Ken Follett Collection

Eye of the Needle (1981)

Englishmen know him as Faber, but to the Fatherland, he’s the loyal and lethal spy known as “The Needle”. On his way back to Germany, Faber is shipwrecked on an island outpost where he befriends Lucy, a beautiful Englishwoman who lives there with her family. Lonely and scorned by her bitter, crippled husband, Lucy falls for the enigmatic stranger, not knowing that he’s a traitor determined to prevent the D-Day invasion. But as their passion erupts, Lucy discovers the brutal truth – as love and war melt into an electrifying climax of eroticism, adrenaline and terror.

The Pillars of the Earth (2010)

Emerging from the war-torn shadows of England’s Dark Ages, an idealistic mason, Tom Builder, sets out on a quest to erect a glorious cathedral bathed in light. But when that light threatens to illuminate the dark secrets of ambitious Bishop Waleran Bigod, and the battling progeny of King Henry, Queen Maud and King Stephen, they’ll stop at nothing to keep those secrets safe.

World Without End (2012)

England is on the brink of a devastating war with France that will last over a hundred years. A terrible plague, which will wipe out a third of Europe’s population before it is done, is spreading. Caris, a visionary young woman, struggles to rise above the suffering and oppression in order to lead her people out of the Dark Ages. With her lover, Merthin, she builds a community in Kingsbridge that stands up to the Church and the Crown. Together they unearth a dangerous secret and must fight to save their town from ruin, ultimately ushering in a new era of freedom, innovation and enlightenment.

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