Kingsbridge Series The Armor of Light A Novel by Ken Follett NEW PAPERBACK

Description: Product description La revolución está en el aire 1792. Un gobierno despótico está decidido a convertir Inglaterra en un poderoso imperio comercial. Y, desde el otro lado del mar, suenan tambores de guerra mientras Napoleón Bonaparte comienza su ascenso al poder y prepara un violento plan para convertirse en emperador del mundo. Kingsbridge se asoma al abismo Los avances industriales se imponen de manera implacable, sacudiendo las vidas de los trabajadores de las fábricas textiles de Kingsbridge. Las máquinas abren un mundo de oportunidades ligado, sin embargo, a la crueldad más despiadada. Una nueva tiranía surge en el horizonte Y a medida que el estallido de un conflicto se acerca, la historia de un pequeño grupo de personas -la decidida hilandera Sal Clitheroe, el idealista David Shoveller y Kit, el brillante hijo de Sal- se convertirá en el símbolo de la lucha de toda una generación que desea un futuro sin opresión... El maestro de la ficción histórica sumerge al lector en el campo de batalla entre el amor y el odio, la bondad y la avaricia, el progreso y la tradición, en su libro más ambicioso hasta la fecha. About the Author Ken Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. Barred from watching films and television by his parents, he developed an early interest in reading thanks to a local library. After studying philosophy at University College London, he became involved in centre-left politics, entering into journalism soon after. His first thriller, the wartime spy drama Eye of the Needle, became an international bestseller and has sold over 10 million copies. He then astonished everyone with his first historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, the story of the building of a medieval cathedral, which went on to become one of the most beloved books of the twentieth century. One of the most popular authors in the world, his many books including the Kingsbridge series and the Century trilogy - a body of work which together chronicles over a thousand years of history - and his latest novel Never - which envisages how World War III could happen - have sold more than 188 million copies. A father and husband, Ken lives with his wife in England and enjoys travelling the world when he can. Ken Follett Ken Follett was only twenty-seven when he wrote the award-winning EYE OF THE NEEDLE, which became an international bestseller. His celebrated PILLARS OF THE EARTH was voted into the top 100 of Britain's best-loved books in the BBC's the Big Read and the sequel, WORLD WITHOUT END, was published to critical acclaim. He lives with his family in London and Hertfordshire.

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