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.
Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, is resourceful, but with money
scarce he knows that for his town to survive it must find a
way to thrive, and so he makes the decision to build within it
the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.
As Tom and Philip meet so begins an epic tale of ambition,
anarchy and absolute power. In a world beset by strife and
enemies that would thwart their plans, they will stop at
nothing to achieve their ambitions in a struggle between
good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother
against brother . . .


Ken Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. His first thriller, the wartime spy drama Eye of the Needle, became an international bestseller and has sold over 10 million copies. He then astonished everyone with his first historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, the story of the building of a medieval cathedral, which went on to become one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century. One of the most popular authors in the world, his many books including the Kingsbridge series and the Century trilogy - a body of work which together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how World War III could happen - have sold more than 188 million copies.