A review by mrbear
Edge of Eternity by Ken Follett

4.0

If you've gotten this far in the series, you probably mostly know what to expect and will be excited to listen to the third book. This book starts with the Cuban Missile Crisis and concludes roughly with the falling of the Berlin Wall. It studies the rise to prominence of music over this period, the slow deterioration of the communist economy, the civil rights movement, free journalism, and a few other more minor themes. Unlike some of the previous books, I felt this book did less of a good job connecting the generations. Though some families, such as George's and Rebecca's, are still relevant in the story, most of the characters from the previous book take a very secondary role in this one and are rarely if ever POV characters, despite the previous book ending just 10-15 years before the start of this one. While new characters were certainly needed to carry through to the end of the time period, I felt this decision was a little questionable.

Overall, if you've gotten this far, it's absolutely worth the read. That said, trying to piece through the Follett books in my head, I think I probably enjoyed the Kingsbridge trilogy more.