World Without End

Ken Follett returns to medieval England in World Without End, the renowned follow-up to his classic novel, The Pillars of the Earth. The story opens in 1327, when four children witness a deadly encounter in the forest. A knight kills two soldiers serving the queen and conceals a hidden letter that carries a dangerous secret capable of threatening the English monarchy. That pivotal day binds the fates of the four youths together as they grow into adulthood.

Spanning decades of turbulent historical change, this sweeping narrative traces their ambitions, loves, rivalries, and survival through the hardships of fourteenth-century life, including the devastation of the Black Death. A richly layered epic of intrigue, faith, power, and human resilience, this substantial paperback will appeal to lovers of grand historical storytelling and fans of Ken Follett's Kingsbridge series.