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His fresh concept is carried off with the kind of effortless skill that was the distinguishing feature of Follett’s best books, and his protagonist, Flick, is a distinctive, unusual creation – Barry Forshaw
Follett is a master storyteller * The Times *
One of the great, bestselling novelists * Daily Telegraph *
Follett is a master * The Washington Post *
Ken Follett is unquestionably a master storyteller but his unique skill is animating the ordinary lives that history too often fails to record – Mariella Frostrup

Ken Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. Barred from watching films and television by his parents, he developed an early interest in reading thanks to a local library. After studying philosophy at University College London, he became involved in centre-left politics, entering into journalism soon after.

His first thriller, the wartime spy drama Eye of the Needle, became an international bestseller and has sold more than ten million copies. He then astonished everyone with his first historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, the story of the building of a medieval cathedral, which went on to become one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century.

One of the most popular authors in the world, his many books including the Kingsbridge series and the Century trilogy - a body of work that together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how a Third World War could happen - have sold more than 188 million copies.

A father and husband, Ken lives with his wife in England and enjoys travelling the world when he can.

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