Kenneth Martin Follett was born in Cardiff, Wales. He was educated at state schools and graduated from University College, London, with a Honour degree in Philosophy. He started his career as a newspaper reporter in Wales for the South Wales Echo and in London for the London Evening News. He then went to work for a small London publishing house, Everest Books, eventually becoming Deputy Managing Director. Follet is president of the Dyslexia Institute, a council member of the National Literacy Trust, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is married to Barbara Follett, the Member of Parliament for Stevenage in Hertfordshire. They live in Stevenage. Follett also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Simon Myles' and 'Zachary Stone'. Visit also this site. |
Titles and year of publication:
1) The Shakeout | 1975 |
2) The Bear Raid | 1976 |
3) Storm Island (US Title: Eye of the Needle [1978]) (Edgar Award) | 1978 |
4) Triple | 1979 |
5) The Key to Rebecca | 1980 |
6) The Man from St Petersburg | 1982 |
7) Lie Down with Lions | 1985 |
8) The Pillars of the Earth | 1989 |
9) Night over Water | 1991 |
10) A Dangerous Fortune | 1993 |
11) A Place Called Freedom | 1995 |
12) The Third Twin | 1996 |
13) The Hammer of Eden | 1998 |
14) Code to Zero | 2000 |
15) Jackdaws | 2001 |
16) Hornet Flight | 2002 |
17) Whiteout | 2004 |
18) World Without End | 2007 |
19) Fall of Giants | 2010 |
20) Winter of the World | 2012 |
21) Edge of Eternity | 2014 |
22) A Column of Fire | 2017 |
23) The Evening and the Morning | 2020 |
24) Never | 2021 |
As 'Simon Myles' | |
1) The Big Needle (US Title: The Big Apple [1975]) | 1974 |
2) The Big Black | 1974 |
3) The Big Hit | 1975 |
As 'Zachary Stone' | |
1) The Modigliani Scandal | 1976 |
2) Paper Money | 1977 |