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The Century Trilogy Reading Order
The Century Trilogy by Ken Follett has 3 main books (2010–2014). Start with Fall of Giants (2010) and read the numbered books in order.
By Ken Follett
The Century Trilogy books in order
Your reading speed
- 17 h 15 min
- 16 h 45 min
- 19 h 53 min
Main books together: 3,078 pages, about 53 h 53 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Century Trilogy: common questions
- How many books are in the The Century Trilogy series?
- There are 3 main books in The Century Trilogy. The most recent main book listed here is Edge of Eternity (2014).
- What order should I read The Century Trilogy in?
- Read The Century Trilogy in its numbered order: Fall of Giants, Winter of the World, Edge of Eternity.
- What is the first The Century Trilogy book?
- The first book is Fall of Giants by Ken Follett, published in 2010.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Century Trilogy series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 3,078 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 54 hours of reading, or about 108 days at 30 minutes a day.