![]() ![]() Over thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. ![]() 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. 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. The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. 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.
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