1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pillars_of_the_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pillars_of_the_Earth 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Without

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pillars_of_the_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pillars_of_the_Earth 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Without_End_(Follett_novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Without_End_(Follett_nov... 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Column_of_Fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Column_of_Fire 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evening_and_the_Morning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evening_and_the_Morning He does move characters on, because time moves on. Things get bigger, but themes remain very similar in at least the first 3 books. Similar to your description of The Wheel of Times books, I found the Pillars of the Earth very good, but the sequels were less exciting (I still read books 2 and 3 and bought the 4th one).