Ken Follett

Edge of Eternity is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett’s extraordinary historical epic, The Century Trilogy.Throughout these books, Follett has followed the fortunes of five intertwined families – American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh – as they make their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the enormous social, political, and economic turmoil of the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution – and rock and roll.East German teacher Rebecca Hoffman discovers she’s been spied on by the Stasi for years and commits an impulsive act that will affect her family for the rest of their lives.…George Jakes, the child of a mixed-race couple, bypasses a corporate law career to join Robert F. Kennedy’s Justice Department, and finds himself in the middle not only of the seminal events of the civil rights battle, but a much more personal battle of his own.…Cameron Dewar, the grandson of a senator, jumps at the chance to do some official and unofficial espionage for a cause he believes in, only to discover that the world is a much more dangerous place than he’d imagined.…Dimka Dvorkin, a young aide to Nikita Khrushchev, becomes a prime agent both for good and for ill as the United States and the Soviet Union race to the brink of nuclear war, while his twin sister, Tania, carves out a role that will take her from Moscow to Cuba to Prague to Warsaw – and into history.As always with Follett, the historical background is brilliantly researched and rendered, the action fast-moving, the characters rich in nuance and emotion. With the hand of a master, he brings us into a world we thought we knew but now will never seem the same again.

As Europe erupts, can one young spy protect his queen? Ken Follett takes us deep into the treacherous world of powerful monarchs, intrigue, murder, and treason with his magnificent epic, A Column of Fire—the chronological latest in the Kingsbridge series, following The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and the prequel, The Evening and the Morning. In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, royalty and commoners clash, testing friendship, loyalty, and love. Ned Willard wants nothing more than to marry Margery Fitzgerald. But when the lovers find themselves on opposing sides of the religious conflict dividing the country, Ned goes to work for Princess Elizabeth. When she becomes queen, all Europe turns against England. The shrewd, determined young monarch sets up the country’s first secret service to give her early warning of assassination plots, rebellions, and invasion plans. Over a turbulent half century, the love between Ned and Margery seems doomed as extremism sparks violence from Edinburgh to Geneva. Elizabeth clings to her throne and her principles, protected by a small, dedicated group of resourceful spies and courageous secret agents. The real enemies, then as now, are not the rival religions. The true battle pitches those who believe in tolerance and compromise against the tyrants who would impose their ideas on everyone else—no matter what the cost. Exciting and ambitious, and set during one of the most turbulent and revolutionary times in history, A Column of Fire will delight longtime fans of the Kingsbridge series and serve as the perfect introduction for readers new to Ken Follett.

Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, Welsh—enter a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the Spanish Civil War and the great dramas of World War II, up to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs.Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until she commits a deed of great courage and heartbreak. . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific. . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism. . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven American social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set, until the war transforms her life, not just once but twice, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war—but the war to come.These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as their experiences illuminate the cataclysms that marked the century. From the drawing rooms of the rich to the blood and smoke of battle, their lives intertwine, propelling the reader into dramas of ever-increasing complexity.

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here 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. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroads of new ideas—about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death.

Using a restricted FBI database, genetic researcher Jeanie Ferrami has located identical twins born to different mothers. Frightened by her bizarre discovery, she is determined to discover the truth at any cost—until she finds herself at the center of a scandal that could ruin her career. To fight the charges, Jeannie plunges into a maze of hidden evidence. With growing horror, she uncovers a cynical, far-reaching conspiracy involving disturbing genetic experiments and some of the most powerful men in America—men who will kill to keep their secrets concealed.

D-Day is approaching. They don’t know where or when, but the Germans know it'll be soon, and for Felicity “Flick” Clairet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one of Britain’s most effective operatives in Northern France. She knows that the Germans’ ability to thwart the Allied attack depends upon their lines of communications, and in the days before the invasion no target is of greater strategic importance than the largest telephone exchange in Europe. But when Flick and her Resistance-leader husband try a direct, head-on assault that goes horribly wrong, her world turns upside down. Her group destroyed, her husband missing, her superiors unsure of her, her own confidence badly shaken, she has one last chance at the target, but the challenge, once daunting, is now near impossible. The new plan requires an all-woman team, none of them professionals, to be assembled and trained within days. Code-named the Jackdaws, they will attempt to infiltrate the exchange under the noses of the Germans—but the Germans are waiting for them now and have plans of their own. There are secrets Flick does not know—secrets within the German ranks, secrets among her hastily recruited team, secrets among those she trusts the most. And as the hours tick down to the point of no return, most daunting of all, there are secrets within herself. . . .

His name was Feliks.  He came to London to commit a murder that would change history.  A master manipulator, he had many weapons at his command, but against him were ranged the whole of the English police, a brilliant and powerful lord, and the young Winston Churchill himself.  These odds would have stopped any man in the world-except the man from St. Petersburg... The Man From St Petersburg is a dark tale of family secrets and political consequences. Ken Follett's masterful storytelling brings to life the danger of a world on the brink of war. A Secret Negotiation 1914. Tensions are rising as Europe finds itself caught in a web of alliances and dangerous warmongering. To help tip the balance in their favour, Britain aims to draw Russia into an alliance with them instead of Germany. Czar Nicholas’s nephew, Prince Aleksei, is sent to London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden. A Play for Power Walden has a personal connection to Aleksei; his wife is Aleksei’s aunt. And they are not the only ones interested in the Russian's arrival; so too are Walden’s willful, idealistic daughter, the head of Special Branch, and a ruthless Russian anarchist. A World at War With the British desperately needing a signed treaty and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, the destinies of these individuals become inextricably linked, as tragedy threatens to shatter the Waldens’ complacency . . .

One enemy spy knows the secret to the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthless assassin -- code name: "The Needle" -- who holds the key to ultimate Nazi victory. Only one person stands in his way: a lonely Englishwoman on an isolated island, who is beginning to love the killer who has mysteriously entered her life. All will come to a terrifying conclusion in Ken Follett's unsurpassed and unforgettable masterwork of suspense, intrigue, and the dangerous machinations of the human heart.

This is an epic of love, hatred, war and revolution. This is a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women.It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and to two orphaned Russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to America fall foul of war, conscription and revolution. In a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, "Fall Of Giants" moves seamlessly from Washington to St Petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty.

A brilliant and ruthless Nazi master agent is on the loose in Cairo. His mission is to send Rommel's advancing army the secrets that will unlock the city's doors. In all of Cairo, only two people can stop him. One is a down-on-his-luck English officer no one will listen to. The other is a vulnerable young Jewish girl.

The thrilling and addictive 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 his home 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 it soon becomes clear to her 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.

The long-awaited sequel to A Column of Fire, The Armor of Light, heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond. The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother’s husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters’ lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war. Over thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, with this electrifying addition to the Kingsbridge series we are plunged into the battlefield between compassion and greed, love and hate, progress and tradition. It is through each character that we are given a new perspective to the seismic shifts that shook the world in nineteenth-century Europe.

The long-awaited sequel to A Column of Fire, The Armor of Light, heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond. The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother’s husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters’ lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war. Over thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, with this electrifying addition to the Kingsbridge series we are plunged into the battlefield between compassion and greed, love and hate, progress and tradition. It is through each character that we are given a new perspective to the seismic shifts that shook the world in nineteenth-century Europe.

In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives. From the exclusive men's club and brothels that cater to every dark desire of London's upper classes to the dazzling ballrooms and mahogany-paneled suites of the manipulators of the world's wealth, Ken Follett conjures up a stunning array of contrasts. This breathtaking novel portrays a family splintered by lust, bound by a shared legacy... men and women swept toward a perilous climax where greed, fed by the shocking truth of a boy's death, must be stopped, or not just one man's dreams, but those of a nation, will die...

Un mistery e, allo stesso tempo, una sensuale storia d'amore ambientata tra i costruttori delle grandi cattedrali del medioevo. Azioni, colpi di scena e oscure passioni sullo sfondo di un'era ricca di intrighi e tradimenti, pericoli e minacce, conflitti e lotte spietate per la conquista del potere.

Librarian's note: See alternate cover of ISBN 2253059536 here. Dans l'Angleterre du XIIe siècle ravagée par la guerre et la famine, des êtres luttent chacun à leur manière pour s'assurer le pouvoir, la gloire, la sainteté, l'amour, ou simplement de quoi survivre. Les batailles sont féroces, les hasards prodigieux, la nature cruelle. Les fresques se peignent à coups d'épée, les destins se taillent à coups de hache et les cathédrales se bâtissent à coups de miracles... et de saintes ruses. La haine règne, mais l'amour aussi, malmené constamment, blessé parfois, mais vainqueur enfin quand un Dieu, à la vérité souvent trop distrait, consent à se laisser toucher par la foi des hommes. Abandonnant le monde de l'espionnage, Ken Follett, le maître du suspense, nous livre avec Les Piliers de la Terre une oeuvre monumentale dont l'intrigue, aux rebonds incessants, s'appuie sur un extraordinaire travail d'historien : promené de pendaisons en meurtres, des forêts anglaises au cœur de l'Andalousie, de Tours à Saint-Denis, le lecteur se trouve irrésistiblement happé dans le tourbillon d'une superbe épopée romanesque dont il aimerait qu'elle n'eût pas de fin.

1327. Quatre enfants sont les témoins d'une poursuite meurtrière dans les bois : un chevalier tue deux soldats au service de la reine, avant d'enfouir dans le sol une lettre mystérieuse, dont la teneur pourrait mettre en danger la couronne d'Angleterre. Ce jour lie à jamais leurs sorts... L'architecte de génie, la voleuse éprise de liberté, la femme idéaliste, le guerrier dévoré par l'ambition : mû par la foi, l'amour et la haine, le goût du pouvoir ou la soif de vengeance, chacun d'eux se bat pour accomplir sa destinée dans un monde en pleine mutation - secoué par les guerres, terrassé par les famines, et ravagé par la Peste noire. Avec Un monde sans fin, Ken Follett nous offre une nouvelle fresque historique aussi séduisante et captivante que Les piliers de la Terre, cette superbe épopée romanesque qui avait pour cadre l'Angleterre du XIIe siècle.

Han pasado ya 16 años desde la publicación de Los pilares de la Tierra. Ken Follet vuelve al fascinante mundo de Kingsbridge para presentar a sus lectores una magnífica saga épica marcada por el amor, la guerra y la peste. Los pilares de la Tierra narra los acontecimientos de la ciudad inglesa de Kingsbridge entre 1135 y 1174. Con Un mundo sin fin regresamos a Kingsbridge, pero 153 años después. El primer día de noviembre de 1327 cuatro niños escapan de la catedral de Kingsbridge para jugar en un bosque prohibido. Son, Gwenda, hija de un ladrón, Caris, una niña excepcional que quiere ser doctora y los hermanos Merthin y Ralph, el primero un genio con la cabeza llena de inventos y el segundo un tirano, cruel y vengativo. Allí en el bosque serán testigos de una pelea entre un caballero y dos soldados. Los soldados mueren y el caballero entierra un documento antes de ingresar en el monasterio de Kingsbridge para convertirse en monje el resto de su vida. El contenido de este documento secreto jugará un papel importante en varios momentos de la novela. Como adultos las vidas de estos cuatro niños se verán entrelazadas por la ambición, el amor, el odio y la venganza. Vivirán momentos de gran prosperidad y también de hambruna; años de guerra y años de peste. Caris, es la hija de un mercader de lana. De pequeña quería ser doctora, profesión prohibida a las mujeres en la Edad Media. Sin embargo, Caris no acepta ni esta ni ninguna otra prohibición. Estudia con una curandera y mantiene constantes enfrentamientos con la iglesia. Su lucha por la independencia y su determinación a no someterse a ningún hombre pone constantemente en conflicto su amor por Merthin. Merthin, por su lado, comienza como aprendiz de carpintero y su gran talento le convierte en el mejor arquitecto de Kingsbridge. No acepta las restricciones y limitaciones de los que mandan en la ciudad. Cuando ve que no puede casarse con Caris ni realizar sus proyectos soñados decide viajar a Italia. Ralph, hermano de Jack, tiene un carácter violento, cruel y vengativo. Sus proezas en la guerra contra Francia le llevarán a una posición de poder pero siempre será víctima de su propio rencor, corrupción y odio. Gwenda, hija de un ladrón, luchará para conseguir el hombre que adora pero su vida será siempre dura y trabajará en el campo de sol a sol para alimentar a sus hijos. Kingbridge es el lugar central de esta maravillosa novela con su catedral, monjes y monjas, su burguesía y sus obreros. Sin embargo, el eje central es la peste, el desastre más grande que asoló la humanidad durante la Edad Media. Es la peste la causante de muchas de las calamidades. De repente no habían campesinos para cultivar los campos, ni curas para enterrar a los muertos y predicar en las iglesias, ni mercaderes para comprar y vender.. y para los que sobrevivieron todo había cambiado. La peste negra llegó a Inglaterra en 1348 y durante los dos años siguientes mató entre el 30% y el 40% de la población. Las brotes de peste que asolaron Europa durante cientos de años crearon momentos excepcionales que propiciaron los acontecimientos extraordinarios que viven nuestros protagonistas.

Ken Follet continúa la apasionante historia de las cinco familias europeas que nos cautivaron con la Caída de los Gigantes. En esta ocasión, son los hijos de los protagonistas de la entrega anterior los que, a través de sus luchas personales, políticas y militares, nos muestran la historia de unos años que cambiaron el mundo para siempre. De la mano de los Williams, los Fitzherbert, los Kostin, los Ulrich y los Dewar, emprendemos un apasio- nante viaje a través de los acontecimientos que marcaron sus vidas y las de un mundo que se desmorona, desde el ascenso del Partido Nazi al poder en 1933, auténtico preludio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, hasta el inicio de la Guerra Fría en 1949.

Modigliani. Unarguably one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Modigliani's women. Those elongated, haunting figures, as eternally provocative as the Mona Lisa. Adn Modigliani's missing masterpiece. A priceless lost treasure - or a chillingly dangerous game? Up and coming artist Peter Usher has still to exhibit anywhere, still to make even the most modest mark on the London art scene. But as rumour turns to reality, Usher finds himself caught up in a race to uncover the shadowy figures behind a breathtaking scam. Will art genius ever be rewarded? Will the brush prove more deadly than the gun?

Una joven científica está desarrollando una investigación sobre la formación de la personalidad y las diferencias de comportamiento entre gemelos. Pero cuando descubre dos gemelos absolutamente idénticos de madres distintas, alguien intentará frenar su investigación al precio que sea. ¿Es posible que se hayan hecho experimentos secretos de clonación en seres humanos sin ser ellos conscientes? ¿Y de qué forma puede estar involucrado un candidato a la presidencia de Estados Unidos?

Rok 1944 r. Alianci szykują się do inwazji. Niemcy otrzymują od swoich szpiegów informacje, że lądowanie nastąpi w Calais, i to wkrótce. Jednak wywiad Hitlera nie wie, że większość ich agentów w Wielkiej Brytanii została wyłapana, a napływające „od nich” meldunki są częścią starannie zaplanowanej akcji dezinformacyjnej – mistyfikacji, jakiej dotąd nie widział świat. Tylko jeden człowiek przejrzał plan aliantów. Genialny niemiecki szpieg o kryptonimie Igła, cieszący się zaufaniem samego Führera, ma dowód, że doradcy Hitlera się mylą. Jeśli uda mu się dotrzeć z nim do Berlina, może zapobiec klęsce Niemiec. Brytyjskie służby wywiadowcze mobilizują wszystkie siły, by temu zapobiec. Cały kraj przeciwko jednemu człowiekowi. Nierówny pojedynek, który zakończy się na małej wyspie na Morzu Północnym, gdzie siły się wyrównają i Igła będzie miał przeciwko sobie tylko starca, kalekę, dziecko i kobietę… piękną kobietę. Nie jest maszynką do zabijania, a pod powłoką profesjonalisty kryje się człowiek. Człowiek szpieg Człowiek Niemiec Człowiek morderca Człowiek kochanek NAJSŁYNNIEJSZY WOJENNY THRILLER SZPIEGOWSKI. Powieść, która przyniosła rozgłos autorowi FILARÓW ZIEMI, po części za sprawą ekranizacji z doskonałą kreacją aktorską Donalda Sutherlanda.

Najsłynniejsza powieść Kena Folletta w olśniewającej aranżacji z udziałem najlepszych polskich głosów. Walka o władzę, konflikty między monarchią, klerem i narodem, namiętność, miłość, mroczne tajemnice i krwawe zbrodnie… Bohaterowie, którzy dzięki niewyobrażalnej determinacji i sile woli dotknęli niemożliwego. Choć wokół trwa wojna domowa, ludzie umierają z głodu, misterne plany grzęzną w sieciach intryg, a każda z postaci stara się ugrać coś dla siebie, kamienne mury katedry w Kingsbridge niewzruszenie pną się, by sięgnąć nieba.

Świat nie będzie już taki sam Opowieść, w której emocje zwykłych ludzi mierzą się z wielką historią. Superprodukcja z udziałem ponad 120 świetnych polskich głosów, w tym Krzysztofa Gosztyły, Roberta Więckiewicza, Elizy Rycembel oraz Antoniego Pawlickiego. Oryginalna muzyka, w której wykorzystano instrument używany przez walijskich i celtyckich bardów. Pięć rodzin mieszkających na dwóch kontynentach: od walijskiej górniczej osady przez salony Londynu i Białego Domu... Od okopów Wielkiej Wojny przez gabinety Wersalu, gdzie rozstrzygnęły się jej losy, aż po ogarnięty rewolucją Petersburg… Akcja Upadku gigantów rozpoczyna się w 1911 roku, w dniu koronacji Jerzego V, a kończy się w latach 20., w świecie zupełnie innym niż ten, któremu położyła kres pierwsza wojna światowa...

Jest rok 997 naszej ery, koniec wieków barbarzyństwa. Anglia na zachodzie mierzy się z atakami Walijczyków, a na wschodzie – wikingów. Lokalni przywódcy naginają królewskie zarządzenia do swoich celów, sprzeciwiając się władzy i nie dbając o los prostych ludzi. Ponieważ w kraju nie ma ściśle wytyczonego prawa, króluje chaos. W tych burzliwych czasach splatają się losy trójki bohaterów. Życie młodego szkutnika zmienia się w chwili, gdy jego dom zostaje zniszczony przez wikingów, a jego rodzina musi uciekać do miejsca, w którym traktowani są jak intruzi… Pewna kobieta wychodzi za mąż z miłości i płynie z Normandii do Anglii, kraju swojego małżonka. Szybko jednak przekonuje się, że wśród zupełnie innych obyczajów i ludzi stale zaangażowanych w walkę o wpływy musi uważać na każdy swój krok… Mnich marzy o przekształceniu opactwa w centrum nauki, które będzie podziwiane w całej Europie. Każde z nich wejdzie w niebezpieczny konflikt z przebiegłym i bezwzględnym biskupem, który złamie każde przykazanie, aby zwiększyć swoją władzę i bogactwo.

200 lat po budowie katedry Kingsbridge powracamy do potomków postaci znanych z kultowych “Filarów Ziemi” Kena Folletta! Kontynuacja tej niezwykłej opowieści w formie niezapomnianej superprodukcji: Ponad 100 znakomitych głosów, w tym Krzysztof Gosztyła, Aleksandra Hamkało, Danuta Stenka, Marcin Bosak i Wiktor Zborowski Oryginalna muzyka w wykonaniu zespołu Dekameron oraz chóru gregoriańskiego Dwanaście miesięcy nagrań Ponad rok prac związanych z działaniami preprodukcyjnymi i postprodukcją Praca rozłożona w 5 lokalizacjach Około 50 godzin gotowego materiału Wejdź do świata Kena Folletta i odkryj Świat bez końca! Akcja Świata bez końca toczy się dwieście lat po rozpoczęciu budowy katedry w Kingsbridge. Katedra i klasztor znów znajdują się w samym centrum sieci intryg, kłamstw, nienawiści, pychy i chciwości. W świecie, w którym tradycjonaliści, bojący się zmian jak ognia, toczą walkę ze zwolennikami szeroko rozumianego postępu, napięcie w mgnieniu oka osiąga temperaturę wrzenia. A jakby tego było mało, w XIV-wiecznej Europie żniwo zbiera czarna śmierć, która w każdej chwili może zapukać do drzwi…

Rok 1942. Generał Rommel i jego dywizje pancerne są na najlepszej drodze do zajęcia Kairu. Sukces w Afryce Północnej Niemcy zawdzięczają nie tylko taktycznej maestrii generała, lecz także informacjom wywiadowczym. Zwłaszcza tym, które pochodzą od agenta o kryptonimie Sfinks. Alex Wolff, genialny i bezwzględny hitlerowski szpieg, przybywa do Kairu. Jego dawna przyjaciółka, piękna i zepsuta do szpiku kości tancerka, pomaga mu w zdobywaniu informacji o kluczowym znaczeniu. Mike Vandam, stacjonujący w Kairze oficer brytyjskiego wywiadu wojskowego, jest przekonany, że w mieście pojawił się wrogi superszpieg. Niestety przełożeni nie podzielają jego opinii. Vandam mimo to postanawia go wytropić, mając u boku tylko młodą Żydówkę, której dotychczasowa profesja z wywiadem miała niewiele wspólnego. Kiedy Niemcy zajmują Tobruk, a niebo nad Kairem przesłania dym pośpiesznie palonych dokumentów, nikt nie przypuszcza, że losy wojny w Afryce będą zależały od wyniku konfrontacji dwóch zdesperowanych mężczyzn.

Ken Follett follows his bestsellers Jackdaws and Code to Zero with an extraordinary novel of early days of World War II...It is June 1941 and the war is not going well for England.  Across the North Sea, eighteen-year-old Harald Olufsen takes a shortcut on the German-occupied Danish island of Sande and discovers an astonishing sight that will change the momentum of the war.  He must get word to England-except that he has no way to get there.  He has only an old derelict Hornet Moth biplane rusting away in a ruined church: a plane so decrepit that it is unlikely ever to get off the ground...even if Harald knew how to fly it.

Jordens søjler fører læseren tilbage til 1100-tallets England. Vi møder Tom Bygmester og hans familie, hvis dagligdag er præget af voldsomme og dramatiske begivenheder. Der er borgerkrig i landet, og befolkningen lider under skiftende regenter og brutale herremænd, der i de urolige tider tilsidesætter alles tarv undtagen deres eget. Jordens søjler er en prægtig middelalderroman om kampen for at få bygget en storslået kateradal i Kingsbridge. Man kommer til at elske hovedpersonerne og hade deres fjender - og trods de mange sider er dette en bog, der ikke bliver lagt, før sidste side er vendt...hvorefter man ville ønske man stadig havde den til gode!

In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected. 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. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroads of new ideas—about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death.

This is an epic of love, hatred, war and revolution. This is a huge novel that follows five families through the world-shaking dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for votes for women.It is 1911. The Coronation Day of King George V. The Williams, a Welsh coal-mining family is linked by romance and enmity to the Fitzherberts, aristocratic coal-mine owners. Lady Maud Fitzherbert falls in love with Walter von Ulrich, a spy at the German Embassy in London. Their destiny is entangled with that of an ambitious young aide to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and to two orphaned Russian brothers, whose plans to emigrate to America fall foul of war, conscription and revolution. In a plot of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, "Fall Of Giants" moves seamlessly from Washington to St Petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty.

König Heinrich ist tot, und schon ist im England des 12. Jahrhunderts ein Kampf um seine Nachfolge entbrannt. Der Geistliche Francis, der seine Eltern auf grausame Weise durch marodierende Söldner verloren hat, bittet seinen Bruder Philip, inzwischen erfolgreicher Prior eines einstmals heruntergekommenen und der Sünde anheim gefallenen Klosters, um Hilfe, um eine Verschwörung gegen den inzwischen mit dem Segen der Kirche versehenen Thronfolger zu verhindern. Philip macht sich auf den Weg zum Erzbischof von Canterbury und Abt von Glastonbury, der die Macht hat, die Aufständischen aufzuhalten. Gemeinsam mit dem ebenso mittellosen wie begabten Baumeister Tom, der ebenfalls ein schweres Schicksal hinter sich hat, träumt er den Traum einer Himmel stürmenden Kathedrale, die den Wogen der aufgewühlten Zeit standzuhalten versteht und ein ewiges Zeugnis Gottes auf Erden sowie seiner Barmherzigkeit unter den Menschen ist: die "Säulen der Erde", das größte Bauwerk des Abendlands. Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9783404118960 here.

Stubovi zemlje je saga o Filipu, opatu iz Kingsbridža, revnosnom i snalažljivom kaluđeru koji je podigao najveću gotsku katedralu na svetu, o Tomu, zidaru koji je postao njen arhitekta, o prelepoj i neuhvatljivoj ledi Elajni, koju tišti skriveni greh, te o večitoj borbi između dobra i zla koja je okrenula crkvu protiv države i brata protiv brata. Ovo je očaravajuća epopeja o ambiciji, anarhiji i apsolutnoj moći, na tapiseriji koja se prostire preko Engleske dvanaestog veka. Pravo romaneskno-istorijsko remek-delo Kena Foleta!

A captivating read for anyone who loves historical fiction, intricate storytelling, and epic tales of human drama, passion, and perseverance, set against the richly detailed backdrop of medieval England.

Più di un thriller, Per niente al mondo è un romanzo ricco di dettagli reali che si muove tra il cuore rovente del deserto del Sahara e le stanze inaccessibili del potere delle grandi capitali del mondo. Il nuovo romanzo di Ken Follett costituirà una sorpresa entusiasmante per i suoi milioni di lettori. Per niente al mondo segna un cambio di rotta rispetto ai suoi famosissimi romanzi storici. Ambientato ai giorni nostri narra di una crisi globale che minaccia di sfociare nella terza guerra mondiale, lasciando il lettore nell'incertezza fino all'ultima pagina.

Anul 997. Anglia este atacată de normanzi și de vikingi. Cei aflați la putere împart dreptatea după voința lor, fără să le pese de oamenii de rând și deseori în conflict cu regele. În aceste vremuri tulburi, se împletesc viețile a trei personaje: un tânăr constructor de ambarcațiuni, a cărui casă este atacată de vikingi, iar el este forțat să ia viața de la capăt... O nobilă normandă care se căsătorește din dragoste și-și urmează soțul peste mare, însă, în această lume angajată într-o luptă brutală pentru putere, constată că un singur pas greșit i-ar putea fi fatal... Un călugăr care visează să-și transforme umila abație într- un centru de învățare admirat în toată Europa. Și fiecare intră într-un conflict periculos cu un episcop isteț și nemilos, care va face orice pentru a-și spori averea și puterea.

Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.Everything readers expect from Follett is here: intrigue, fast-paced action, and passionate romance. But what makes The Pillars of the Earth extraordinary is the time the twelfth century; the place feudal England; and the subject the building of a glorious cathedral. Follett has re-created the crude, flamboyant England of the Middle Ages in every detail. The vast forests, the walled towns, the castles, and the monasteries become a familiar landscape. Against this richly imagined and intricately interwoven backdrop, filled with the ravages of war and the rhythms of daily life, the master storyteller draws the reader irresistibly into the intertwined lives of his characters into their dreams, their labors, and their loves: Tom, the master builder; Aliena, the ravishingly beautiful noblewoman; Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge; Jack, the artist in stone; and Ellen, the woman of the forest who casts a terrifying curse. From humble stonemason to imperious monarch, each character is brought vividly to life.The building of the cathedral, with the almost eerie artistry of the unschooled stonemasons, is the center of the drama. Around the site of the construction, Follett weaves a story of betrayal, revenge, and love, which begins with the public hanging of an innocent man and ends with the humiliation of a king."At once a sensuous and endearing love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age, The Pillars of the Earth is without a doubt Ken Follett's masterpiece."

Con la misma habilidad que en sus best sellers ambientados en la Edad Media, en The Century, sigue los destinos entrelazados de tres generaciones de cinco familias: una galesa, una inglesa, una rusa, una alemana y otra estadounidense. La primera novela, La caída de los gigantes, está enmarcada en los cruciales acontecimientos de la Primera Guerra Mundial y la Revolución Rusa. La siguiente se centra en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la tercera, en la Guerra Fría. The Century narra en esencia el siglo XX y permite contemplar en primera persona una de las épocas más convulsas, violentas y determinantes de la historia. Una trama épica y apasionante, desde Washington hasta San Petersburgo, del peligro y oscuridad de las minas de carbón a los destellos de las lámparas de las mansiones de la aristocracia. La escala inicial de este viaje a lo largo del siglo XX, donde conocemos a la primera generación de los protagonistas: - Los Williams. Mineros de carbón en Gales. David es un hombre religioso, miembro activo del sindicato minero, estricto y amante de su familia. Billy y Ethel, sus hijos, lucharán con éxito por sus derechos y por la emancipación de la clase obrera y de las mujeres. - Los Fitzherbert. Aristócratas ingleses. El conde Fitzherbert, dueño de las minas y heredero de la gran mansión Ty Gwyn, está casado con una princesa rusa, Elizaveta, elitista y cruel. Lady Maud Fitzherbert es la hermana del conde y muy distinta de él. De ideas avanzadas, cree en la democracia y el sufragio universal. - Los Kostin. Los hermanos rusos Grigori y Leonid no pueden ser más opuestos. Grigori es serio y trabajador; Leonid, por el contrario, un libertino. Pero a ambos les une una infancia cruel. - Los Ulrich. Aristócratas alemanes muy bien relacionados. Robert trabaja en el servicio de inteligencia del Estado Mayor austríaco. - Los Dewar. Miembros de la alta sociedad estadounidense. Gus Dewar, hijo del senador Cameron Dewar, es asesor del presidente Wilson.

El gran maestro de la narrativa y el suspense nos transporta a la Edad Media, a un fascinante mundo de reyes, damas, caballeros, pugnas feudales, castillos y ciudades amuralladas. El amor y la muerte se entrecruzan vibrantemente en este magistral tapiz cuyo centro es la construcción de una catedral gótica. La historia se inicia con el ahorcamiento público de un inocente y finaliza con la humillación de un rey. "Los pilares de la tierra" es la obra maestra de Ken Follett y constituye una excepcional evocación de una época de violentas pasiones.

Después de La caída de los gigantes y El invierno del mundo llega el final de la gran historia de las cinco familias cuyas vidas se han entrelazado a través del siglo XX.En el año 1961 Rebecca Hoffman, profesora en Alemania del Este y nieta de lady Maud, descubrirá que la policía secreta está vigilándola mientras su hermano menor, Walli, sueña con huir a Occidente para convertirse en músico de rock.George Jakes, joven abogado que trabaja con los hermanos Kennedy, es un activista del movimiento por los derechos civiles de los negros en Estados Unidos que participará en las protestas de los estados del Sur y en la marcha sobre Washington liderada por Martin Luther King.En Rusia las inclinaciones políticas enfrentan a los hermanos Tania y Dimka Dvorkin. Este se convierte en una de las jóvenes promesas del Kremlin mientras su hermana entrará a formar parte de un grupo activista que promueve la insurrección.Desde el sur de Estados Unidos hasta la remota Siberia, desde la isla de Cuba hasta el vibrante Londres de los años sesenta, El umbral de la eternidad es la historia de aquellas personas que lucharon por la libertad individual en medio del conflicto titánico entre los dos países más poderosos jamás conocidos.

A história passa-se na Inglaterra do Século XII, durante um período conhecido como A Anarquia, em que dois possíveis sucessores vão lutar pelo trono inglês. É neste cenário que Tom, um humilde pedreiro e mestre de obras, persegue o seu sonho de erguer uma imponente catedral gótica.

Wielkie katastrofy zaczynają się od problemów, które uznano za zbyt nieistotne, by w porę się nimi zająć. Drobne nieporozumienia, w wyniku niefortunnych zbiegów okoliczności, błyskawicznie i niepostrzeżenie przeradzają się w poważne konflikty. Co najmniej dziewięć państw na świecie posiada arsenał nuklearny. Każde z nich, w sprzyjających okolicznościach, może sięgnąć po ostateczne rozwiązanie. I w mgnieniu oka zniszczyć ziemską cywilizację. Od spalonej słońcem Sahary, przez obozy dla uchodźców, po gabinety polityków i salony ambasad. Bohaterowie i tchórze, ludzie rozważni i szaleńcy, kochankowie i wrogowie... Całe spektrum świata, który poradził sobie z pandemią, by stanąć w obliczu kryzysu, który może być ostatnim... Amerykańska prezydent, robi wszystko, by uniknąć wydania rozkazu użycia broni jądrowej... Błyskotliwy szef chińskiego wywiadu, prowadzi misterną grę, by powstrzymać rząd swojego kraju przed starciem z Zachodem... Agenci CIA, rozpracowują w Afryce Północnej struktury islamskich terrorystów... Młoda Afrykanka, decyduje się na niebezpieczną podróż przez Saharę, by zapewnić przyszłość swojemu dziecku... Wszyscy oni podejmują ryzyko i poświęcają się, ponieważ wierzą, że są w stanie sprawić, żeby świat stał się lepszym i bezpieczniejszym miejscem. Tylko że to może nie wystarczyć... Bo delikatna równowaga już została zachwiana, a rzeczywistość, jaką znamy, wkrótce rozsypie się w proch.

The new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it's an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day. In the Sahara Desert, two elite intelligence agents are on the trail of a powerful group of drug-smuggling terrorists, risking their lives—and, when they fall desperately in love, their careers—at every turn. Nearby, a beautiful young widow fights against human traffickers while traveling illegally to Europe with the help of a mysterious man who may not be who he says he is. In China, a senior government official with vast ambitions for himself and his country battles against the older Communist hawks in the government, who may be pushing China—and its close military ally, North Korea—to a place of no return. And in the United States, Pauline Green, the country's first woman president, navigates terrorist attacks, illegal arms trading, and the smear campaigns of her blustering political opponent with careful and deft diplomacy. She will do everything in her power to avoid starting an unnecessary war. But when one act of aggression leads to another, the most powerful countries in the world are caught in a complex web of alliances they can't escape. And once all the sinister pieces are in place, can anyone—even those with the best of intentions and most elite skills—stop the inevitable? Never is an extraordinary thriller, full of heroines and villains, false prophets and elite warriors, jaded politicians and opportunistic revolutionaries. It brims with cautionary wisdom for our times, and a delivers a visceral, heart-pounding read that transports readers to the brink of the unimaginable.

A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family live in prosperity and offer Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers, within their herder community. A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE Joia, Neen’s sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain. A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION Joia’s vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and become their life’s work. But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders – and an act of savage violence leads to open warfare… Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age: Stonehenge.

Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known. Everything readers expect from Follett is here: intrigue, fast-paced action, and passionate romance. But what makes The Pillars of the Earth extraordinary is the time the twelfth century; the place feudal England; and the subject the building of a glorious cathedral. Follett has re-created the crude, flamboyant England of the Middle Ages in every detail. The vast forests, the walled towns, the castles, and the monasteries become a familiar landscape. Against this richly imagined and intricately interwoven backdrop, filled with the ravages of war and the rhythms of daily life, the master storyteller draws the reader irresistibly into the intertwined lives of his characters into their dreams, their labors, and their loves: Tom, the master builder; Aliena, the ravishingly beautiful noblewoman; Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge; Jack, the artist in stone; and Ellen, the woman of the forest who casts a terrifying curse. From humble stonemason to imperious monarch, each character is brought vividly to life. The building of the cathedral, with the almost eerie artistry of the unschooled stonemasons, is the center of the drama. Around the site of the construction, Follett weaves a story of betrayal, revenge, and love, which begins with the public hanging of an innocent man and ends with the humiliation of a king. For the TV tie-in edition with the same ISBN go to this Alternate Cover Edition <bar<