
A Column of Fire
2017 | Historical Fiction | 972 pages
Millions of readers have been enthralled by the saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett’s magnificent, gripping A Column of Fire.
A World in Turmoil
A New Order
A Man Who Would Die for his Queen
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Ned Willard came home to Kingsbridge in a snowstorm. He sailed upstream from Combe Harbour in the cabin of a slow barge loaded with cloth from Antwerp and wine from Bordeaux. When he reckoned the boat was at last nearing Kingsbridge, he wrapped his French cloak more tightly around his shoulders, pulled the hood over his ears, stepped out onto the open deck, and looked ahead.
“Follett’s storytelling skills make their adventures riveting.” – The Times
“This triumphant saga, begun almost 30 years ago with The Pillars Of The Earth, moves across England to Scotland, France and the New World.” – Sunday Express