World Without End

Ken Follett is one of the most read and appreciated authors in the world, with 198 million copies sold of his 38 titles. His first bestseller was The Eye of the Needle, a spy story set in World War II. In 1989, his biggest success to date, The Pillars of the Earth, was published, which topped the sales charts in several countries and was selected by the Oprah Book Club. The sequels A World Without End and A Pillar of Fire, as well as the prequel Kingsbridge: The Dawn of a New Era, were also major worldwide bestsellers , having already surpassed the mark of 47 million copies sold. Ken Follett lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife, Barbara. They have five children, six grandchildren and two Labradors.