The Furies

The Kent Family Chronicles is a series of eight novels by John Jakes written for Lyle Engel of Book Creations, Inc., to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States. The books became best sellers, with no novel in the series selling fewer than 3.5 million copies. With The Rebels, The Seekers, and The Furies, Jakes became the first author to have three books on the New York Times best-seller list in a single year, 1975.