PILLARS OF THE EARTH AUDIO CODE

World Without End, the longвЂ“awaited sequel to The Pillars of the Earth, was published in October 2007. Whiteout, a contemporary thriller about the theft of a dangerous virus from a laboratory, was published in 2004 and made into a miniseries in 2009. Hornet Flight, about two young people who escape from GermanвЂ“occupied Denmark in a Hornet Moth biplane, is loosely based on a true story. Film rights were sold to Dino De Laurentiis. Jackdaws (2001), a World War II spy story in the tradition of Eye of the Needle, won the Corine Prize for 2003. 1 on bestseller lists in the United States, Germany, and Italy, and film rights were snapped up by Doug Wick, producer of Gladiator, in a seven-figure deal.

PILLARS OF THE EARTH AUDIO CODE

Code to Zero (2000), about brainwashing and rocket science in the fifties, went to No. The Hammer of Eden, another nailвЂ“biting contemporary suspense story, came in 1998. 2 in the world, beaten only by John Grisham's The Partner. (Ken Follett appeared briefly as the butler.) In Publishing Trends' annual survey of international fiction bestsellers for 1997, The Third Twin was ranked No. The series, starring Kelly McGillis and Larry Hagman, was broadcast in the United States in November 1997. Miniseries rights were sold to CBS for $1,400,000, a record price for four hours of television. The Third Twin was a scorching suspense novel about a young woman scientist who stumbles across a secret experiment in genetic engineering. Night over Water, A Dangerous Fortune, and A Place Called Freedom followed. The miniseries, produced by Ridley Scott and starring Ian McShane and Matthew Macfadyen, is due for broadcast in 2010.ДЄfter Pillars, Ken Follett abandoned the straightforward spy genre for awhile, but his stories still had powerful narrative drive, strong women characters, and elements of suspense and intrigue. 23 on the same list.) In November 2007, Pillars became the most popular choice of the Oprah Winfrey Book Club, returning to No. When The Times (London) asked its readers to vote for the sixty greatest novels of the last sixty years, The Pillars of the Earth was placed at No. It was voted the third greatest book ever written by 250,000 viewers of the German television station ZDF in 2004, beaten only by The Lord of the Rings and the Bible. 1 position on lists in Canada, Great Britain, and Italy, and was on the German bestseller list for six years. Published in September 1989 to rave reviews, it was on the New York Times bestseller list for eighteen weeks. Ken Follett then surprised readers by radically changing course with The Pillars of the Earth, a novel about building a cathedral in the Middle Ages. This book was made into a miniseries with Richard Crenna as Ross Perot and Burt Lancaster as Colonel 'Bull' Simons. He also wrote On Wings of Eagles, the true story of how two employees of Ross Perot were rescued from Iran during the revolution of 1979. In 1994 Timothy Dalton, Omar Sharif, and Marg Helgenberger starred in the miniseries of Lie Down with Lions. Cliff Robertson and David Soul starred in the miniseries of The Key to Rebecca.

He went on to write four more bestselling thrillers: Triple, The Key to Rebecca, The Man from St. The book won the Edgar Award and became an outstanding film starring Kate Nelligan and Donald Sutherland. He first hit the charts in 1978 with Eye of the Needle, a taut and original thriller with a memorable woman character in the central role. 1 position on bestseller lists in the United States, Spain, Italy, Germany, and France. His last book, World Without End, went straight to the No.

He has sold more than one hundred million copies. Ken Follett is one of the world's bestвЂ“loved novelists.

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