The historical saga that has captivated millions of readers, Ken Follett's Romans continues with World Without End. Childhood is lost. In 1327, four children are removed from the cathedral city of Kingsbridge. It is St. Valentine's Day and their lives change forever when they witness two military men being killed. By the command of the responsible party, they swear never to speak of it. A secret that is never forgotten. Their lives intertwined, one boy travels the world, always keeping an eye on Kingsbridge, while the other becomes a powerful and corrupt nobleman. One girl defies the power of the medieval church, while the other pursues an unattainable love. As ambitions, love, greed, and revenge dominate, the people living under the fateful shadow of the distant day wait. A world on the brink of death. Yet as the Black Plague sweeps through Europe, the disease reaches England and the city collapses into anarchy. In desperate uncertainty about their future, the four adults realize it's time for the secret to be revealed... World Without End is followed by the third of Ken Follett's novels, A Column of Fire. Over 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in more than eighty countries and thirty-seven languages. The international #1 bestseller phenomenon returns.