内容简介
ThesagathathasenthralledthemillionsofreadersofThePillarsoftheEarthcontinueswithWorldWithoutEnd.OnthedayafterHalloween,intheyear1327,fourchildrenslipawayfromthecathedralcityofKingsbridge.Theyareathief,abully,aboygeniusandagirlwhowantstobeadoctor.Intheforesttheyseetwomenkilled.Asadults,theirliveswillbebraidedtogetherbyambition,love,greedandrevenge.Theywillseeprosperityandfamine,plagueandwar.Oneboywilltraveltheworldbutcomehomeintheend;theotherwillbeapowerful,corruptnobleman.Onegirlwilldefythemightofthemedievalchurch;theotherwillpursueanimpossiblelove.Andalwaystheywillliveunderthelongshadowoftheunexplainedkillingtheywitnessedonthatfatefulchildhoodday.KenFollett’smasterfulepicThePillarsoftheEarthenchantedmillionsofreaderswithitscompellingdramaofwar,passionandfamilyconflictsetaroundthebuildingofacathedral.WorldWithoutEndtakesreadersbacktomedievalKingsbridgetwocenturieslater,asthemen,womenandchildrenofthecityonceagaingrapplewiththedevastatingsweepofhistoricalchange.WorldWithoutEndisfollowedbythethirdofKenFollett'sKingsbridgenovels,AColumnofFire.
作者简介
KenFollettwastwenty-sevenwhenhewroteEyeoftheNeedle,anaward-winningthrillerthatbecameaninternationalbestseller.HethensurprisedeveryonewithThePillarsoftheEarth,aboutthebuildingofacathedralintheMiddleAges,whichcontinuestocaptivatemillionsofreadersallovertheworldanditslong-awaitedsequel,WorldWithoutEnd,wasanumberonebestsellerintheUS,UKandEuropeandwasfollowedbythethirdnovelintheKingsbridgeseriesAColumnofFire.HehaswrittenthebestsellingCenturytrilogy,whichcomprisesFallofGiants,WinteroftheWorldandEdgeofEternity.