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Title: Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Unleashed (Left Behind No. 5) by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0-8423-2926-9 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 (473 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: About end-times books
Comment: The comparisons between end-times novels which have been made by other reviewers is probably useful, so here's my take on the matter.
Last Day makes no attempt at all to adhere to scriptural prophecy. It is, in fact, less accurate scripturally than The Omen movies or End of Days. If you want a fun read and don't care whether the story has any connection to scripture, it's okay.
Left Behind is an action adventure written primarily for Christians with a huge cross-over into the secular market. It sticks very closely to scripture and to prophecy of the time during the Tribulation. There is never any doubt of the authors' position and which characters are good and which are bad. Beyond that, there's been so much said about Left Behind by other readers that probably every possible opinion has been expressed. Some love it. Some hate it. Personally, I like the Left Behind series a lot.
The Christ Clone Trilogy, my definite favorite among the list, is written for a secular audience with a big cross-over into the Christian market. Through most of the 3 books you don't know what the author's position is or which (if any) of the characters speak for him. Only in the last book do you find out he is a Christian and that he is using his story telling ability to reach the lost with the Gospel and the danger that faces them if they do not accept it.
We All Fall Down is a story of a man forced to make decisions about himself and God when faced by undeniable evidence that the Bible is true. It's an interesting exploration in character but the author's development of the events of the Tribulation is muddled and very thin. The thing most Christians object to about We All Fall Down is the non-stop use of extreme profanity by the main character. It was hard for me to get past all the f-words, and I certainly would not say I enjoyed it, still it made me think.
Rating: 4
Summary: "Here's another fine mess we've gotten into."
Comment: After taking a two year break from this seemingly endless series of end of the world novels I finally picked it back up where I had left it behind, with Nicolae Carpathia (aka The AnitChrist) deciding to show up at the Meeting of the Witnesses after all.
Apollyon, like the others before it, is a quick and frothy read that emphasizes cliffhanger action above any real dramatic tension. Think of it as Irwin Allen's Production of The Book of Revelations. What lifted this entry above a three star rating was the somewhat refreshing humor I found in it. Some of the slapstick moments (at the AntiChrist's or his Supreme Commander's expense) were quite refreshing, although Supreme Evil Incarnate treated as a buffoon does not inspire fear in me. I also have a soft spot in my heart for monster mayhem and the swarm of locust like demons at the novel's conclusion satisfied that B-movie craving quite nicely. After the disappointing Soul Harvest this was a breath of fresh air and it left me hungry for the next book in the series, which is just what Jenkins wants to inspire in his devoted readership. I enjoyed it but, seeing that it suffers from the same problems (no real dramatic tension, endless repetition of cliffhangers, Hero Death Exemption) and only moves the story forward by inches, I cannot really recommend it, but, from a personal entertainment standpoint, I give it four stars for the guilty pleasure of it all.
Rating: 5
Summary: The whole series of Left Behind
Comment: I have books 1-11 and I would read them over and over. I recommend them to all my friends and family.
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Title: The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession (Left Behind No. 7) by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842329293 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (Left Behind No. 3) by Tim F. Lahaye, Tim F. LaHaye ISBN: 0842329242 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: The Mark: The Beast Rules the World (Left Behind No. 8) by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842332286 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind (Left Behind No. 2) by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842329218 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: March, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne (Left Behind No. 9) by Tim Lahaye, Jerry B. Jenkins ISBN: 0842332294 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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