THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT - KINGSBRIDGE 5 - KEN FOLLETT

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Editorial	PAN PUBLISHING
Edad	Adultos
Idioma	Inglés Internacional
Autor	FOLLETT KEN
ISBN	9781447278832
Peso ( kg )	0,963
Tipo	Soporte Físico
Año de edición	2023
Formato	Tapa dura
Sinopsis	THE ARMOUR OF LIGHT - KINGSBRIDGE 5 The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters. Revolution is in the air 1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France's neighbours are on high alert. Kingsbridge is on the edge Unprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge's prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous new machinery are rendering jobs obsolete and tearing families apart. Tyranny is on the horizon Now, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people - including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal's inventive and headstrong son - will come to define the struggle of a generation as they seek enlightenment and fight for a future free from oppression . . . Taking the reader straight into the heart of history with the fifth novel in the ground-breaking Kingsbridge series, The Armour of Light is master storyteller Ken Follett's most ambitious novel to date. 'Follett's storytelling skills make their adventures riveting' - The Times 'An effortlessly engaging and entertaining read' - Daily Mail 'Bold in scale and meticulously researched' - Sunday Times 'The plague scenes are expertly handled. Where Follett excels is in telling a yarn' - Independent More than 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in over eighty territories and thirty-seven languages. The international no.1 bestselling phenomenon returns. KEN FOLLETT 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 over 10 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 which together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how World War III 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. Edad recomendada: Adultos. FOLLETT KEN Ken Follett es un escritor británico nacido el 5 de junio de 1949 en Cardiff, Gales. Es conocido por sus novelas de suspense y ficción histórica, muchas de las cuales han sido éxitos internacionales. Su obra más famosa es Los pilares de la Tierra, una extensa novela ambientada en la Edad Media que ha cautivado a millones de lectores. Desde joven, Follett desarrolló un gran interés por la lectura debido a la estricta educación religiosa de sus padres, quienes le prohibieron ver televisión y cine. Estudió filosofía en la University College de Londres y trabajó como periodista antes de dedicarse por completo a la escritura. Su primer gran éxito fue La isla de las tormentas también conocida como El ojo de la aguja , publicada en 1978, que le otorgó reconocimiento internacional. A lo largo de su carrera, ha escrito numerosas novelas, incluyendo La caída de los gigantes, Un mundo sin fin, El invierno del mundo y Las alas del águila. Su estilo combina intriga, historia y personajes complejos, lo que lo ha convertido en uno de los autores más vendidos del mundo.
Cantidad de páginas	752
Fecha Ingreso	23-02-2025