The Remnant: On the brink of Armageddon (Left Behind)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 405 pages
• Published by: Tyndale House Publishers February 4, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0842332308
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0842332309
• Book Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.5 inches
• Weighs: 12 ounces

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon (Left Behind No. 10) (Hardcover) This series began as a unique, fast paced story, and the characters became people you cared about. However, things have gone awry. In earlier books, the reader allowed unbelievable story lines for the sake of the story (every inch of the Anti-Christ's world is listened in on by a teen-age hack), but the author is now taxing these liberties. (An American with a thick country accent passes for a Greek highway repairman?) The first half of the book is slow, although the action picks up towards the end. If you have read books 1-9, The Remnant covers the same ground again (and again). The same character profile and story line are recycled - unlikely heroes hop on a plane to squeak out of trouble. (Apparently, there are lots of pilots left after the rapture.) The authors have just introduced too many characters (they do provide a small bio for major characters), not allowing the reader to develop any feeling towards these thin personalities. Also, Carpathia, is a complete idiot and more of a jerk boss than frightful and evil. (Why does a lower demon know all details of some believers who have slipped into an evil trap set for others, but the anti-Christ cannot find a 19-year-old working in his office?) This series could have been handled in four books, but the merchandise has to keep coming. (How long until we see a "Tribulation Force Praise Album" or Tsion Ben-Judah Study Bible?) I found myself skimming pages in search of action, but I was left reading about too many insignificant details. If you want a quicker paced series, look at the Christ Clone Trilogy. Comment (1) | | (Report this)