Pillars of Earth Books in Order
Ken Follett has written 5 Pillars of Earth books, published between 1989 and 2023. The first book is The Pillars of the Earth (1989) and the newest is The Armor of Light (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 1989–2023
- Confirmed
- 5 of 5 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,039 in 2 of 5 books
The Pillars of the Earth opens Ken Follett's Kingsbridge novels, historical epics set in England through centuries of church and state, the Anarchy, the White Ship and the Black Death. The books are long, a median of 1,020 pages. Five titles make up the sequence: The Pillars of the Earth (1989), World Without End (2007), A Column of Fire (2017), The Evening and the Morning (2020) and The Armor of Light (2023).
How many Pillars of Earth books are there?
Pillars of Earth has 5 books, released between 1989 and 2023.
Pillars of Earth Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Pillars of Earth books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119899834/4
- 2200710564/4
- 32017–4/4
- 42020–4/4
- 52023–4/4
Do you have to read Pillars of Earth books in order?
You should read the Pillars of Earth books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Pillars of Earth book also stands alone.
Where to start with Pillars of Earth
Start with The Pillars of the Earth (1989), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Pillars of Earth book?
The Armor of Light (2023) is the newest Pillars of Earth book released so far.
Is there a new Pillars of Earth book coming?
No next Pillars of Earth book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pillars of Earth at a glance
- Paused
- No new Pillars of Earth title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Pillars of Earth books have appeared about one every 9 years on average.
- Length
- 2,039 pages across the 2 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 1020 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pillars of Earth books, 2 of 5, were published in the 2020s.
- Corroboration
- 5 of the 5 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Pillars of Earth books are about
4 of the 5 Pillars of Earth books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: great britain is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Great Britain 2 of 4 books
- Historical fiction 2 of 4 books
- Anglo-Saxon law 1 of 4 books
- Battle of Lincoln 1 of 4 books
- Catedrales 1 of 4 books
- Cathedrals 1 of 4 books
- Church and state 1 of 4 books
- English literature 1 of 4 books
- Epic fiction 1 of 4 books
- Ficcion 1 of 4 books
- Historia 1 of 4 books
More books by Ken Follett
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Ken Follett books in order 39 books
Series that include Pillars of Earth books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Kingsbridge books in order 5 books