The grand master of gripping fiction is back. International No.1 bestseller Ken Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters. Revolution is in the air1792. A tyrannical government is determined to make England a mighty commercial empire. In France, Napoleon Bonaparte begins his rise to power, and with dissent rife, France�?Ts neighbours are on high alert. Kingsbridge is on the edgeUnprecedented industrial change sweeps the land, making the lives of the workers in Kingbridge�?Ts prosperous cloth mills a misery. Rampant modernization and dangerous new machinery are rendering jobs obsolete and tearing families apart. Tyranny is on the horizonNow, as international conflict nears, a story of a small group of Kingsbridge people �?" including spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller and Kit, Sal�?Ts inventive and headstrong son �?" will come to define the struggle of a generation as they seek enlightenment and fight for a future free from oppression . . . Taking the reader straight into the heart of history with the fifth novel in the ground-breaking Kingsbridge series, The Armour of Light is master storyteller Ken Follett�?Ts most ambitious novel to date. 'Follett's storytelling skills make their adventures riveting' - The Times'An effortlessly engaging and entertaining read' - Daily Mail'Bold in scale and meticulously researched' - Sunday Times'The plague scenes are expertly handled. Where Follett excels is in telling a yarn' - IndependentMore than 175 million copies sold worldwide. Published in over eighty territories and thirty-seven languages. The international no.1 bestselling phenomenon returns.; 752 pages; 26/09/2023