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Ken Follett

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June 05, 1949 in Cardiff, The United Kingdom

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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 ...more


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Average rating: 4.02 · 218,803 ratings · 26,630 reviews · 105 distinct works
The Pillars of the Earth  (The...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 106,740 ratings — published 1989 — 137 editions
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World Without End (The Pillars...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 34,806 ratings — published 2007 — 68 editions
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Fall of Giants (The Century Tr...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 15,360 ratings — published 2000 — 55 editions
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Eye of the Needle
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 13,364 ratings — published 1978 — 66 editions
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The Key to Rebecca
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 4,528 ratings — published 1980 — 52 editions
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Whiteout
3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 4,815 ratings — published 2004 — 51 editions
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Jackdaws
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 4,310 ratings — published 1996 — 45 editions
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A Dangerous Fortune
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Night Over Water
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The Third Twin
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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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“The most expensive part of building is the mistakes.”
Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth

“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

“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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