The Armor of Light

Resumen del libro

The long-awaited sequel to A Column of Fire, The Armor of Light, heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war in Europe engulfs the entire continent and beyond.

The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects his wealth no matter the cost, all the while war cries are heard from France, as Napoleon sets forth a violent master plan to become emperor of the world. As institutions are challenged and toppled in unprecedented fashion, ripples of change ricochet through our characters' lives as they are left to reckon with the future and a world they must rebuild from the ashes of war.

Over thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, with this electrifying addition to the Kingsbridge series we are plunged into the battlefield between compassion and greed, love and hate, progress and tradition. It is through each character that we are given a new perspective to the seismic shifts that shook the world in nineteenth-century Europe.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P Ken Follett es uno de los autores más queridos y admirados por los lectores de todo el mundo, y las ventas de sus treinta y seis libros superan los ciento ochenta y ocho millones de ejemplares. Su primer best seller fue x{0026}lt;I La isla de las tormentas (El ojo de la aguja),x{0026}lt;/I un thriller de espionaje ambientado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En 1989 publicó x{0026}lt;I Los pilares de la Tierra,x{0026}lt;/I que alcanzó el número uno en las listas de más vendidos en un gran número de países y que se ha convertido en su novela más popular. Sus secuelas, x{0026}lt;I Un mundo sin fin x{0026}lt;/I yx{0026}lt;I Una columna de fuego,x{0026}lt;/I y la precuela, x{0026}lt;I Las tinieblas y el alba,x{0026}lt;/I fueron también grandes éxitos y la saga en su conjunto ha superado los cincuenta millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. Follett vive en Hertfordshire con su esposa, Barbara. Entre los dos tienen cinco hijos, seis nietos y tres perros labradores.x{0026}lt;/P