Circle of Days

De: Ken Follett

Narrado por: Richard Armitage

'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD
'A tour de force' PETER JAMES

From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.

A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT

Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Rite, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offers Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers, within their herder community.

A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE

Joia, Neen's sister, is a priestess with a vision and an unmatched ability to lead. As a child, she watches the Midsummer ceremony, enthralled, and dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. But trouble is brewing among the hills and woodlands of the Great Plain.

A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILISATION

Joia's vision of a great stone circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Plain, will inspire Seft and become their life's work. But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders - and an act of savage violence leads to open warfare . . .

Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age: Stonehenge.

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I really wanted to love this book

My least favorite Ken Follet book. I was so looking forward to another amazing story.... for me it fell short

Admiration meets disappointment

I’ve read and listened to almost everything Ken Follett has written, and his books have always stood out for their depth, intricate characters, richly detailed worlds and stories that span families and generations. Circle of Days still carries his unmistakable ambition and sense of scale, but this time, something essential feels missing.

The world-building is good but oddly placeless. Aside from the field of stones, it could have unfolded almost anywhere, which weakens the historical weight Follett usually masters. The characters, too, feel more symbolic than human; they rarely evolve, and the emotional layering I’ve come to expect simply isn’t there.

It’s still a relatively well-written and well-narrated story, but it leans too much on speculation and not enough on the lived depth that makes his earlier works timeless. Out of respect for the author, I give it three stars: not for lack of effort, but for the gap between what Circle of Days could have been and what it ultimately became.

A glimpse of the past

Great story telling, vivid characters and landscapes as always. Wish it was longer and more in depth is all.

Lucky you who have not yet read this book!

As usual an amazing character gallery! A story that depicts all aspects of life and history; happiness, love, dreams, successes and sadness, loss, war and devastation all with the building of a stone monument as the backdrop. I envy you for having this book ahead of you!