I found this idea on Simon's blog @ Stuck in a Book.
He picks an author for each letter of the alphabet, sharing which of
their books he's read, which I ones he owns, how he came across them
etc.
It was difficult to choose some of the authors for certain letters but this one was totally clear, I thought of Ken Follett right away. However, there are Ildefonso Falcones, Charles Frazier and Marianne Fredriksson whose books I also heartily recommend.
Let's start with his most popular series, the Kingsbridge stories:
- "The Evening and the Morning" (Kingsbridge #0.5) - 2020
- "The Pillars of the Earth" (Kingsbridge #1) - 1989
- "World Without End" (Kingsbridge #2) - 2007
- "A Column of Fire" (Kingsbridge #3) - 2017
- "The Armour of Light" (Kingsbridge #4) - 2023
The first two books have been turned into mini series.
The first book in the series (The Pillars of the Earth) is a novel about building a cathedral in a small English town in the 12th century, the other novels pick up the theme in different centuries with a story about the beginnings of the village in "The Evening and the Morning".
And then there is the Century trilogy.
Five interrelated families from the United Staets, Germany, Russia, England and Wales live through the 20th century. Facts about Ken Follett:
born 5 June 1949 as Kenneth Martin Follett in Cardiff, Wales
He is married to Barbara Hubbard, a British politician. They have two children.
He is mostly known for his crime novels and spy thrillers.
There is a statue of him in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain.
I loved Pillars of The Earth but never read any more of Follett's books, I get intimidated by the page number
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