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The evening and the morning

It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbul...

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Main Author: Follett, Ken (Author)
Other Authors: Lee, John Rafter (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: [New York] : Random House Audio, [2020]
Edition: Unabridged.
Series: Kingsbridge series ; 0.
Subjects:
Abbeys > Fiction.
Monks > England > Fiction.
Religions > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Audiobooks.
Summary: It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined.
Item Description: "The prequel to The Pillars of the earth."--Cover.
Title from disc label.
Physical Description: 20 audio discs (approximately 24 hr., 30 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time: 24:30:00
ISBN: 9780593289631
0593289633
Author Notes: Ken Follett is one of the world's best-loved authors, selling more than 170 million copies of his thirty-two books. Follett's first bestseller was Eye of the Needle , a spy story set in the Second World War. In 1989, The Pillars of the Earth was published and has since become Follett's most popular novel. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an Oprah's Book Club pick. Its sequels, World Without End and A Column of Fire, proved equally popular, and the Kingsbridge series has sold more than forty million copies worldwide. Follett lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife, Barbara. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren, and two Labradors.

John Lee has performed at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and the Globe Theatre in San Diego. He is the author of the plays Blood and Milk , Hitler's Head , Passchendaele , Clean Souls , and Frankincense .

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