Fall of Giants ...

Published worldwide in September 2010, and debuted at #1 on The New York Times' hardcover fiction bestseller list!
The paperback edition debuted at #5 on The New York Times' bestseller list in September 2011.

Fall of Giants, the first novel in my 'Century' trilogy, was published in 16 countries simultaneously on September 28, 2010.

In Fall of Giants, I follow the destinies of five interrelated families – one American, one Russian, one German, one English and one Welsh – through the earth-shaking events of the First World War and the Russian Revolution.

These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as, in a saga of unfolding drama and intriguing complexity, Fall of Giants moves seamlessly from Washington to St. Petersburg, from the dirt and danger of a coal mine to the glittering chandeliers of a palace, from the corridors of power to the bedrooms of the mighty.

Fall of Giants it is available in paperback, audio and e-reader formats.

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Winter of the World

Winter of the World, the second book in the 'Century' series, will feature the children of the characters in Fall of Giants as they live through the Depression and the Second World War. It is due to be published in the second half of 2012.

The third book, due out in 2014, will be about the next generation during the Cold War.

The 'Pillars' and 'World' mini-series…

Cynthia Nixon Principal photography for the $45 million eight-hour mini-series adaptation of World Without End, directed by Michael Caton-Jones, is complete, and post-production has begun. The series, shot on location in Hungary, is expected to air in many countries in the last quarter of 2012.

Cynthia Nixon (pictured, as Petranilla), Miranda Richardson (as Mother Cecilia) Ben Chaplin (as Sir Thomas Langley), Peter Firth (as Earl Roland), Charlotte Riley (as Caris) and Tom Weston-Jones (as Merthin) lead the cast.

The series is being produced by Tandem Communications and Take 5 Productions in association with Ridley Scott and Tony Scott´s Scott Free Productions.

The Emmy Award-winning US$40-million adaptation of The Pillars of the Earth, which was also produced by Tandem, stars Ian McShane, Donald Sutherland, Rufus Sewell, Matthew Macfadyen, Sarah Parish, Hayley Atwell, Eddie Redmayne and Gordon Pinsent. It premiered in July 2010 in the United States and Canada, and has since been screened in many countries. It is also available on DVD.

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The Pillars of the Earth digital edition…

In a publishing first, the Amplified Edition of The Pillars of the Earth, an interactive eBook for Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, has been published by Penguin. This visually stunning edition offers a rich and immersive way to read, watch and listen to 'Pillars'. It combines text with video clips, art and original music.

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