Circle of Days

Paperback Published on: 21/05/2026
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Circle of Days
Ken Follett is a master at bringing the past to life
Ken Follett brings prehistoric Britain to life in his take on the building of Stonehenge. Of course, the building of Stonehenge becomes more of a backdr... READ MORE
Rosie at Peterborough
Circle of Days
Great character development!
Follett goes to great lengths to explain the social conventions of the time and hierarchies within the different tribes (again remembering that we can’t kn... READ MORE
Chelsea at Lichfield
Circle of Days
Excellent epic
Set around 2500 BCE, this is a well-imagined story of how the monument we know as Stonehenge could have been built. There is a large array of characters, b... READ MORE
Jonathan in Cambridge

Synopsis

From the master 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 Rite, and to find Neen, the girl he loves. Her family lives in prosperity and offers 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 CIVILISATION

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781529442380
  • Number of pages: 608
  • Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 46 mm
  • Weight: 420g
  • Languages: English

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Circle of Days
Brilliant read
Circle of Days is a brilliantly written compelling story set around 2500 BCE about the building of Stonehenge and the people who lived on and around what i... READ MORE
Maggie Harris
Circle of Days
Another wonderful read from a master storyteller
It is around 2500BC, and the Great Plain of England is home to a variety of flint miners, herders, farmers and woodsmen. All coexist relatively peacefully ... READ MORE
Rachel
Circle of Days
Interesting.
CIRCLE OF DAYS - Although the pace is slow and the building doesn't start until far into the story, this is an interesting story. It is not on par with Pil... READ MORE
Texas
Circle of Days
Epic
Thank you NetGalley and Quercus for this eCopy to review. I went into Circle of Days expecting a historical epic, and Follett absolutely delivered, but ... READ MORE
Bzz Kolla
Circle of Days
Slow moving tale
Having read this author's work over a number of years and in general enjoyed most of his work I did find this novel too long for the story he produced. It ... READ MORE
Dv
Circle of Days
My guilty pleasure
In the centre of the plain lies a Monument tended by priestesses, it is the site of ancient rituals held at key points of the year and it brings together t... READ MORE
Jo-anne Atkinson
Circle of Days
Enjoyable read
This was my first ken follett read and he is a good storyteller. It has its strengths and weaknesses. Strengths were the twists and turns of the story. The... READ MORE
Helen Crowther
Circle of Days
More about the people than building Stone Henge.
The wooden henge acts as a calendar and a ceremonial meeting place. When the henge is damaged and the land suffers from drought, Joia, a priestess want t... READ MORE
Douglas Howell
Circle of Days
Wonderful
another epic masterpiece. the magnificence of Stonehenge construction only be written by Ken Follett.
Trina Dixon
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Circle of Days
Disappointing
I have read all of Ken Folletts books and look forward to each new title. However if this had been the first book of his I had read I probably wouldn’t bo... READ MORE
graham wickham
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