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Ken Follett Books in Order

7 series including Kingsbridge, Apples Carstairs and more

★ 24 NYT bestsellers · 10 at #1 7 series 40 books Latest: Circle of Days (2025)

Ken Follett has written 40 books since 1974. The work is organised into 7 series; the longest is Kingsbridge at 5 books. The newest book on our shelves is Circle of Days (2025).

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1 Apples Carstairs Series as Simon Myles 2 Piers Roper 3 Kingsbridge 4 Century Trilogy 5 Ken Follett Other Novels 6 Ken Follett Non-Fiction Books 7 Ken Follett Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

24 books

Ken Follett has placed 24 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 486 weeks on the charts. 10 titles reached #1.

Cover of World Without End
World Without End
Kingsbridge Series

26 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Oct 2007 · 52 weeks across 2 NYT lists

Full chart history →
Cover of Fall of Giants
Fall of Giants
Century Trilogy Series

23 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Oct 2010 · 46 weeks across 3 NYT lists

Full chart history →

Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Ken Follett’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

7 series · 40 books

Apples Carstairs Series as Simon Myles

0 of 3 read
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1 The Big Black 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Big Needle 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Big Hit 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Piers Roper Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Shakeout 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Bear Raid 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Kingsbridge Series

0 of 5 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Pillars of the Earth 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 World Without End 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 A Column of Fire 2017 Goodreads Choice Award 2017Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Evening and the Morning 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Armor of Light 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Century Trilogy Series

0 of 3 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Fall of Giants 2010 🏆 Goodreads Choice Award 2010Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Winter of the World 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Edge of Eternity 2014 Goodreads Choice Award 2014Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ken Follett Other Novels

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1 Amok (As: Bernard L. Ross) 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Modigliani Scandal 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Mystery Hideout 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Power Twins 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Paper Money 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Capricorn One (As: Bernard L. Ross) 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Eye of the Needle / Storm Island 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Triple 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Key to Rebecca 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Man from St. Petersburg 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Lie Down with Lions 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Night Over Water 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 A Dangerous Fortune 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 A Place Called Freedom 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Third Twin 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Hammer of Eden 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Code to Zero 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Jackdaws 2001 🏆 Audie Award 2003🏆 Corine Internationaler Buchpreis 2003Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Hornet Flight 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Whiteout 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Never 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Circle of Days 2025 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ken Follett Non-Fiction Books

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Heist of the Century / Under the Streets of Nice / The Gentleman of 16 July ( With: Rene L. Maurice) 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 On Wings of Eagles 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Bad Faith (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Notre-Dame (Short Story) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Ken Follett Anthologies

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Murder On The Railways 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Ken Follett is a British author of thrillers and historical novels. He has sold more then 100 million copies of his works. Four of his books have reached the number 1 ranking on the New York Times best-seller list : *The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple* and *World Without End*.

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