Never
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.
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Ken Follett
Ken Follett has built a career on the art of tension, whether it is the quiet suspense of a spy slipping through enemy lines or the slow, awe-inspiring rise of a cathedral that will outlast its makers. His novels combine the pace of thrillers with the sweep of history, pulling readers into stories where personal ambition and world-changing events are always on a collision course.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1949, Follett grew up in a household where television was forbidden, so books became his companions. That early immersion in reading shaped not only his imagination but also his instinct for narrative. After studying philosophy at University College London, he worked as a journalist and later in publishing, careers that sharpened his eye for detail and his sense of how stories reach audiences.
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