Ken Follett had long been a staple of the bestseller lists for his novels of intrigue and espionage‎.‎ Then came "The Pillars of the Earth‎,‎" a grand novel of epic storytelling that readers and critics quickly hailed as his crowning achievement‎.‎ Now‎,‎ "The Pillars of the Earth" is available for the first time to a new audience of readers‎,‎ in this attractive new trade paperback edition‎.‎ In 12th‎-century England‎,‎ the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral signals the dawn of a new age‎.‎ This majestic creation will bond clergy and kings‎,‎ knights and peasants together in a story of toil‎,‎ faith‎,‎ ambition and rivalry‎.‎ A sweeping tale of the turbulent middle ages‎,‎ "The Pillars of the Earth" is a masterpiece from one of the world‎'‎s most popular authors‎.‎ "A novel of majesty and power‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎Will hold you‎,‎ fascinate you‎,‎ surround you‎.‎" ‎-‎- "Chicago Sun‎-Times" "A towering tale‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎There‎'‎s murder‎,‎ arson‎,‎ treachery‎,‎ torture‎,‎ love‎,‎ and lust‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎A good time can be had by all‎.‎" ‎-‎- "New York Daily News" "Touches all human emotions‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎truly a novel to get lost in‎.‎" ‎-‎- "Cosmopolitan"