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| Title | : | World Without End (Kingsbridge #2) |
| Author | : | Ken Follett |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1014 pages |
| Published | : | October 4th 2007 by Dutton |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Fiction. Romance. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal Romance |
Ken Follett
Hardcover | Pages: 1014 pages Rating: 4.27 | 184584 Users | 10930 Reviews
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World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroads of new ideas—about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race—the Black Death.
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| Original Title: | World Without End |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Kingsbridge #2 |
| Characters: | Caris, Merthin, Gwenda, Godwyn, Ralph |
| Setting: | Kingsbridge, England(United Kingdom) |
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Ratings: 4.27 From 184584 Users | 10930 ReviewsAppraise Regarding Books World Without End (Kingsbridge #2)
I cannot find the words to express how disappointed I was with this book. Having enjoyed "Pillars of the Earth" twice I awaited the issue of the sequel with immense enthusiasm. What a letdown! The characters, the plot,the writing are all dreadful...Mr Follett has tried to bring the 13th century into the 21st and it hasn't worked. The gratuitous sex and foul language spoil the book from the first chapter and for the first time in years, I will not be finishing this novel!Very sad to see a goodBook 1: 3*Book 2: 3.5*I had heard the rest of the series wasn't as good as book one so I was pleasantly surprised. The book started out much like a carbon copy of its predecessor. It is era two and there are a lot of parallels between many of the characters and the plot. However this one was much darker and the author put more empathy into his character. There were still some head scratching actions of different characters that seems completely out of character for this time period. There were
I completely agree wit you. I just finished this book and even though I did enjoy it (and it played bitterly with my emotions - angry all the time
WORLD WITHOUT END BY KEN FOLLETT: There are books that you read, with vaguely interesting stories, that sometimes within less than a month have been forgotten, ignored, barely recollected except for title, author and a minor recall of plot. Then there are books that change your mind on life, that give you a thrill as you read them and think about how much youre loving to read this particular book, and how its making such an impression on you, and how youre going to remember it for a long part of
This is the sequel to "Pillars of the Earth." It's set 200 years after that original book but is very similar in terms of plot and especially character. Every main character from "Pillars" has their parallel in this book: the intelligent, noble builder; the feisty, born-before-her-time love interest; the evil, corrupt nobleman who rapes and pillages his way into power. It gets to the point where you start to wonder why you're bothering reading it. There's absolutely nothing new here.Like
We who are born poor have to use cunning to get what we want. Scruples are for the privileged. I must confess-- I am addicted to these Ken Follett novels. I finished World Without End and had to pick up A Column of Fire immediately. I'm also going to get to his Century trilogy at some point. These books are bloodstained historical soap operas and I just can't get enough.Follett knows how to create exactly the right amount of drama and set it to the gory backdrop of history. I've always loved
Whether Ive been good or bad, I dont think God will be fooled by a last-minute change of heart. World Without End is the second installment in Folletts Kingsbridge series and what a world it is.Set during one of the most turbulent times in European History, amidst the beginning of the Hundred Years War and the nightmare of the Black Death that swept over the continent causing the deaths of an unthinkable percentage of the population, it is one more example of why Historical Fiction is the Genre
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