Birthday Suspense

Kenneth Martin Follett (1949- )

Author

Fellow, The Welsh Academy

Fellow, The Royal Society of Arts

Stints as a Welsh journalist and a London small publishing house editor, and a need to repair his car, led Ken Follett to try writing his own fiction. After a few modest successes, Follett hit the jackpot with the thriller Eye of the Needle in 1978. In the 37 years since he has produced over thirty books, nearly all bestsellers, many made into movies or television miniseries. Follett’s overall sales exceed 350 million copies worldwide.

Most of Follett’s work falls under the headings of international thriller or historical fiction; he is on his third work about an English cathedral, the series he began with The Pillars of the Earth. That work alone has sold some 18 million copies. Follett’s taste for the grand sweep of people and history has most recently been on display in his Century Trilogy (2010-14), covering the lives and fortunes of five families across the 20th century.

Long active in politics of the New Labour stripe, Follett has also been a tireless advocate for reading and literacy programs.

Henry Bemis books is pleased to offer two Ken Follett first editions in honor of his birthday:

Ken Follett and f-stop Fitzgerald, Pillars of the Almighty: A Celebration of Cathedrals (William Morrow, 1st ed., 1st printing 1994). ISBN 0-688-12812-2. Continuing themes established by Nightmares in the Sky six years earlier, photographer Fitzgerald continues his exploration of cathedral art and architecture. This time he collaborates with Ken Follett, whose renowned novel, The Pillars of the Earth, portrays the centuries of labor required to erect a great stone monument to God. 128 pp. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, 10.25" x 11.25", very good condition. HBB price: $60.

Follett, Ken, Code to Zero (Dutton, 1st ed., 1st printing, 2000). ISBN 0-525-94563-6. Page turner about a rocket scientist in 1958, stricken by amnesia as America’s space program reaches a crisis. Hardcover, unclipped dustjacket, as new, 356 pp. HBB price: $35.

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