The Evening and the Morning
Chronological starting point for Kingsbridge.
Author guide
Ken Follett
Ken Follett is a British author of thrillers, historical novels, and nonfiction. He has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, and four of his books reached number 1 on The New York Times best-seller list: The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple, and World Without End.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Fall of Giants
Start of The Century Trilogy.
The Shakeout
First Piers Roper novel.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · unknown
Kingsbridge
Historical novels set in and around the fictional English town of Kingsbridge.
novel series · unknown
The Century Trilogy
Three interconnected novels following multiple families through the twentieth century.
- 1 The ShakeoutAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1975
Outside the series
Standalone and other books
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The Big NeedleAmazon ↗novel · 1975
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The Mystery HideoutAmazon ↗novel · 1976
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The Modigliani ScandalAmazon ↗novel · 1976
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Paper MoneyAmazon ↗novel · 1977
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Eye of the NeedleAmazon ↗novel · 1978
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TripleAmazon ↗novel · 1979
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The Key to RebeccaAmazon ↗novel · 1980
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Night Over WaterAmazon ↗novel
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The Man from St. PetersburgAmazon ↗novel · 1982
- On Wings of EaglesAmazon ↗
nonfiction
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Lie Down with LionsAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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A Place Called FreedomAmazon ↗novel
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A Dangerous FortuneAmazon ↗novel · 1993
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The Hammer of EdenAmazon ↗novel · 1993
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The Third TwinAmazon ↗novel · 1996
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Code to ZeroAmazon ↗novel · 2000
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JackdawsAmazon ↗novel · 2001
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Hornet FlightAmazon ↗novel · 2002
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WhiteoutAmazon ↗novel · 2004
- Bad FaithAmazon ↗
essay · 2017
- Notre-DameAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2019
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NeverAmazon ↗novel · 2021
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Circle of DaysAmazon ↗novel · 2025