Circle of Days
By Ken Follett
- Release Date: 2025-09-23
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Description
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.
A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT
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 Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offer Seft an escape from his brutish father and brothers within their herder community.
A PRIESTESS WHO BELIEVES THE IMPOSSIBLE
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.
A MONUMENT THAT WILL DEFINE A CIVILIZATION
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—and an act of savage violence leads to open warfare . . .
Truly ambitious in scope, Circle of Days invites you to join master storyteller Ken Follett in exploring one of the greatest mysteries of our age: Stonehenge.
Reviews
Really interesting
4By BroikidoEnjoyed Follett’s novel about the building of StonehengeGreat read
5By LtYyytytytgbAlways fun booksCircle of Days
3By zoesampoochieHave read ALL his books. This one is basically Woke Caveman Pillars of the Earth. No reason except to be woke to have lesbian sex. Very formulated, no surprises. Not one I would recommend.Another Follett Classic!
5By Bob_mysteryloverLoved this story! An epic read that is very satisfying!Familiar plot.
3By Trish McMWell written. The story almost exactly follows the story of the Pillars, which is much more robust. So much more could have been done with this story.Endless
2By VSabioTiring read. Follet loves to fill pages that are not always needed. Could gave cut this book in half!Amazing story
5By jbeustisAnother amazing story!Disappointing
1By MGCHESSVery disappointing. Far below anything Ken Follett has published before. Weak narrative. Historical facts fuzzy. Not recommended at all.Sandman
3By Beach sonNot one of his best books. I found it rather dreary and not very interesting.Masterpiece
5By Mr. StingI love how the author takes groups of ancient peoples and weaves the heroes, heroines and an ahem, well known ruin and creates a plausible creation story. Worth every page turning minute!Not to be missed
5By TambraSuperb storytelling!Circle of Days
3By BaronessofcascadeNot Ken’s best book. Disappointed as the characters were not well developed.Circle of Days
5By blondmollyA very probable description of how Stonehenge might of been accomplished. The depiction of class structure and their view of life was also believable. It was easy to put on your tunic and join the Herders in their journey with them and the other tribes.Interesting Times
4By Ahabthe ArabI thought this was one of his good works and enjoy wondering how people lived in those times. I can see humans were still very controlling even back then.Thank you for another great read Mr. Follett!
5By Traveling Gnome 45Real page turner. Hated to put it down. Couldn’t wait to get back to it. Best story I’ve read in a long while, and I’ve read several good ones this year.Another banger from the master himself…
5By banana1leeGet it. Read it, and bask in the glow of the fulfillment of the experience. I’ll never view the world through quite the same lens as I did before… Dig it.Circle of days
5By Lady Fannie of OmahaHow many times was I charged for this book?Circle of Days
2By oldoldanneChildish writing.A disappointment
1By Signor RicciI’ve have read ALL of Folletts books. This one was a tremendous disappointment with trite unbelievable dialogue, shallow characters, and generally formulaic writing. Parts of it were so bad I wondered if it was written using AI. Definitely not worth the $17 I paid on Apple iBook’s
