Follett presents his worlds in granular detail, but the narratives never stand still' (Sheehan).The Pillars of the Earth is the export issue, with no price printed within the black rectangle on the jacket's front flap. Perhaps the key to Follett's success is the way in which his gifts as a thriller writer have merged so seamlessly with the larger demands of historical fiction. Ken Follett’s new novel The Evening and the Morning, a prequel to his bestselling 1989 book The Pillars of the Earth, will be released on 15th September 2020. Follett has dated his inscription in A Column of Fire '21 Sept 17', being nine days following publication on the 12th.These historical novels present 'as comprehensive an account of the building of a civilization - with its laws, structures, customs and beliefs - as you are likely to encounter anywhere in popular fiction. Cover of 'The Evening and the Morning' by Ken Follett. Inscribed copies of the Kingsbridge series First editions, first impressions, each inscribed by the author on the title page with his signature and the opening line of the book, of the first three titles in the Kingsbridge series. Ken Follett’s ‘Pillars of the Earth’ prequel is just as transporting (and lengthy) as his famous epic In 'The Evening and the Morning,' the writer takes readers to the Dark Ages. Now, with England at the dawn of the Middle Ages, these three people will each come into dangerous conflict with a ruthless bishop, who will do anything to increase his wealth and power, in an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, death and birth, and love and hate.London: Macmillan, 1989-2007-17. Into this uncertain world three people come to the fore: a young boatbuilder, who dreams of a better future when a devastating Viking raid shatters the life that he and the woman he loves hoped for a Norman noblewoman, who follows her beloved husband across the sea to a new land only to find her life there shockingly different and a capable monk at Shiring Abbey, who dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a centre of learning admired throughout Europe. With his grip on the country fragile and with no clear rule of law, chaos and bloodshed reign. They recovered the Pillars and Sentinel and returned to Earth with them. Life is hard, and those with power wield it harshly, bending justice according to their will – often in conflict with the king. The Autobots elected to remain on Earth and Prime sent a message into deep. It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages, and England faces attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Now, in this masterful prequel, Ken Follett will take us on a journey into a rich past, which will end where his masterpiece begins …

Thirty years ago we were introduced to Kingsbridge in The Pillars of the Earth. From the international bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins!

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