A couple of plot choices toward the end were supremely disappointing. Follett has always taken the easy way out in this series but this one went too far. Also, gets some history wrong at the very end, too.

Follett mixed fact with fiction in a fabulous blend. He fashioned a book that is both informative and exciting ..

Connected me to a part of history I’ve learned about in school but didn’t understand. This story puts the schism into context and I better understand the violent past of Christian civil wars.

n excellent end to this very interesting trilogy. I will look for add to more books by this author.

Fantastic writing; exciting page turner! Thanks!

Follett always come thru with just a good good read.

Rather a mashup of several odd plots that feel forced together and either under developed or over developed and don’t quite come together at the end. To call this the third book of the trilogy is a misnomer. Kingsbridge gets lost in trying to insert characters into a historical timeline. I’m actually sad the way this trilogy turned out because the first book was so good, then the unfortunate second which was essentially a rewrite of the first just with different names and dates. With this one Follett doesn’t make that mistake again but overshoots the mark by limiting the inclusion of Kingsbridge, yet still including yet another rape scene. What is it with him and rape???

Love this author, his storytelling brilliance, and his research of history.

Loved the history intertwined with fiction.

I’m a huge fan of the other earlier books in this series. However, this third installment drifts far from the moorings which made the earlier novels so great. This reads as an international spy craft novel, not as a natural evolution of Kingbridge and its inhabitants. As a result, this novel was a disservice to spy novels and the denizens of Kingbridge. This novel incorporates several historical figures into a fictional plot. But it’s written from a birdseye view of France and England that it’s characters don’t resonate with the depth and quality that we’ve seen with the early novels.