Paul Beirne
excellent story, wonderful writing, colorful characters. historically accurate. Follette does it again ! it's long, so it took me several days to complete, but, I looked forward every day to getting back to it. I have been following the author for many years. all the way back to Eye of the needle. bad news is the fact that next book in series is $13.00. That is too much for an ebook.
A Google user
I read Pillars of the Earth a few years ago, and, when I spotted this book in a book store, I grabbed it!
I love the first book, and, though this one was slow in the beginning, the more often I picked it up to read it, the more involved I became with the characters, the plot, and the underlying theme. I'm still reading it, and I'm thoroughly engrossed. I can't put it down!
I think part of the allure is that it takes places during medieval Europe. I loved studying that part of history. However, the author does a magic act through a combination of his thorough research, with romance, intrigue, and the perpetual battle between good and evil, and he has produced another epic novel.
I'm sure it is a monumental effort for the author to write a book this size, but I hope he's working on another story about the the people in and around the town of Kingsbridge, England, durith the 13th, 14th, or 15th century!
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I had greatly anticipated the publication of Follett' World With Out End. In say that hype did not live up to the reallity is very true. However to say that the book was not good would be a lie. It just was not as good as Pillars of the Earth.
Like of Follett's work, World With Out End is extreamly well researched & written. The story line is very believe able and has about sex, viloence & adventure that any reader would want. Plus the story has a searies of bad guys that the reader truely will hate.
The problems and frustrations of lead characters are very well described in historical context.
I would recommend this book if you had read Pillars of the Earth. It is not needed to have read the previous effort, but it does help to understand the context.