For success, the author must make the reader care about the destiny of the principals, and sustain this anxiety, or suspense, for about 100,000 words.

Each of Follett's subsequent novels has also become a best-seller ranking high on the New York Times Best Seller list; a number have been adapted for the screen. Ken Follett (born 5 June 1949) is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels. Only Ed offers a broad appeal to all voters and is not afraid to stand up to the left wing of the party much like Tony Blair.

Ken Follett (born 5 June 1949) is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels. Four of his books have reached the number 1 ranking on the New York Times best-seller list: The Key to Rebecca Lie Down with Lions Triple and World Without End.