Ken Follett “The Weapons of Light”: Final Kingsbridge novel on the way to becoming a bestseller. The fifth volume, “Weapons of Light,” is a book about freedom of expression, ways of oppression and the right to education.

The power structure between the layers is beginning to falter. New machines, some of which are frightening for many, are taking over work that was previously painstakingly done by hand and turning many people's lives upside down.