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World Without End (2007)

by Ken Follett

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#1 New York Times Bestseller

In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected.

World Without End is its equally irresistible sequelâ??set two hundred years after The Pillars of the Earth and three hundred years after the Kingsbridge prequel, The Evening and the Morning.

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 ideasâ??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 raceâ??the Black Death. 

Three years in the writing and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End is a "well-researched, beautifully detailed portrait of the late Middle Ages" (The Washington Post) that once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his cr
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Massive tome with an incredible sprawling story that sometimes falls a bit short of its historical veracity ambitions. King-like framework of a disparate group of kids united by a key event that lingers through the story but never really lives up to the grand reveal it's set up to be. Staggering roster of imminently hateable villains quite literally getting away with murder. Set in a very dynamic time for England and Europe showing how the black death upended social hierarchies and traditions by giving the reader a book's worth each of "before", "during" and "after".
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  A.Godhelm | Oct 20, 2023 |
Staggering brilliance; amazing research; great story. ( )
  RickGeissal | Aug 16, 2023 |
Pillars of the Earth is a masterpiece. World Without End, its sequel, doesn't quite measure up. I'm not sure any book does. That said, it's still a masterclass in plot, story structure, and historical detail. It's well-worth reading, especially if you enjoyed Pillars. ( )
  beckyrenner | Aug 3, 2023 |
This is a great second book. Maybe even more gripping than Pillars of the Earth. It highlights the era of the black plague and the effect on the society. What I really like in this series is the way it portrays women. Each woman is really a person, not some dream shape. There are strong women, weak women, good and bad and in between women. The story shows the way women lived and died in that time period (a bit romanticed, but that is normal in a story). The men have a big role too and they too are a diverse group. It is evenly spread and that is really how I like it. What I also like is the positive side this story takes. Yes there is a lot of bad, but the good wins out in the end. Maybe that is not always realistic, but I enjoy that worldview very much and try to live by it.
I am already started in part 3. And so far that book is yummie as well. ( )
  weaver-of-dreams | Aug 1, 2023 |
Un mundo sin fin
Ken Follett
Publicado: 2007 | 1193 páginas
Novela Aventuras
Serie: Los pilares de la Tierra #2 /sBfnRExUI_G4

Dieciséis años después de la publicación de «Los pilares de la Tierra», Ken Follett vuelve al fascinante mundo de Kingsbridge para presentar a sus lectores una magnífica saga épica marcada por el amor, la guerra y la peste en «Un mundo sin fin». «Los pilares de la Tierra» narra los acontecimientos de la ciudad inglesa de Kingsbridge entre 1135 y 1174. Con «Un mundo sin fin» regresamos a Kingsbridge, pero 153 años después. El primer día de noviembre de 1327 cuatro niños escapan de la catedral de Kingsbridge para jugar en un bosque prohibido. Son, Gwenda, hija de un ladrón, Caris, una niña excepcional que quiere ser doctora y los hermanos Merthin y Ralph, el primero un genio con la cabeza llena de inventos y el segundo un tirano, cruel y vengativo. Allí en el bosque serán testigos de una pelea entre un caballero y dos soldados. Los soldados mueren y el caballero entierra un documento antes de ingresar en el monasterio de Kingsbridge para convertirse en monje el resto de su vida. El contenido de este documento secreto jugará un papel importante en varios momentos de la novela. Como adultos las vidas de estos cuatro niños se verán entrelazadas por la ambición, el amor, el odio y la venganza. Vivirán momentos de gran prosperidad y también de hambruna; años de guerra y años de peste. Caris, es la hija de un mercader de lana. De pequeña quería ser doctora, profesión prohibida a las mujeres en la Edad Media. Sin embargo, Caris no acepta ni esta ni ninguna otra prohibición. Estudia con una curandera y mantiene constantes enfrentamientos con la Iglesia. Su lucha por la independencia y su determinación a no someterse a ningún hombre pone constantemente en conflicto su amor por Merthin. Merthin, por su lado, comienza como aprendiz de carpintero y su gran talento le convierte en el mejor arquitecto de Kingsbridge. No acepta las restricciones y limitaciones de los que mandan en la ciudad. Cuando ve que no puede casarse con Caris ni realizar sus proyectos soñados decide viajar a Italia.
  libreriarofer | Jul 28, 2023 |
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#1 New York Times Bestseller

In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected.

World Without End is its equally irresistible sequelâ??set two hundred years after The Pillars of the Earth and three hundred years after the Kingsbridge prequel, The Evening and the Morning.

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 ideasâ??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 raceâ??the Black Death. 

Three years in the writing and nearly eighteen years since its predecessor, World Without End is a "well-researched, beautifully detailed portrait of the late Middle Ages" (The Washington Post) that once again shows that Ken Follett is a masterful author writing at the top of his cr

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