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Kingsbridge Reading Order
Kingsbridge by Ken Follett has 5 main books (1989–2023). Start with The Evening and the Morning (2020) and read the numbered books in order.
By Ken Follett
Kingsbridge books in order
Your reading speed
- 15 h 20 min
- 18 h 12 min
- 21 h 1 min
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- 16 h 21 min
#4
The Armor of Light
2023
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Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Kingsbridge: common questions
- How many books are in the Kingsbridge series?
- There are 5 main books in Kingsbridge. The most recent main book listed here is The Armor of Light (2023).
- What order should I read Kingsbridge in?
- Read Kingsbridge in its numbered order: The Evening and the Morning, The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, A Column of Fire, and so on. The Evening and the Morning (2020) is a prequel set before The Pillars of the Earth.
- What is the first Kingsbridge book?
- The first book is The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett, published in 2020.