Never

Never is an epic novel by the acclaimed master of words, Ken Follett. It is a global drama, an extraordinary thriller about heroines and villains, false prophets and true warriors, moderate politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries. Full of cautionary wisdom for our time, this gripping novel will take the reader to the very edge of the incredible.

In the Sahara, two elite intelligence agents are hot on the trail of a powerful drug trafficking gang, risking their lives at every turn, and having fallen madly in love, their careers as well. Meanwhile, a young, beautiful widow tries to escape from modern slavery on her way to Europe, accompanied by a mysterious stranger who seems to be not at all who he claims to be. In China, an ambitious official, hoping for a decent future for his homeland, fights against the old guard of communists who are pushing China, and with it its closest ally, North Korea, to a point of no return. On the other side of the world, in the USA, Pauline Green, the first female president of the country, with considerable diplomatic skill, resists terrorist attacks, illegal arms trade, and black PR campaigns orchestrated by her main political opponent. Pauline is determined to avoid war at all costs and does everything in her power to achieve this.

However, one act of aggression leads to another, and soon the most powerful nations in the world find themselves entangled in a web of mutual obligations from which it is impossible to escape. And when all the pieces of the ominous puzzle fall into place, will even someone with the most sincere intentions and outstanding diplomatic talent be able to stop the inevitable?