World Without End: A Novel (Kingsbridge)

Author: Follett, Ken

Brand: Penguin Books

Color: White

Edition: First Edition

Number Of Pages: 1014

Details: In 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. Critics were overwhelmed—“it will hold you, fascinate you, surround you” (Chicago Tribune)—and readers everywhere hoped for a sequel. 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 crossroad 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 breathes new life into the epic historical novel and once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his craft.

UPC: 051855020002

EAN: 9780451224996

Release Date: 07-10-2008

Languages: English

Item Note: Book is in good condition! The cover has some wear that includes a divot on the back near the upper spine. The pages look good and do not have tears, folds, or marks.

Item Condition: UsedGood

Binding: Paperback

PartNumber: 9780451224996