Any Ken Follett fans?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Have read them all and wait for a new one. It takes him a long time because he puts out well researched masterpieces in my mind.

So I periodically look. He's got a new one. But have to wait til September 15 2020 for release

Prequel to Pillars of Earth

Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ken Follett, a thrilling and addictive new novel--a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: The Middle Ages
It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.

In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined: A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land. But the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and as she begins to realize that everyone around her is engaged in a constant, brutal battle for power, it becomes clear that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.

Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

Specifications
Number of Pages: 928
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Historical
Series Title: Kingsbridge
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking
Book theme: General
Author: Ken Follett
Language: English
Street Date: September 15, 2020
https://www.target.com/p/the-evening-and-the-morning-kingsbridge-by-ken-follett-hardcover/-/A-79418199

[hlthe2b]

1. I loved Pillars of the Earth and with the burning of Notre Dame, have thought a lot about it...

This prequel sounds like a must-read...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. Went to mass in a very old church at Xmas and

It is utterly amazing how absolutely beautiful the architecture was. So much quality craftsmanship with solid materials.

Religion aside, it is sad that we can't afford? Can't take the time? To create such beauty anymore.

[rzemanfl]

2. Thank you for posting this. I am a fan. n/t

[teamster633]

3. I've read the Kingsbridge Series and the Century Trilogy.

Will look forward to the new release. I got hooked after watching the 2010 mini-series adaptation of Pillars with Ian McShane.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. Which one was set in the 60s with Kennedy and the

Civil rights movement. Century trilogy? One of the best to me. Great refresher on that period.

He's got a website about writing that's cool. He said his method is to find events in history and then work backwards by developing characters and focusing on how that type of person would react toward the event.

[teamster633]

8. That was the Century Trilogy...

...the period you mention was covered in Edge of Eternity.

1. Fall of Giants ---2010
2. Winter of the World ---2012
3. Edge of Eternity ---2014

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. thanks for looking that up. Sorry, was being way too lazy.

[Polly Hennessey]

5. Looking forward to his new book.

The Middle Ages, a fascinating, turbulent, scary time.

[femmocrat]

7. Thank you!

Looking forward to its release. I loved Pillars of the Earth and World Without End.

[OregonBlue]

9. Love him. Thanks.

[Cicada]

10. I liked eye of the needle

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. One of my all time favorite books ever ! forget the movie :)

[saidsimplesimon]

11. Laura, I am a fan.

[wnylib]

14. Big Follet fan here. Have read several

of his works. Century Trilogy books are my favorites. Awesome grasp of history and human nature, with the talent to weave it all into credible gripping fiction

Loved the Kingsbridge series and look forward to the prequel.

Follet is among the writers who make me think,"What an amazing mind" when I finish a series like the Century Trilogy. Another writer who inspires that reaction in me is Herman Wouk (Winds of War, War and Remembrance).

Other Follet books I've read; Eye of the Needle; Man from St. Petersburg; The Third Twin; Hammer of Eden; Jackdaws; Hornet Flight; and Whiteout.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. Yes! Herman Wouk! Just looked up...he died

this year - 2019 that is. Loved Winds of War! Thanks for reminding me!

Herman Wouk (/woʊk/ WOHK; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951) which won the Pulitzer Prize.

[AmyStrange]

16. Which book was the one where it starts with a woman jumping on a table and...

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cursing some kind of committee or official gathering?

Sorry for asking, but I've lost most of my Ken Follet books when I went homeless a couple times.

His historical fiction is amazing, although, I never really got into his spy novels.
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[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. :). Doesn't sound familiar, but like the idea. If you

Lived between 1961 and 1989, Edge of Eternity was great to me. Set in US & Berlin, it was a good history refresher. Berlin Wall, Freedom Fighters, Kennedy's.

No spies, eh? Gotta exclude Eye of Needle ?

[AmyStrange]

18. Yeah, sorry about that, but...

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I might read Eye of the Needle someday. Hell, I read all of War and Peace (and the Divina Comédia by Dante), and the Needle's got to be an easier read than those two.

Anyway, thank you for bringing this topic up, and your reply.
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[wnylib]

19. I just picked up the prequel book,

The Evening and the Morning, from my local library yesterday. Can hardly wait to get into it, but I must wait a couple days because I also picked up a more obscure book that they had tracked down for me from another library. Must read that one first because it has a more limited loan time on it, but it is a small book that reads easily and quickly.

I know from experience with Follett that his book will take some time to get through, even though I will be reading it everywhere, at every chance, without wanting to put it down.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

20. Cool. Read yesterday it was #1 on NYT best seller list. nt