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Home / Authors / Ken Follett Ken Follett British author Ken Follett is best known for the Kingsbridge historical series, including *The Pillars of the Earth*. His books have sold over 188 million copies worldwide, cementing his legacy as a master of epic historical fiction. This page provides the Ken Follett books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1974 The Big Black POoACB · 1 Buy ↗ 1975 Shakeout POoPRB · 1 Buy ↗ 1975 The Big Needle POoACB · 2 Buy ↗ 1975 The Big Hit POoACB · 3 Buy ↗ 1976 Amok(As: Bernard L. Ross) POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1976 The Modigliani Scandal POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1976 The Mystery Hideout POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1976 The Power Twins POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1977 Paper Money POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1978 The Heist of the Century / Under the Streets of Nice / The Gentleman of 16 July(With: Rene L. Maurice) POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1978 Capricorn One(As: Bernard L. Ross) POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1978 Eye of the Needle / Storm Island POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1980 The Key to Rebecca POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1982 The Bear Raid POoPRB · 2 Buy ↗ 1982 The Man from St. Petersburg POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1984 On Wings of Eagles POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1986 Lie Down with Lions POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1989 The Pillars of the Earth POoKB · 1 Buy ↗ 1991 Night Over Water POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1993 A Dangerous Fortune POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1995 A Place Called Freedom POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1996 The Third Twin POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1998 The Hammer of Eden POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 2000 Code to Zero POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 2001 Jackdaws POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 2002 Hornet Flight POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 2004 Whiteout POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 2007 World Without End POoKB · 2 Buy ↗ 2010 Fall of Giants POoCTB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Winter of the World POoCTB · 2 Buy ↗ 2014 Edge of Eternity POoCTB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Bad Faith POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 A Column of Fire POoKB · 3 Buy ↗ 2019 Notre-Dame POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2020 The Evening and the Morning POoKB · 4 Buy ↗ 2023 The Armor of Light POoKB · 5 Buy ↗ 2025 Circle of Days POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Piers Roper Books 2 books · 1975–1982
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 22 books · 1976–2025
01 Amok(As: Bernard L. Ross) 1976 Buy ↗ 02 The Modigliani Scandal 1976 Buy ↗ 03 The Mystery Hideout 1976 Buy ↗ 04 The Power Twins 1976 Buy ↗ 06 Capricorn One(As: Bernard L. Ross) 1978 Buy ↗ 07 Eye of the Needle / Storm Island 1978 Buy ↗ 09 The Key to Rebecca 1980 Buy ↗ 10 The Man from St. Petersburg 1982 Buy ↗ 11 Lie Down with Lions 1986 Buy ↗ 12 Night Over Water 1991 Buy ↗ 13 A Dangerous Fortune 1993 Buy ↗ 14 A Place Called Freedom 1995 Buy ↗ 15 The Third Twin 1996 Buy ↗ 16 The Hammer of Eden 1998 Buy ↗ 22 Circle of Days 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Apples Carstairs Books 3 books · 1974–1975
02 The Big Needle 1975 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 4 books · 1978–2019
01 The Heist of the Century / Under the Streets of Nice / The Gentleman of 16 July(With: Rene L. Maurice) 1978 Buy ↗ 02 On Wings of Eagles 1984 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Kingsbridge Books 5 books · 1989–2023
01 The Pillars of the Earth 1989 Buy ↗ 02 World Without End 2007 Buy ↗ 03 A Column of Fire 2017 Buy ↗ 04 The Evening and the Morning 2020 Buy ↗ 05 The Armor of Light 2023 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Century Trilogy Books 3 books · 2010–2014
01 Fall of Giants 2010 Buy ↗ 02 Winter of the World 2012 Buy ↗ 03 Edge of Eternity 2014 Buy ↗