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Berlin Series

This epic saga chronicles the tumultuous years in the heart of a German metropolis, from its flourishing peak to its tragic decline. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of political upheaval and societal change in the final days of the Weimar Republic. Readers follow the intertwined lives of ordinary citizens, their loves, losses, and struggles for survival during a period that foreshadowed a dark future. It's a compelling portrait of a city on the brink.

City of light
Berlin
City of stones

Recommended Reading Order

  1. City of stones

    • 212 pages
    • 8 hours of reading

    Berlin: City of Stones presents the first part of Jason Lutes' captivating trilogy, set in the twilight years of Germany's Weimar Republic. Kurt Severing, a journalist, and Marthe Muller, an art student, are the central figures in a broad cast of characters intertwined with the historical events unfolding around them. City of Stones covers eight months in Berlin, from September 1928 to May Day, 1929, meticulously documenting the hopes and struggles of its inhabitants as their future is darkened by a glowing shadow.

    City of stones1
    4.0

  2. Berlin

    • 580 pages
    • 21 hours of reading

    This award-winning masterpiece shows the rise of Nazism in Germany. Available now in paperback!

    Berlin2
    4.5

  3. City of light

    • 168 pages
    • 6 hours of reading

    The conclusion to a masterful graphic novel trilogy that follows Berlin's citizens as Nazism rises The third and final act of Jason Lutes’s historical fiction about the Weimar Republic begins with Hitler arriving in Berlin. With the National Socialist party now controlling Parliament, the citizenry becomes even more divided. Lutes steps back from the larger political upheaval, using the intertwining lives of a small group of Germans to zero in on the rise of fascism and how swiftly it can replace democracy. The idle rich, the naïve bourgeoisie, and the struggling lower classes: all seek meaning in the warring political factions dividing their nation. He especially focuses on the Brauns—a working-class family torn apart by a political system that doesn’t care about them. Lovers couple and uncouple; families and friends share rituals and laughter; most of Berlin’s citizens go about their day with little sense of the larger threat to their existence. Meanwhile, the journalist Kurt Severing and the artist Marthe Muller watch in horror as their society begins a dizzying descent into extremism. Lutes’ Berlin Book Three: City of Light is one of the most anticipated graphic novels of 2018, and the long-awaited conclusion to his beloved trilogy.

    City of light3
    4.3