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西班牙30年來最受歡迎小說，德國連續6年高踞暢銷榜
出版18年後重登Amazon排行No1.
改編影集由艾迪．瑞德曼（《愛的萬物論》、《丹麥女孩》）主演
12世紀的英格蘭，人民在王權與神權的激烈衝撞下掙扎求生。
一群平凡的人懷抱著不平凡的夢想，
矢志要在王橋蓋起英格蘭第一座哥德式大教堂，
在最黑暗的時代，成就了一項奇蹟，活出了一種激情。
叛國陰謀，宗教紛爭，忠誠與背叛，希望和絕望，鋪寫出中世紀的史詩鉅著
十二世紀的英格蘭，一個充滿內戰、飢荒、宗教紛爭的動盪年代。為了榮耀上帝、追求永恆生命，一種神祕而崇高的教堂建築正逐漸興起。但是創新的建築除了帶來超高難度的技藝挑戰，背後還牽扯到王權與教會的爭權奪利……
在此時空背景下，一群人的生命歷程，與王橋大教堂的興建過程緊密相連：一心夢想參與修築教堂的建築匠湯姆、勇敢對抗殘酷命運的貴族少女艾蓮娜、周旋於野心家之間的修道院副院長菲力普，以及身世成謎的天才建築師傑克，他們在政治陰謀、宗教鬥爭和無情戰火的威脅下，為了捍衛各自的夢想而掙扎求生。
平凡的人卻懷抱著不平凡的夢想，這座拔地而起的宏偉大教堂，究竟是夢想的起點，抑或是希望的終結？
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這部故事雖然厚達千頁書卷，人物橫跨三代，時間延續半世紀，然而每一個轉折，都呼應了即將排山倒海而來的精彩情節。在興建大教堂的主軸旁，穿插了國王與教廷的鬥爭，貴族壓迫人民的暴力，以及在苦難中蘊蓄而生的熾熱戀情。眾多上場的主角，演活了各種矛盾與衝突，光明與黑暗，愛情與暴力，夢想與陰謀。作者不但精彩刻畫了人性的愛恨情仇，鋪陳史詩般的複雜情節，也摻雜了考證細密的哥德教堂相關建築知識，創造出一部經典的歷史驚悚小說。
自一九八九年出版以來，這股大教堂熱潮始終不退，口碑延燒至今，不只讓老讀者津津樂道，還召喚了更多愛不釋手的新讀者。2007年獲「歐普拉俱樂部選書」後，又再度登上《紐約時報》及Amazon暢銷榜，成為國際書市一大傳奇佳話。
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This book while intimidatingly long is so worth the read. The characters and plot is so well thought-out that you can tell the completeness of the story Follett had in his head before even siting down to write. There is not single point i can think of where this book lagged, an amazing feat for nearly 1000 pages. It is a timeless story full of beauty in all sense of the word.
Wow I love this book. I was initially daunted by the length of it but soon enough I didn't want it to end. I was bought it as a present a few years ago but at that time I hadn't appreciated that it was such a popular book anyway.The pace of the book was just right. I enjoy books that span years or even decades as I like to know how the characters progress. The 12th century medieval setting is a favourite of mine too in particular the era of cathedral building and town development.It was interesting how when some characters were introduced I didn't immediately warm to them but as the story progressed I got very engrossed and into each and every character.My only very minor gripe, and it is minor, was that there were a couple of references to horse chestnut trees and these weren't introduced to England until the late 16th/early 17th century.Very glad to see there is a follow up in [b:World Without End|5064|World Without End (The Pillars of the Earth, #2)|Ken Follett|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347235999s/5064.jpg|2845518] and a TV series.