An epic continuation of the series that began with The Pillars of the Earth The Armor of
Light heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge England where progress clashes with tradition class
struggles push into every part of society and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and
beyond The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770 and with that a new era of manufacturing and
industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for
control over this new world order: A mother’s husband is killed in a work accident due to
negligence a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children a
well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business one man ruthlessly
protects his wealth no matter the cost all the while war cries are heard from France as
Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are
challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion ripples of change ricochet through our
characters’ lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from
the ashes of war. Over thirty years ago Ken Follett published his most popular novel The
Pillars of the Earth . Now with this electrifying addition to the Kingsbridge series we are
plunged into the battlefield between compassion and greed love and hate progress and
tradition. It is through each character that we are given a new perspective to the seismic
shifts that shook the world in nineteenth-century Europe.
