'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD<\/b><\/p>\n
From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.<\/i><\/p>\n
<\/b>A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES IN THE IMPOSSIBLE<\/b><\/p>\n
A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION<\/b><\/p>\n
In the high summer heat, Joia watches the Midsummer ceremony that signals the start of a new year, enthralled. She dreams of a miraculous new monument, raised from the biggest stones in the world. It is a vision of a great circle, assembled by the divided tribes of the Great Plain. Helped by Seft, a talented miner, it will become their life's work.<\/p>\n
But as drought ravages the earth, mistrust grows between the herders, farmers and woodlanders. And an act of savage violence leads to open warfare. <\/p>\n
ONE OF THE GREATEST MYSTERIES OF OUR AGE<\/b><\/p>\n
IMAGINED BY ONE OF THE GREATEST STORYTELLERS OF OUR TIME<\/b><\/p>\n
'Always entertaining' THE TIMES<\/i><\/b>
'Historical mastery' DAILY MIRROR <\/i><\/b>
'As rich as it is thrilling' I PAPER<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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. 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. 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[26870,69,26849],"class_list":["post-118236","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-general-fiction","product_tag-historical-adventure-fiction","product_tag-historical-fiction","product_tag-thriller-suspense-fiction","pa_book_author-follett-ken","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","pa_imprint-quercus","pa_language-english","pa_pages-25512","pa_publisher-quercus","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n