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Ken Follett

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Ken Follett burst onto the book world in 1978 with Eye of the Needle, a taut and original thriller with a memorable woman character in the central role. The book won the Edgar award and became an outstanding film.

He went on to write four more bestselling thrillers: Triple; The Key to Rebecca; The Man from St Petersburg; and Lie Down with Lions.

He also wrote On Wings of Eagles, the true story of how two employees of Ross Perot were rescued from Iran during the revolution of 1979. This book was made into a miniseries.

He then surprised readers by radically changing course with The Pillars of the Earth, a novel about building a cathedral in the Middle Ages. Published in September 1989 to rave reviews, it was on the New York Times bestseller lis...more


Average rating: 4.10 · 524,734 ratings · 41,935 reviews · 133 distinct works · Similar authors
The Pillars of the Earth  (...
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 232,844 ratings — published 1989 — 171 editions
World Without End (The Pill...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 70,348 ratings — published 2007 — 92 editions
Fall of Giants (The Century...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 57,781 ratings — published 2010 — 84 editions
Eye of the Needle
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 43,326 ratings — published 1978 — 91 editions
Winter of the World (The Ce...
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 17,602 ratings — published 2012 — 41 editions
Whiteout
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 9,465 ratings — published 1980 — 68 editions
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3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 8,713 ratings — published 1991 — 52 editions
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October 2010, Ken Follett
"He made the Middle Ages come to life in The Pillars of the Earth, and now the history buff starts fresh in the 20th century with a new epic chronicle, Fall of Giants." ...More

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“Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.”
Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

“The most expensive part of building is the mistakes.”
Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

“Nevertheless, the book gave Jack a feeling he had never had before, that the past was like a story, in which one thing led to another, and the world was not a boundless mystery, but a finite thing that could be comprehended. ”
Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

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Apollonia I am so excited to begin reading Pillars of The Earth!


Atilio Gracias por aceptarme. Me encantó Los Pilares de la Tierra.


Nevey Berry Thanks for accepting my friend request.
I am a big fan of The Pillars of the Earth as the books always found their way to open up my mind, hear, to lay light upon history and make me wonder.

Thanks for being such a great author...

--Nevey...


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