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World Without End
- Kingsbridge, Book 2
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 45 hrs and 34 mins
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The marvel that is Pillars of the Earth written by master novelist Ken Follett swept over the world gathering millions of devoted fans and now the sequel is here in full unabridged audiobook, World Without End, narrated by the brilliant John Lee. Four young children hide in the woods and unexpectedly witness the brutal murder of two men. Throughout their lives they feel the constant tug of a powerful connection from the haunting of that fateful event. Then revolutionary change sweeps over the lands and the world they once knew is now more dangerous than ever before. Available now from Audible.
Summary
The historical saga that has enthralled millions of fans, Ken Follett's Kingsbridge series continues with World Without End.
On the day after Halloween, in the year 1327, four children slip away from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. They are a thief, a bully, a boy genius and a girl who wants to be a doctor. In the forest they see two men killed.
As adults, their lives will be braided together by ambition, love, greed and revenge. They will see prosperity and famine, plague and war. One boy will travel the world but come home in the end; the other will be a powerful, corrupt nobleman. One girl will defy the might of the medieval church; the other will pursue an impossible love. And always they will live under the long shadow of the unexplained killing they witnessed on that fateful childhood day.
Ken Follett’s masterful epic The Pillars of the Earth enchanted millions of readers with its compelling drama of war, passion and family conflict set around the building of a cathedral. World Without End takes readers to medieval Kingsbridge two centuries later, as the men, women and children of the city once again grapple with the devastating sweep of historical change.
World Without End is followed by the third of Ken Follett's Kingsbridge novels, A Column of Fire.
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- sally
- 23-07-11
Great for long journeys
I have read Pillars and thought why not, I spend a lot of time driving and Pillars was enjoyable. Ken certainly knows how to tell a great tale and cleverly turns every day events from the past into a fascinating tale of both ordinary and not so people into a great story. The bits that annoyed were often around how he seems to translate the thoughts and ideas and words of the 21st century mind and presented them as if they would have been the usual beliefs for people who lived in medieval times. along with this the first four parts had numerous graphic sexual scenes, I thought much of them over dominated the story and unessacary. It was intersting that as the book progressed the detail of such incidents became less dominant but the story remained completely in tact. My other concern is how Ken's characters always seem to have siblings who are so different from them that it is difficult to understand how so many characters can be related to such heinus brothers or sisters, that did t times become far fetched. Apart from these issues that at times really iritated me I completely enjoyed the book, it was not easy to work out what would happen next so many surprises awaited. I learned much from the detail around the everyday life of the era. I wonder if another saga of Kingsbridge is about to be released.
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- Mrs M E Burstow
- 19-09-18
Fabulous story
A,really good yarn, with goodies and baddies, twists and turns. It kept me hooked until the end.
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- Vee
- 05-05-17
Engrossing long book
Loved it. Doesn't end abruptly so if you enjoy getting into a book and attached to the characters, this is great and comes to a satisfactory conclusion as you feel it could have ended several times over before but the writer keeps on giving. Also a sense of certain key characters from Pillars of the Earth reliving but I didn't mind it.
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- Nicky
- 15-03-18
great story had me from start to finish
loved this story. Very well narrated. Great characters had me hooked from start to finish.
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I love it
the story was really well read. the characters we very interesting and now going to start book 3....
I loved it....
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- Fallen Prone
- 26-02-15
A great follow up
World without end ties itself nicely to its predecessor pillars of the earth with occasional historical references. Much like the first book you can't help but fall in love with main characters and despise the evils of medieval England. There were many moments I found myself frozen whilst cooking or not noticing the traffic lights changing colour, as the books mini episodes came to their crescendo. A huge nod to to the author for successfully treading where some many before him have failed, the sequel!
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- ginger
- 05-08-15
Epic
Amazing story, beautifully read. Feel bereft that I have finished the story. Love John Lee's portrayal of the characters. Thank you.
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- DPJ
- 12-05-16
Brilliant story, brilliantly read
Thoroughly recommended, the story is brilliant, the reading is clear and expressive and the sound quality excellent
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- Matthew
- 13-04-13
very much a Follett
If you like Ken Follets work you'll love this. A bit heavy going in parts but they may just be due to the narrators voice. 45 odd hours long its certainly one for the audiobook hardcore.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-01-18
Loved it
Not quite as good as the first but still loved it. John Lee is a fantastic narrator and the story kept me entertained the whole 45 hours!
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