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The Pillars of the Earth
Series: The Kingsbridge Novels
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This historical fiction masterpiece is ideal for readers who enjoy richly detailed narratives, complex characters, and medieval settings. Fans of sweeping epics that blend intrigue, passion, and architectural wonder will find this a compelling read.
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See moreKen Follett's worldwide bestselling epic masterpiece reissued and containing an exclusive extract from the enthralling and highly anticipated A Column of Fire, the forthcoming third novel in the globally bestselling Kingsbridge sequence.
Ken Follett's worldwide bestselling epic masterpiece reissued and containing an exclusive extract from the enthralling and highly anticipated A Column of Fire, the forthcoming third novel in the globally bestselling Kingsbridge sequence.
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A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.
The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known... of Tom, the mason who becomes his architectβa man divided in his soul... of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame... and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother against brother.
The Pillars of the Earth is followed by World Without End and A Column of Fire.
Series: The Kingsbridge Novels
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The Pillars of the Earth
1135, and civil war, famine, and religious strife abound. With his family on the verge of starvation, mason Tom Builder dreams of the day when he can use his talents to create and build a cathedral like no other. Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, is resourceful, but with money scarce, he knows that for his town to survive, it must...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$5999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Armour of Light
The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters. Revolution is in the air 1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France's...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
World Without End
On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed. As adults, their lives will be braided together by ambition, love, greed and revenge. They...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Evening and the Morning
It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king's grip on the country is fragile, and chaos reigns. A young boat builder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid shatters the life he hoped for. A Norman noblewoman follows her husband to a new land, only to find her life there shockingly different; and...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
A Column of Fire
1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended to the throne, but she is not safe in this dangerous new world. There are many who would see her removed, not least Mary, Queen of Scots, who lies in wait in Paris. Elizabeth determines to set up a new secret service: a group...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Armour of Light
The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters. Revolution is in the air 1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France's...Hardback$5999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Evening and the Morning
From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins. A Time of Conflict It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king's grip on the country is fragile and chaos reigns. A young boat builder dreams of a better future after a...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Pillars of the Earth
A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, this is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece. The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known... of Tom, the mason who...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
World Without End
On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest, they see two men killed. As adults, their lives will be braided together by ambition, love, greed and revenge. They...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781509848492
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 July 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pan Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 50.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 761g
Pages: 1104
About the Author
Ken Follett was twenty-seven when he wrote Eye of the Needle, an award-winning thriller that became an international bestseller. He then surprised everyone with The Pillars of the Earth, about the building of a cathedral in the Middle Ages, which continues to captivate millions of readers all over the world and its long-awaited sequel, World Without End, was a number one bestseller in the US, UK and Europe. Recently, he has written the bestselling Century trilogy, which comprises of Fall of Giants, Winter of the World and Edge of Eternity.
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The Evening and the Morning
It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king's grip on the country is fragile, and chaos reigns. A young boat builder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid shatters the life he hoped for. A Norman noblewoman follows her husband to a new land, only to find her life there shockingly different; and...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
A Column of Fire
1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended to the throne, but she is not safe in this dangerous new world. There are many who would see her removed, not least Mary, Queen of Scots, who lies in wait in Paris. Elizabeth determines to set up a new secret service: a group...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
World Without End
On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed. As adults, their lives will be braided together by ambition, love, greed and revenge. They...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Pillars of the Earth
1135, and civil war, famine, and religious strife abound. With his family on the verge of starvation, mason Tom Builder dreams of the day when he can use his talents to create and build a cathedral like no other. Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, is resourceful, but with money scarce, he knows that for his town to survive, it must...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$5999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Armour of Light
The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters. Revolution is in the air 1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France's...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
Never
Visionary in scale, and the first contemporary novel in over a decade from number one worldwide bestseller Ken Follett, Never imagines the unimaginable: the imminent threat of World War Three. Expertly researched and set against a global stage, Never will take you on a high-stakes journey from the heat of the Sahara Desert to the political arenas of North America,...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
Eye of the Needle
'Tense, marvellously detailed' - The Sunday Times Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett's breakthrough international bestseller, is a heart-racing, exciting tale about the fate of the Second World War as it rests in the hands of a master spy, his opponent, and one brave woman. Written when he was only twenty-seven, it launched the career of master storyteller Ken Follett...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca is a gripping thriller set during the Second World War, from the number one bestseller and author of The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett. A Ruthless Spy 1942. Alex Wolff's goal is Cairo. Following a relentless trek across the scorching Sahara, he arrives in the city with a copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, a...Paperback$2499Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Circle of Days
'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat to witness the rituals that signal the start...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid November -
A Dangerous Fortune
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Fall of Giants
The first in Ken Follett's ground-breaking Century Trilogy, Fall of Giants is a captivating novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women. A World in Chaos In 1911, a thirteen-year-old boy, Billy Williams, begins working down the mines as George V is crowned king....Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
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