The Pillars of the Earth

Name: The Pillars of the Earth
Author: Ken Follett

by Ken Follett

Epic medieval novel chronicling cathedral builders across generations and dynasties

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Ken Follett

Ken Follett is a Welsh thriller writer who made his name with Eye of the Needle, a taut WWII espionage thriller, before achieving massive commercial success with his historical epics. The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End are among the best-selling historical novels ever published. He has sold over 160 million books worldwide.

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Eye of the NeedleEspionage thriller about Nazi spy hiding in England during World War II
The Key to RebeccaWartime spy novel set in North Africa involving mystery and hidden secrets
The Man from St. PetersburgHistorical thriller about a Russian revolutionary's mission to assassinate Lenin
World Without EndHistorical epic following English town rebuilding cathedral over two centuries
Fall of GiantsWorld War I epic following five families through the Great War's upheaval