The Evening and the Morning

England, 997. After a Viking raid, young boatbuilder Edgar moves to Dreng's Ferry, the poor village that will one day become Kingsbridge. Norman noblewoman Ragna marries Ealdorman Wilwulf of Shiring and finds out she's his second wife. The monk Aldred dreams of a great library. All three clash with Bishop Wynstan and Wigelm, Wilwulf's half-brothers. Edgar and Aldred build a bridge, which Wynstan and Dreng burn down. Wigelm seizes power, kidnaps Ragna and forces her to marry him; Edgar leaves for France. When a drunk Wigelm attacks her, Ragna suffocates him, and his death is ruled an accident. Edgar returns and marries Ragna, and Wynstan ends up in the leper colony near Kingsbridge.

1. Behind the scenesStraight from Genesis

   The title comes from Genesis 1:5, "and the evening and the morning were the first day." Every Kingsbridge book takes its title from the Bible.

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2. Behind the scenesA series in the works

   Legendary Television and Range Media Partners are developing a series based on the book, with no date yet.

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