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Circle of Days

by Ken Follett
Circle of Days by Ken Follett
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A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT
Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family live in prosperity and offer Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers, within their herder community.

A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE
Joia, Neen’s sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain.

A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION
Joia’s vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and become their life’s work. But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders – and an act of savage violence leads to open warfare…

Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age: Stonehenge.

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Release date: September 25, 2025

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Ken Follett

Ken Follett

Ken Follett has built a career on the art of tension, whether it is the quiet suspense of a spy slipping through enemy lines or the slow, awe-inspiring rise of a cathedral that will outlast its makers. His novels combine the pace of thrillers with the sweep of history, pulling readers into stories where personal ambition and world-changing events are always on a collision course.

Born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1949, Follett grew up in a household where television was forbidden, so books became his companions. That early immersion in reading shaped not only his imagination but also his instinct for narrative. After studying philosophy at University College London, he worked as a journalist and later in publishing, careers that sharpened his eye for detail and his sense of how stories reach audiences.

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His breakthrough came in 1978 with Eye of the Needle, a taut World War II thriller that won the Edgar Award and introduced him to an international audience. Yet it was The Pillars of the Earth in 1989 that redefined his path. Instead of espionage, Follett turned to medieval England, weaving the struggles of builders, priests, and dreamers into a saga that captured both the grit and the grandeur of history. That single book grew into the Kingsbridge series, now spanning centuries with World Without End, A Column of Fire, The Evening and the Morning, and most recently The Armour of Light.

Follett’s storytelling thrives on contrast, the intimate and the monumental, the quiet decisions of ordinary people and the sweeping arcs of political and cultural upheaval. His Century Trilogy charts the twentieth century through the intertwined lives of five families, while standalone works like Jackdaws and The Key to Rebecca remind readers of his talent for tightly wound suspense.

Over 197 million copies of his books have been sold in more than 80 countries, a testament to how widely his narratives resonate. Honors such as the Edgar Award, the Corine Literature Prize, and his appointment as Commander of the Order of the British Empire highlight both his literary achievement and his cultural impact.

Even now, Follett continues to push into new territory. With upcoming projects like Circle of Days, set against the mystery of Stonehenge, he remains committed to exploring how human ambition, ingenuity, and conflict shape the world. His novels are more than entertainment, they are windows into the forces that build civilizations and the choices that define us.

More books by Ken Follett

Kingsbridge Book 6 (Kingsbridge #6)
⧗ 8.50 / 2
The Armor of Light (Kingsbridge #5)
★ 10.00 / 1
Never
Unrated
The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge #4)
Unrated
A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge #3)
★ 10.00 / 1
Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy #3)
Unrated
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
Unrated
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy #1)
Unrated
World Without End (Kingsbridge #2)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge #1)
★ 9.00 / 2


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