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 crossroad...

"International bestselling author Ken Follett has enthralled millions of readers with The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, two stories of the Middle Ages set in the fictional city of Kingsbridge. The saga now continues with Follett's magnificent new epic, A Column of Fire. 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...

"Es 997 EC, el fin de la Edad Media. Inglaterra se enfrenta a ataques de los galeses en el oeste y los vikingos en el este. Los que están en el poder doblan la justicia según su voluntad, independientemente de la gente común y, a menudo, en conflicto con el rey. Sin un estado de derecho claro, reina el caos. En estos tiempos turbulentos, tres personajes encuentran sus vidas entrelazadas: la vida de un joven constructor de barcos se pone patas arriba...