The Pillars of the Earth
The Kingsbridge Novels (Book 1)
- Author Ken Follett
- Narrator Richard E. Grant
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date 5 October 2007
- Run Time 10 hours and 4 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Generational sagas, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Thriller / suspense fiction.
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Abridged edition, narrated by Richard E Grant (Withnail and I)
An epic, spellbinding tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's historical masterpiece.
A Mason with a Dream
It is 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.
A Monk with a Burning Mission
Philip is the church prior of Kingsbridge. A resourceful man, he knows that if his town is to survive at all, it must find a way to truly thrive. He decides, then, to build Kingsbridge the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.
A World of High Ideals and Savage Cruelty
As the prior recruits his mason, so begins a journey of ambition, anarchy and the struggle for absolute power. Facing enemies that would thwart them, they will stop at nothing to fulfil their grand plans of Kingsbridge. Soon fester the tensions (see note on 'fester the tension') between good and evil, turning church against state, and brother against brother . . .
The Pillars of the Earth is the first in The Kingsbridge Novels series, followed by World Without End and A Column of Fire.
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| Author | Ken Follett |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Richard E. Grant |
| Series | The Kingsbridge Novels |
| Duration | 10 hours and 4 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780230527843 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Genre | Generational sagas, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction, Historical romance, Thriller / suspense fiction |
| Availability | GB, IE |
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