Ken Follett
Another series by Follett is The Kingsbridge Series which comprises The Pillars of the Earth (1989), World Without End (2008), and A Column of Fire (2017). Follett has also published more than a dozen stand-alone novels.
Follett began writing in the 1970s, first as a news reporter, and then writing fiction as a hobby while working in book publishing. His 1978 novel Eye of the Needle became an international best-seller and won an Edgar Award, firmly establishing Follett as a novelist. In 1981 Eye of the Needle became a movie starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan. Listen to the Eye of the Needle audiobook narrated by Eric Lincoln.
On a number of occasions Follett published under the pseudonyms ‘Simon Myles’, ‘Bernard L Ross’, and ‘Martin Martinsen’. Follett lists Stephen King, Lee Child, and Jane Austen among his favourite authors, and he says that as a child he was inspired by Enid Blyton.
Follett studied philosophy at University College London. He was made a fellow of the college in 1995. He is a Fellow of The Welsh Academy, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has been awarded honorary degrees by a number of universities including Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan where a collection of his papers are kept in archive.
Ken Follett was born 5 June 1949 in Cardiff, Wales. He lives in Stevenage, and also has homes in London and Antigua.
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The Key to Rebecca
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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He is known to the Germans as ""Sphinx"" but to others as Alex Wolff, a European businessman. He arrives suddenly in Cairo from out of the desert, armed with a radio set, a lethal blade, and a copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca - a ruthless man with a burning conviction that he will win at all costs.
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Winter of the World
- Century Trilogy (abridged), Book 2
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Into this turmoil step her mother’s formidable friend and former British MP, Ethel Leckwith, and her student son, Lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of Nazism. He also encounters a group of Germans resolved to oppose Hitler - but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country?
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Code to Zero
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Abridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
A man wakes up to find himself lying on the ground in a railway station, his mind stripped bare of all recollection. He has no idea how he got there. He does not even know his own name. Convinced he is a drunken down and out, it isn't until a newspaper report about a satellite launch catches his eye that he begins to suspect all is not what it seems.
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Paper Money
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Standing
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
On one fateful day in Britain, fortunes change hands as a suicidal Junior Minister, an avaricious tycoon, and a seasoned criminal all play parts in a scheme that moves paper money around at a dizzying pace. Meanwhile, an ambitious young reporter for the Evening Post scrambles to crack the story. This early novel from Ken Follett, the author of On Wings of Eagles and The Key to Rebecca, plunges the reader into the worlds of crime, high finance, and journalism on the way to a masterfully plotted dramatic climax.
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5 out of 5 stars
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John Standing
- By Amazon Customer on 18-02-2019
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The Key to Rebecca
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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He is known to the Germans as ""Sphinx"" but to others as Alex Wolff, a European businessman. He arrives suddenly in Cairo from out of the desert, armed with a radio set, a lethal blade, and a copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca - a ruthless man with a burning conviction that he will win at all costs.
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Winter of the World
- Century Trilogy (abridged), Book 2
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family as Hitler strengthens his grip on Germany. Into this turmoil step her mother’s formidable friend and former British MP, Ethel Leckwith, and her student son, Lloyd, who soon learns for himself the brutal reality of Nazism. He also encounters a group of Germans resolved to oppose Hitler - but are they willing to go so far as to betray their country?
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Code to Zero
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Abridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
A man wakes up to find himself lying on the ground in a railway station, his mind stripped bare of all recollection. He has no idea how he got there. He does not even know his own name. Convinced he is a drunken down and out, it isn't until a newspaper report about a satellite launch catches his eye that he begins to suspect all is not what it seems.
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Paper Money
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Standing
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
On one fateful day in Britain, fortunes change hands as a suicidal Junior Minister, an avaricious tycoon, and a seasoned criminal all play parts in a scheme that moves paper money around at a dizzying pace. Meanwhile, an ambitious young reporter for the Evening Post scrambles to crack the story. This early novel from Ken Follett, the author of On Wings of Eagles and The Key to Rebecca, plunges the reader into the worlds of crime, high finance, and journalism on the way to a masterfully plotted dramatic climax.
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5 out of 5 stars
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John Standing
- By Amazon Customer on 18-02-2019
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The Man from St Petersburg
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Martin Shaw
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Follet's sensational best seller is set just before the outbreak of World War I, when Britain must enlist the aid of Russia. Czar Nicholas' nephew is to visit London for secret naval talks with Lord Walden, who has lived in Russia and has a Russian wife, Lydia. But there are other people who are interested in the arrival of Prince Alexei.
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The Third Twin
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story2 out of 5 stars 1
In the course of her work, scientist Jeannie Ferrami stumbles across a baffling mystery: Steve and Dan appear to be identical twins, but were born on different days, to different mothers. A law student and a convicted murderer, they seem a world apart, but as Jeannie begins to fall in love with Steve, she finds her professional and personal future threatened. Steve is accused of a terrible crime, and Jeannie is forced to question just how different the two men really are.
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Eye of the Needle
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove
- Length: 3 hrs
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
His weapon is the stiletto, his codename: The Needle. He is Henry Faber, a coldly professional killer and Germany's most feared deep-cover agent in Britain. His task: to discover the Allies' plans for D-Day and get them to Germany at all costs. It's a task he undertakes with customary relish and ruthlessness - until he encounters Storm Island and a woman named Lucy.
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The Modigliani Scandal
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Abridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 2
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 2
In this high-stakes caper set in the art world, anything goes. First, a young art student follows the trail of an undiscovered masterpiece by painter Modigliani. Then, 2 disgruntled artists plot to expose the hypocrisy of the art world. Finally, there is the ambitious owner of a new gallery, who will stop at nothing to assure the success of his enterprise.