Against this richly imagined and intricately interwoven backdrop, filled with the ravages of war and the rhythms of daily life, the master storyteller draws the reader irresistibly into the intertwined lives of his characters into their dreams, their labors, and their loves: Tom, the master builder Aliena, the ravishingly beautiful noblewoman Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge Jack, the artist in stone and Ellen, the woman of the forest who casts a terrifying curse. The vast forests, the walled towns, the castles, and the monasteries become a familiar landscape.
Follett has re-created the crude, flamboyant England of the Middle Ages in every detail. But what makes The Pillars of the Earth extraordinary is the time the twelfth century the place feudal England and the subject the building of a glorious cathedral. Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.Įverything readers expect from Follett is here: intrigue, fast-paced action, and passionate romance.
Each is completely immersive and riveting–reading experiences that don’t come along often, especially over 800+ page books. They reference one another a bit, but each is set several centuries after the last, so reading them all isn’t completely necessary. The third book in Follett’s Kingsbridge series, A Column of Fire, was released in 2017 and the prequel The Evening and Morning in 2020. Highly readable, hard to put down, and also a bit of a guilty pleasure. It’s a bit of a historical soap opera, on par with Outlander, in the best possible way.
This massive tome is filled with drama and intrigue, evil characters, romance, political maneuvering, and fascinating history. I can’t say that a story about building a cathedral in Middle Ages England sounded like a riveting premise–but I was wrong. Please see Disclosures for more information. That means if you click and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission.
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