**From #1 *New York Times* bestselling author Ken Follett, a thrilling and addictive new novel--a prequel to *The Pillars of the Earth* --set in England at the dawn of a new era: The Middle Ages** It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary ...