World Without End [B0206]

2007 HCDJ 1st edition in excellent condition. World Without End takes place in the same town of Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroads of new ideas-about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice. In a world where proponents of the old ways fiercely battle those with progressive minds, the intrigue and tension quickly reach a boiling point against the devastating backdrop of the greatest natural disaster ever to strike the human race-the Black Death.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Although this book was written long before Covid, it does include the time period of the plague. Prescient? So many parallels to Covid in terms of human behavior."; "To describe this book as a mediaeval soap opera doesn't do it justice. The richness of the characters both minor and major is what makes it such a rewarding and satisfying experience. Superb."; "Just brilliant! This is the second book in the Pillars of the Earth series. A little more spicy than the first book. Another villain to hate, people to mourn and rejoice with, architecture to appreciate, and a beautiful journey with the people of Kingsbridge."