#1 New York Times BestsellerIn 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. World Without End is its equally irresistible sequel—set two hundred years after The Pillars of the Earth and three hundred years after the … of the Earth and three hundred years after the Kingsbridge prequel, The Evening and the Morning.
World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroads of new ideas—about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death.
Three years in the writing and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End is a “well-researched, beautifully detailed portrait of the late Middle Ages” (The Washington Post) that once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his craft.
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This book is part of historically based fiction, wonderful writing, extremely entertaining, top of my list!
A true classic that provides an easy to read history lesson.
No one is better than Ken Follett!
Great
The history of a cathedral. Please read book one of this trilogy first!
Follett writes classic books.
Not as good as Pillars of the Earth
Not as good as “Pillars of the Earth,” but a darn good read.
Loved it!
Interesting tie in to actual events
I love his trilogies.
Loved it.
Not my favorite Ken Follett book
Great historical fiction. A great story teller.
I love everything Ken Follett writes. This is another exceptional read.
Simply a great story of people dealing with very normal life struggles.
it is fiction but so informative
Historical fiction with plenty of,action and drama. Ken Follett writes very long tales,which keep you intrigued until the end. I don’t have a lot of time to read, just a few minutes at lunch and about 10 minutes before sleep, but I loved picking up to read a little each day. The historical nature of the book is very interesting. A wonderful read. I’ll wait a bit to go on to volume 3 of the series. Fortunately the books,stand,well alone as there is much time that passes between each volume.
Everything wrapped in to one very good book. An excellent read of a great time in history.
Pillars of the Earth was Follet’s best; next World Without End; but A Column of Fire was also very good. He writes well written, educational, and entertaining books with memorable characters.