1168 pages
German language
Published April 1, 2019 by Bastei Lubbe.
A Column of Fire is a 2017 novel by British author Ken Follett, first published on 12 September 2017. It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series, and serves as a sequel to 1989's The Pillars of the Earth and 2007's World Without End.
I enjoyed this story all entwined with real historical characters. It had good momentum with one thing leading to another with quite a few exciting climaxes.
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Over and all I'm sad that the story of Kingsbridge is over, it was a wonderful story with many characters to remember.
But I have to say the ending was a bit cheap, Sylvie died, just that Follet can make the same ending as in every book in this trilogy. He killed her in a cheap fight with Rollo, so Ned and Margery can marry. I know that in all three books, the story is basically the same, and his books live with the whole world. That does not change that it was a bit annoying to know after the first few pages, how the story will end.
Never the less, a good trilogy and I will definitely recommend the trilogy to friends and other.
Because of the story issue I mentioned above, I'm not sure yet if I will give the prequel a try.
A worthwhile read. The fictional plots are at times predictable, especially if you've read many of his books, but the intertwining with historical events is still wonderfully done.
