Circle of Days
by Ken Follett
★ Top 25 book of 2025 · #24 on Best Books of 2025
Ken Follett, a Welsh author, offers a historical fiction novel set in the Neolithic period, the era when Stonehenge was created. Grand Central Publishing released this 2025 book, which takes readers far back into prehistory.
Best for: Historical fiction readers curious about the Neolithic era and Stonehenge's creation
Circle of Days is #24 on BookWard's Best Books of 2025, out of 29 2025 books that cleared our data bar.
Circle of Days on the Best Books of 2025
Circle of Days came out in 2025. Of the 29 books first published in 2025 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #24 on our Best Books of 2025 list.
Why it made the list: 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 3,616 views a month recently. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2025 list
- Not Quite Dead yet Holly Jackson, #22
- The Emperor of Gladness Ocean Vuong, #23
- Don't Let Him in Lisa Jewell, #25
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 3 want to read it, 0 are reading it now and 2 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Wikipedia: its article averaged 3,616 views a month recently.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 90 | 45% |
| Reader love | 62 | 20% |
| Being read right now | 31 | 15% |
| Attention | 24 | 20% |
Questions about Circle of Days
When was Circle of Days published?
Circle of Days by Ken Follett was first published in 2025.
Was Circle of Days one of the best books of 2025?
Circle of Days is #24 on BookWard's Best Books of 2025, out of 29 2025 books that cleared our data bar. 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 3,616 views a month recently.
Why is Circle of Days on the Best Books of 2025 list?
300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 3,616 views a month recently.
More of the best books of 2025
- The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, #1
- Katabasis R. F. Kuang, #2
- Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros, #3
- The Correspondent Virginia Evans, #4
- Regretting You Colleen Hoover, #5
- If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Eliezer Yudkowsky, #6
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How we know
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