Una fortuna peligrosa

Escrito por Ken Follett

Narrado por Raúl Rodríguez

Una fortuna peligrosa es un juego de pasiones encontradas llevado con brío y penetración, así como una aguda recreación de los esplendores y miserias de las altas finanzas. Una obra llamada a sorprender a los admiradores de ese gran novelista que es Ken Follett y que ahora podrás disfrutar en formato audiolibro.

La riqueza de los Pilaster se basaba en el banco de la familia, una de las más sólidas y respetables instituciones financieras del Londres victoriano. En torno al consejo de administración, que preside el anciano Seth Pilaster, giran las ambiciones de la familia, sobre todo las de Augusta, su maliciosa nuera, y las de Hugh, nieto de Seth.

Augusta, junto a su falta de escrúpulos, cuenta con la alianza de Miguel Miranda, vástago de una brutal familia de caciques sudamericanos que desea contar con el apoyo del banco para sus proyectos de dominio. La lucha entre la perfidia de Augusta y la tradición de honradez de Hugh marcará durante treinta años los destinos del banco.

Ahora también puedes escuchar Una fortuna peligrosa en formato audiolibro.

Reseña:
«Un modelo perfecto de construcción de intriga, con una fenomenal progresión dramática.»
The New York Times

• Idioma: Español
• Editorial: Penguin Random House Audio
• Traductor: José Manuel Bartolomé López
• Fecha de lanzamiento: 19 sept 2019
• ISBN: 9788401023019

Ken Follett

Ken Follett es uno de los autores más queridos y admirados por los lectores de todo el mundo, y las ventas de sus treinta y ocho libros superan los ciento noventa y ocho millones de ejemplares. Su primer best seller fue La isla de las tormentas (El ojo de la aguja), un thriller de espionajeambientado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En 1989 publicó Los pilares de la Tierra, que alcanzó el número uno en las listas de más vendidos en un gran número de países y que se ha convertido en su novela más popular. Sus secuelas, Un mundo sin fin, Una columna de fuego y La armadura de la luz, y la precuela, Las tinieblas y el alba, fueron también grandes éxitos y la saga en su conjunto ha superado los cincuenta millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. Follett vive en Hertfordshire con su esposa, Barbara. Entre los dos tienen cinco hijos, seis nietos y dos perros labradores.

Comentarios para Una fortuna peligrosa

[jtsolakos · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Another Ken Follett classic. A great read into the class system of Victorian England and the banking system. Don't let that turn you off. This is intriguing, characters are well developed and the you will not be able to put the book down.

[sgsmitty · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

A rather good book. typical Follett story I think. This one about about families, etc in last half of the 19th century with the banking business in London as the backdrop. I say typical in that there are now shocking twists or surprise endings and good triumphs. But that is what I like about Follett books.

[henrog-315853 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This book grabs the reader from page one and keeps the suspense going so you don't want to put it down. Beginning with the death of a young boy at a prestigious school, the story follows the group of boys who were there at the time. Their lives continue to be connected throughout adulthood, with intrigue, suspense, greed and retribution. This is a page turner and another of Folletts great stories.

[elizabethcromb · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Good tale of family conflict and tensions set around the late 1800s English banking scene. Not as thrilling as some of his work but interesting character development, especially Augusta as the manipulative wife of one of the bank partners and matriarch of the family.

[paulhock-1 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

I liked it. Well written murder, political intrigue, set in the banking world of 19th Century England.

[davidshellhamer · Calificación: 1 de 5 estrellas]

I liked Pillars much better; which I read first. Follett is an excellent writer but I could of done without this depressing story of corruption,murder, unnecessary sex, oh yes and don't forget to add a gay character because there were gays back then also! It seemed contrived. In general, I don't like a story that has no redeeming or complicated characters. Would make a decent made for TV movie with some B rate washed up actors.

[rosies_38 · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

my first Ken Follett and disappointed; unlikable characters; I didn't care what happened to anyone.

[domingosantos_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

Well-done and a captivating read. Unlike many authors, Follett knows how to write an ending that does not seem contrived, disjointed, forced, lacking in credulity, or otherwise disappointing.

[birdsam0610 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

This book has the distinction of being the first book that I purchased and read on my Sony e-reader. The first thing I noticed was that the e-reader must condense the pages as there were less screens than the book copy of A Dangerous Fortune- a good thing in my opinion as Mr Follett tends to write chunky pageturners.

A Dangerous Fortune is another one of those page turners, focusing on an English banking family, the Pilasters, in the late 1800s. There is Edward, the rich banking heir and Hugh, who has been disgraced due to the bankruptcy and suicide of his father. We meet these cousins at their boarding school, where a schoolmate has mysteriously drowned. Enter Edward’s friend, Cordovan Micky Miranda and fellow Cordovian and Hugh’s friend, Tonio. This event will plague them for the rest of their lives.

The rest of the book is played out as a gripping family saga. There’s the domineering mother, Augusta, who will stop at virtually nothing to see that Edward becomes senior partner of the bank and that Hugh’s position is weakened. There’s the villain in Micky (some of his exploits will blow you away) but there’s the good friend of Hugh in Solly and Tonio. Maisie, whose life was changed when Hugh’s father went bankrupt, will also have you cheering at her rags to riches story.

Although this book is about banking, it’s never boring. The Pilasters and friends never cease to be thinking about plotting the rise or fall of someone. The possible exception to this is Hugh, who is honest (sometimes too much) and hardworking. He is a central character as a lot of the plotting revolves around his success and failure.

There is less focus on the history and more on the plot, which moves at a speedy pace. A great book to start ereading with!

[flashflood42 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Prep school relationships between a Mexican boy and a rich society boy leads to murder, financial chicanery that goes on for years, sexual exploitation. The hero also was ruined by members of his greedy family but love and fortune ultimately prevail. We listened to the audio version while driving from Detroit to Maine with my daughter's 1 year old son and dog. It kept us going all three days!

[mickmckeown · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Follett is fantastic in A Dangerous Fortune. The author introduces us to a family business and a couple of corrupt characters. As the reader you not only get to see the inner workings of the Victorian era banking house known as Pilaster's but you also get to see the making of a man in Hugh Pilaster. The book is fun, fast paced and if your a Follett fan then you will like this one. If you have never read Follett before this is a good book to start with. Enjoy!

[judykenn · Calificación: 2 de 5 estrellas]

This was like watching a soap-opera on BBC. Illegitimate children, loveless marriages, evil, scheming women and men, murders, white knights and bad girls with hearts of gold. All of this is in this book and more. It does go ON quite a bit and everything ties up neatly in the end. All in all, I'd say it was entertaining, but , after finishing it, I felt like I always do after eating an entire pan of brownies. Why in the world did I do that?

[elizchanlest · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

This book is a wonderful page turner. It is both perfectly plotted, and contains rich and believable characters. I also found there to be an underlying humor to the book that tempered the darkness of some of the characters. Once I started it, I resented having to put it down, and finished it in nearly 24 hours.

[beapea7 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

Good suspenseful vacation read.

[miyurose_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Loved it. This was a nice change from the WWII era Follett that I've read. However, there's one thing that ties all of his books together for me ... his characters. They are always captivating and complex and interesting. The banking stuff is even written in a way that I can understand! The book covers 26 years in the life of a family, and in the end, the good and the bad both get what they're due ... just the way it should be!

[santhony_35 · Calificación: 3 de 5 estrellas]

This is a quite unremarkable, moderately entertaining work of fiction set in late 19th century England. As with another of Follett's works, A Place Called Freedom, it has little to recommend it over dozens of other similar novels set in the period.

The plot revolves around the Pilasters, a wealthy and contentious banking family, whose various branches struggle for control of the family business. Subplots involving a fictitious South American country and members of the British "underclass" bring some spice into the history. However, as with A Place Called Freedom, the most striking aspect of the novel is its utter predictability. Twists in the story become strikingly obvious scores of pages in advance.

I would rate this novel slightly above the aforementioned A Place Called Freedom, but both pale in comparison to Follett's two novels Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. Readers familiar with those works will likely be disappointed with this effort.

[dmorrison_98 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

My favorite Ken Follett book! After reading pillars of the earth, I really appreciated the detail he puts into his book. This one was set in a different time period, but still had lots of detail and really kept me engaged. An excellent book, I would recommend it to anyone!!

[stensvaag_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

Delightful novel. I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would.

[dessss_1 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

I really enjoyed this book, it gives a great insight to London in the 1800s.

[othniel_1 · Calificación: 5 de 5 estrellas]

I keep coming back to this book because of the connection between homophobia and crime which Follett develops in the relationships among Micky Mirnada, Augusta Pilaster (the family matriarch) and Edward Pilaster. I have always felt that Follett presents realistic characters, and this book is no exception.

Follett is also a master at portraying the era whenever he writes historical fiction, and Dangerous Fortune does not disappoint in this regard.

Dangerous Fortune is also a work I would call Economic Fiction and Follett does an excellent job of portraying the financial and banking industries of Victorian England.

[beezle176 · Calificación: 4 de 5 estrellas]

relentlessy suspenseful, sassy and unscrupulous characters