Ken Follett was twenty-seven when he wrote <i>Eye of the Needle</i>, an award-winning thriller that became an international bestseller. He then surprised everyone with <i>The Pillars of the Earth</i>, about the building of a cathedral in the Middle Ages, which continues to captivate millions of readers all over the world and its long-awaited sequel, <i>World Without End</i>, was a number one bestseller in the US, UK and Europe. <i>Fall of Giants</i> and <i>Winter of the World</i>, the first bestselling books in the Century trilogy are followed by the epic finale, <i>Edge of Eternity</i>.