There was a time, just once ...

When it all started? The story has a long history and somewhere had Ken Follett start. So a Jew, an Englishman, a Russian, an Arab and an American in 1947 meet each other by chance in Oxford. You will see in the course of history, which ends in 1968 again. The reunion ends with a total of two survivors.

Follett's theme has not lost even 30 years after the publication of the book on explosiveness. It's about different views on nuclear proliferation and the situation in the Middle East. Except for a secret service, the participating nations are contributing only idiot. Thus Follett does not serve up his predecessor work.

Follett's story fits into the It-was-once-genre and follows up on the absurd showdown an interesting idea. But that's enough for me only for 2 stars.