’s eye for detail and a war reporter’s unflinching gaze. From the political grandstanding to a terrorist drug ring, a sense of urgency runs throughout Follett’s near-future world, where an everyday action like checking your phone can trigger international calamity. Never is so exciting—and so plausible—you won’t want to look away.
