1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert.
A Time of ConflictIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. The king’s grip on the country is fragile and chaos reigns. A young boat builder dreams of a better future after a devastating Viking raid shatters the life he hoped for.
As a new age dawns in England’s twelfth century, the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral sets the stage for a story of intrigue and power, revenge and betrayal.
1135 and civil war, famine and religious strife abound. With his family on the verge of starvation, mason Tom Builder dreams of the day that he can use his talents to create and build a cathedral like no other.
Ser minero del carbón en la Escocia del siglo XVIII significaba servidumbre y sufrimiento. Por eso Mack McAsh se enfrentó a su amo, lo que le obligó a huir.
En 1327, quatre enfants sont les témoins d'une poursuite meurtriere dans les bois: un chevalier tue deux soldats au service de la reine, avant d'enfouir dans le sol une lettre, dont le secret pourrait bien mettre en danger la couronne d'Angleterre.
Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a magnificent, spellbinding epic of global conflict and pe
1933, and at Cambridge, Lloyd Williams is drawn to irresistible socialite Daisy , who represents everything that his left-wing family despise, but Daisy is more interested in aristocratic Boy Fitzherbert, a leading light of the British Union of Fascists.
'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.
World Without End takes readers back to medieval Kingsbridge as the men, women and children of the city once again grapple with the devastating sweep of historical change.
The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known . . . of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul . . .
1913, unweit von Bagdad. Der Archäologe Robert Koldewey leidet ohnehin schon genug unter den Ansichten seines Assistenten Buddensieg, nun quält ihn auch noch eine Blinddarmentzündung.
Despite their differences, sisters Viann and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives in Paris while Viann is content with life in the French countryside with her husband Antoine and their daughter.