The Armor of Light is the fifth and final installment in Ken Follett's beloved Kingsbridge series, the epic saga that began with The Pillars of the Earth over thirty years ago. Set in 1792 England, this 752-page historical fiction novel plunges readers into the dawn of the Industrial Revolution as the Spinning Jenny transforms manufacturing and tears families apart.

The story follows a small cast of Kingsbridge characters — spinner Sal Clitheroe, weaver David Shoveller, and Sal's inventive and headstrong son Kit — as their lives are upended by dangerous new machinery, the exploitation of factory workers, and the looming shadow of Napoleonic Wars across Europe. As Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France and dissent spreads through England's working class, Kingsbridge's cloth mill workers fight for dignity, justice, and a future free from oppression.

Praised as "an impressive and immersive epic" by Publishers Weekly, "a treat for fans of historical fiction" by Kirkus Reviews (starred review), and celebrated by The Washington Post for its "generosity and adeptness with historical detail," The Armor of Light brings the thousand-year Kingsbridge saga to a triumphant close. Published by Penguin Books (paperback edition, ISBN 978-0-451-47803-0).