World Without End (TV tie-in - A) 无尽世界

作者 Ken Follett著
出版社 Pan Books
出版时间 2012年7月
ISBN 9781447218715
定价 93.90

内容简介

ThisisaTVtie-ineditionofKenFollett'sworldwidebestsellingepicmasterpiece.OnthedayafterHalloween,intheyear1327,fourchildrenslipawayfromthecathedralcityofKingsbridge.Theyareathief,abully,aboygeniusandagirlwhowantstobeadoctor.Intheforesttheyseetwomenkilled.Asadults,theirliveswillbebraidedtogetherbyambition,love,greedandrevenge.Theywillseeprosperityandfamine,plagueandwar.Oneboywilltraveltheworldbutcomehomeintheend;theotherwillbeapowerful,corruptnobleman.Onegirlwilldefythemightofthemedievalchurch;theotherwillpursueanimpossiblelove.Andalwaystheywillliveunderthelongshadowoftheunexplainedkillingtheywitnessedonthatfatefulchildhoodday.KenFollett'smasterfulepic"ThePillarsoftheEarth"enchantedmillionsofreaderswithitscompellingdramaofwar,passionandfamilyconflictsetaroundthebuildingofacathedral.Now"WorldWithoutEnd"takesreadersbacktomedievalKingsbridgetwocenturieslater,asthemen,womenandchildrenofthecityonceagaingrapplewiththedevastatingsweepofhistoricalchange.

作者简介

KenFollettwasonlytwenty-sevenwhenhewrotetheaward-winningEYEOFTHENEEDLE,whichbecameaninternationalbestseller.HiscelebratedPILLARSOFTHEEARTHwasvotedintothetop100ofBritain'sbest-lovedbooksintheBBC'stheBigReadandthesequel,WORLDWITHOUTEND,willbepublishedinAutumn2007.Hehassincewrittenseveralequallysuccessfulnovelsincluding,mostrecently,WHITEOUT.Heisalsotheauthorofnon-fictionbestsellerONWINGSOFEAGLES.HeliveswithhisfamilyinLondonandHertfordshire.

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