It begins in the year 997 when the Dark Ages are drawing to a close and the start of what we refer to as Medieval times. At first, it gave the book a bit of an over-explanatory kind of tone, and I quickly found myself wondering just how long it was going to take to eventually work my way through the several hundred pages. after reading all 3 previous books in the Kingsbridge series, was there any chance I'd miss the newest one, the prequel, entitled The Evening and the Morning?

I wasn't sure if I was going to review this book because, honestly, I feel pretty ambivalent towards it. 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 it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. The characters and their stories are compelling, and the lens of history fascinating, so the book easily stands on its own.

Porque al final siempre triunfa la justicia: horrible es el castigo para los malvados y espléndida la recompensa para los honestos. After an argument, Wigelm takes their son away from Ragna and gives him to his girlfriend and his mother to raise.

I can see a new series that Follett’s recently released, which has me excited, as I am never sure what to expect. The perspective of a Danish character somewhere in the mix would've been interesting, in such a tumultuous time. My third novel by Follett offered up everything I've come to expect from the author; an excellent story full of clumsy writing, bite-sized chapters peppered with cheesy dialogue, and a wonderful setting that's filled to bursting with pantomime villains, sweeter-than-saccharine heroes, and a whole host of damsels in distress. Wigelm: The younger brother of Wynstan and half-brother of Wilwulf, a coarse but accomplished warrior.Follett doesn't shy away from showing the harshness of these character's lives but he also does not go into graphic detail either. As in 'Pillars' and 'World', I read feeling assured that the virtuous and the wicked would both receive their due recompense in the end, but nonetheless tugged along by the need to follow the stream of injustices and triumphs. Kaip ir minėtam seriale, taip ir knygoje, niekad nežinai kurį veikėją autorius pasiųs myriop: čia pilna staigmenų, netikėtumų ir nebuvo nė vieno puslapio, kurį skaitydama nuobodžiaučiau. As is often the case, the author creates strong women and paints for us a vivid picture of life in the Middle Ages with all its intrigue, jockeying for control, and the lowly part that women were held to during this time. A vivid, absorbing and dark historical fiction tale of good versus evil, love and hate and a time when corruption and injustice was the norm.

Follett weaves a tale that is not only impactful, but offers series fans a remarkable treat and will have them rushing to re-read this epic series.Ragna: Daughter of Count Hubert of Cherbourg, travels to England to marry Ealdorman Wilwulf of Shiring. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Ealdorman Wilwulf (also referred to as Wilf): The older half-brother of Wynstan and Wigelm, ealdorman of Shiring.

He strikes on many historical realities at odds with our general view of medieval Europe, influenced largely by later centuries. Follett has said that he has chosen biblical quotes for the titles of all his Kingsbridge novels as he feels that they have a more powerful and epic feeling. Set at the end of the dark ages, on the cusp of the first millennium, the action and danger was immediate – less than three pages in see Viking ships raid and pillage a small English fishing village. Good god, when will I no longer read that ridiculous scene where a female virgin feels a resistance, a sharp pain, then BAM! I didn't expect to be blown away, especially after reading the first few pages and realizing it was set in 997 CE during the Dark Ages and that it is 928 pages.The story is complex at times with twists of fate that change things frequently and the plot centers on these characters and how they manage the events in their lives.