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As Europe descends into turmoil, can a young spy protect his queen? Internationally bestselling author Ken Follett takes us deep into the dangerous world of powerful monarchs, intrigue, murder, and treachery with his magnificent new epic, A Column of Fire.

In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England precariously shifts between Catholics and Protestants, royalty and commoners clash, testing friendship, loyalty, and love.

Ned Willard longs to marry Margery Fitzgerald. But when the lovers find themselves on opposing sides of the religious conflict, Ned begins to work for Princess Elizabeth. As she becomes queen, all of Europe turns against England. The sharp-witted, determined young monarch ignites the conflict.