Ken Follett was twenty-seven when he wrote
Eye of the Needle, an award-winning thriller that became an international bestseller. He then surprised everyone with
The Pillars of the Earth, about the building of a cathedral in the Middle Ages, which continues to captivate millions of readers all over the world and its long-awaited sequel,
World Without End, was a number one bestseller in the US, UK and Europe.
Fall of Giants and
Winter of the World are the first two bestselling novels in the Century trilogy.