#34 in Historical fiction
World Without End
- 1,460
- Pages
- about 27 h
- Reading time
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About the book
World Without End is a best-selling 2007 historical fiction novel by Welsh author Ken Follett. It is the second book in the Kingsbridge Series, and is the sequel to 1989's The Pillars of the Earth.
Reading order · Kingsbridge
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 489 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 76% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 447 | 91% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 42 | 9% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Really good book, very long, but an easy read. I'm looking forward to starting the next one in the series.”
“This is the second book in a trilogy. Go into this book treating it like a standalone. The story still focusses around the cathedral at Kingsbridge (Kingsbridge is based on the Salisbury and Wells cathedrals in the UK), but we're introduced to another group of…”
Frequently asked
How long is World Without End?
It has 1,460 pages — longer than 99% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
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