Books Details
Author : Ken Follett Pages : 936 pages Publisher : PLAZA &JANES Language : spa ISBN-
10 : B08B3P35BL ISBN-13 :
Books Descriptions
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. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home
he's ever known is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start
their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman
noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land,
but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and as she
begins to realize that everyone around her is engaged in a constant, brutal battle for
power, it becomes clear that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk
dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be
