[RegulatorCountry]

I read that when it first came out. Very intimidating on the page count but it was actually engrossing and enjoyable, very unlike the type of novels most would associate with Follett.

If I were to try and describe it in a nutshell, I'd say it's a sort of early medieval The Fountainhead, but not nearly so ponderous as Rand, despite the number of pages.

[COBOL2Java]

It’s hard to put down - very engrossing. Luckily, it’s on a Kindle, so it’s not as ponderous as carrying around a nearly 1,000 page book! :-)

I’d forgotten to mention that I had also downloaded “The Hobbit”. I’d forgotten how good a story teller JRR Tolkien was. After I’ve finished “Pillars of the Earth” I want to go back and re-read LOTR.

Funny Kindle story about “The Lord of the Rings”: They’ve transcribed “The Fellowship of the Ring” and “The Return of the King” to Kindle, but not the middle book! I sent a letter to Amazon; hopefully by the time I finish the first volume it will be ready...sigh :-/