Folket biography

British bestseller novelist (born )

Kenneth Martin Follett (born 5 June ) is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold more than million copies of his works.^[1][2]

Follett's commercial breakthrough came with the spy thrillerEye of the Needle ().

After writing more best-sellers in the genre in the s, he branched into historical fiction with The Pillars of the Earth (), an epic set in medieval England which became his best-known work and the first published in the Kingsbridge series.

He has continued to write in both genres, including the Century Trilogy. Many of his books have achieved high ranking on bestseller lists, including the number-one position on the New York Times Best Seller list.^[a]

Early life and education

Follett was born on 5 June in Cardiff, Wales.

He was the first child of Martin Follett, a tax inspector, and Lavinia (Veenie) Follett, who went on to have two more children, Hannah and