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The Armor of Light by Ken Follett

The Armor of Light

A Novel (Kingsbridge)

by Ken Follett

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  • Sep 2023, 752 pages
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Cathryn Conroy

Filled with Intrigue, Violence, and Sex, This Is an Engrossing Historical Novel
When it comes to life, the one thing you can be sure of is change. This novel by Ken Follett, the fifth in the incredible Kingsbridge series of historical fiction, embraces this adage as the primary theme of the 750-page book.

Taking place from 1792 to 1824 in the fictional English town of Kingsbridge, this is the story of a large cast of characters rich and poor, male and female, young and old at the beginning of the industrial revolution. The story opens with a horrific scene as a beloved husband and father is killed through a wealthy man's negligence and the rippling effect that has on the dead man's survivors.more
Brad prebble

it's a shame!
Have read 3 of Follett historical fictions never having read a book with more than 500 pages before. Thoroughly enjoyable and at moments felt I was right there in the moment. I bought his latest historical picture hoping I would become totally engaged as I had with the others. I felt for the first time a weakness in the authors commitment to a story line about such an historic event.

Unlike most of the characters in the book with all their natural flaws and weaknesses I felt a slight betrayal. I quickly looked to the year it was written and then realized the author had caved to the moral and political pressuresmore
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