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# The Evening and the Morning

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#1 New York Times Bestseller An desertcart Best Book of 2020 The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth --set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages "Just as transporting as [ The Pillars of the Earth ] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series." -- The Washington Post It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power. Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

Review: A twin of “Pillars of the Earth” (in a good way) - I loved Pillars of the Earth. It is one of my top 3 favorite books. I loved the epic scale, the historical details, the amazing characters, the complex and fast paced plot. In contrast, World Without End and Column of Fire are somewhat distinctively different (and lesser) but still very good novels. Every few years I reread Pillars to relive it. I give myself some time to forget and then try to recapture the engrossing enchantment of the tale in a re-read. Now I’m adding this book to my arsenal as well. If you want a book that brought the same feelings, style, and even characters back to you, this is it. Pillars’ twin, the same, yet different and equally as enjoyable. In this book you have many of the “same” characters - the intelligent, inquisitive builder; the headstrong, lovely, and brave noblewoman; the determined and godly monk; and the evil bishop and grasping nobles. But they have their own struggles, character flaws, problems, their own plot lines - and it all keeps you at the edge of your seat without feeling like it’s a repeat, instead it’s like the characters you love coming back again to new adventures, new struggles, new love in a slightly different, more primal time. What made Pillars a masterpiece was how much it incorporated cathedral construction in a way that was awash with details but never boring. This book occurs earlier in truly truly dark ages. The English had lost so much knowledge and technology at time that even scraps of leather and rope were treasured. While the construction involved here is simper and the the villages really more like hovels, the politics, religion and society are unique to that era and fascinating. I’m so happy Mr. Follet brought that time to life in all it’s complexity
Review: Ken Follett delivers again - An emotional roller coaster set in the dark ages. It was great to understand the creation of Kingsbridge, and Ken Follett delivered again with strong characters and intense power struggles.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #18,379 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #20 in Multigenerational Fiction (Books) #54 in Family Saga Fiction #467 in Suspense Thrillers |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 77,712 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A twin of “Pillars of the Earth” (in a good way)
*by J***G on October 5, 2020*

I loved Pillars of the Earth. It is one of my top 3 favorite books. I loved the epic scale, the historical details, the amazing characters, the complex and fast paced plot. In contrast, World Without End and Column of Fire are somewhat distinctively different (and lesser) but still very good novels. Every few years I reread Pillars to relive it. I give myself some time to forget and then try to recapture the engrossing enchantment of the tale in a re-read. Now I’m adding this book to my arsenal as well. If you want a book that brought the same feelings, style, and even characters back to you, this is it. Pillars’ twin, the same, yet different and equally as enjoyable. In this book you have many of the “same” characters - the intelligent, inquisitive builder; the headstrong, lovely, and brave noblewoman; the determined and godly monk; and the evil bishop and grasping nobles. But they have their own struggles, character flaws, problems, their own plot lines - and it all keeps you at the edge of your seat without feeling like it’s a repeat, instead it’s like the characters you love coming back again to new adventures, new struggles, new love in a slightly different, more primal time. What made Pillars a masterpiece was how much it incorporated cathedral construction in a way that was awash with details but never boring. This book occurs earlier in truly truly dark ages. The English had lost so much knowledge and technology at time that even scraps of leather and rope were treasured. While the construction involved here is simper and the the villages really more like hovels, the politics, religion and society are unique to that era and fascinating. I’m so happy Mr. Follet brought that time to life in all it’s complexity

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ken Follett delivers again
*by K***N on May 20, 2026*

An emotional roller coaster set in the dark ages. It was great to understand the creation of Kingsbridge, and Ken Follett delivered again with strong characters and intense power struggles.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A familiar plot, but a great read
*by R***S on January 17, 2021*

I've been a fan of the entire Kingsbridge series since Pillars of the Earth first came out, and this 4th book in that series is just as good, although at this point the plots of all 4 books seem startlingly familiar. I give it a hearty recommendation for fans of historical fiction. The fourth in the Kingsbridge series is actually a prequel to the first in the series, set right around the end of the first millennium AD and the beginning of the second, a period in Western Europe most would put squarely in the Dark Ages. The book follows three central characters as they navigate the feudal age. Edgar, the intelligent second son of a shipwright, is a skilled builder, carpenter, and strategist struggling to survive as a peasant in a land controlled by the Church and the nobility, most of whom are intimidated by his mind and his determination. Ragna, the daughter of a count of Normandy, is essentially tricked into marriage with a brutish English ealdorman named Wilwulf of the area in England that will one day encompass Kingsbridge; Wilwulf's brother, Wynstan, is a local bishop who is actually an ungodly lech, and his other brother, Wigelm, is a soldier bent on cruelty, and with their mother and other relations, that family holds a self-serving stranglehold on the region. Aldred, a kind, educated, and fair-minded monk, opposes Wynstan's rule of the religious life of the area, finding Ragna and Edgar as allies in their shared struggle. The book also includes historical characters (like King Ethelred) and events (like Viking invasions), along with political plots, love triangles, and plenty of conflict. Anyone who has read any of the other books in this series will recognize the plot: a lowborn, but intelligent artisan man meets and befriends a free-thinking and beautiful woman of a higher station, in the midst of religious factional fighting and oppressively dishonorable nobility; corruption and greed natural in the feudal world are opposed by intelligence and a desire to better the lives of all common people. While the plot may have merely changed the dates and names from the previous books, the story is still a great read, with lots of action, requiring the reader to keep going just one more chapter before putting it down for any length of time. It's a familiar plot, but well-told, and I enjoyed reading this re-telling of that same tale as much as I enjoyed its previous three incarnations. I'm writing this review almost 3 months after reading it, and my notes don't indicate any major problems with the mechanics of writing or the edit, and my memory of Follett's other works tells me that his writing is incredibly clean. All told, this was a great book, and the only reason it's not a 5-star review is because of the repetitious nature of the plots in all of the books of this series. I still give this a very large recommendation for fans of historical fiction set in feudal England.

## Frequently Bought Together

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