About the book: The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No 1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.
Revolution is in the air
1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France’s neighbours are on high alert.
Kingsbridge is on the edge
Unprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge’s prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous new machinery are rendering jobs obsolete and tearing families apart.
Tyranny is on the horizon
Now, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people – including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal’s inventive and headstrong son – will come to define the struggle of a generation as they seek enlightenment and fight for a future free from oppression.
Taking the reader straight into the heart of history with the fifth novel in the ground-breaking Kingsbridge series, The Armour of Light (2023) is master storyteller Ken Follett’s most ambitious novel to date.
About the author: Ken Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. Barred from watching films and television by his parents, he developed an early interest in reading thanks to a local library. After studying philosophy at University College London, he became involved in centre-left politics, entering into journalism soon after. His first thriller, the wartime spy drama Eye of the Needle, became an international bestseller and has sold over 10 million copies. He then astonished everyone with his first historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, the story of the building of a medieval cathedral, which went on to become one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century. One of the most popular authors in the world, his many books including the Kingsbridge series and the Century trilogy - a body of work which together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how World War III could happen - have sold more than 188 million copies. A father and husband, Ken lives with his wife in England and enjoys travelling the world when he can.
Rating: 5/5
I'm looking forward to this. Waiting for it to be published in pb.
ReplyDeleteHave you read the others in the series? The 'Pillars of the Earth' is the best one but as a whole, I enjoy reading all the books. Ah, this time, I don't know what 'pb' means.
DeleteOh yes, I absolutely love Ken Follett, have read both the Kingsbridge and the Century Trilogy.
DeleteSorry, for the abbreviation. It's paperback. I can't hold those hardbacks for too long.
Oh yes, you told me this before that you've read both the Kingsbridge and Century series. Hardbacks are heavy to carry around, not good for my back as I usually have a backpack with me. It doesn't fit into a handbag either. :D
DeleteThat has always been one of the reasons I don't like them. But now I have the added problem with fibromyalgia. Still, I can wait, there are plenty of books I can read in the meantime.
DeleteI'm sorry to hear you've fibromyalgia. Hope it's manageable. Yes, we can read other books in the meantime. Merry Christmas.
DeleteThanks, CK. It is what it is. I've had migraines all my life and things get added when you get older. I just take every day as it comes, enjoy the ones when I can be active and get through the other ones as quickly as possible. I'm so lucky to still be alive.
DeleteMerry Christmas.
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DeleteThat’s the spirit. As we advance in years, we learn to take the good and the bad with joy and patience, don’t we. Merry Christmas, Marianne.
DeleteThanks, there is still so much we can do. And we can appreciate that.
DeleteNow I can wish you a Happy New Year.
Wishing you a Happy New Year, may we have another year of discovering new books. Yes, we need to 'move on', as they say. :) Gratitude is indeed very important.
DeleteAnd it helps yourself a lot.
DeleteIndeed, well said.
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