18 books like The Rising

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Desecration Tim F. LaHaye · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 407p · ≈ 13h · Moderate His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia, no longer pretending to be a pacifist, has ordered every Morale Monitor armed as he prepares to travel along the Via Dolorosa and then onward to the temple, where shocking surprises await. The lines are drawn between good and evil as God inflicts sores upon the flesh of those who have taken the mark. Meanwhile His chosen ones flee to… Shares: Antichrist, Steele, Rapture, Rayford Steele

The Mark Jerry B. Jenkins · 2000 · ★ 4.5 · 381p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The international fiction series phenomenon continues. Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye pick up the exciting end-times saga where The Indwelling left off. The evil world leader Nicolae Carpathia officially takes his place as the Antichrist and begins his three-and-a-half year reign of terror over the earth. Technology provides the means to place the mark of the beast on every human, and the Trib… Shares: Antichrist, Steele, Rapture, Rayford Steele

Apollyon Tim F. LaHaye · 1999 · ★ 3.6 · 403p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Best-selling authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins deliver a great page-turning combination of fiction and prophecy in the fifth book in the Left Behind series, Apollyon. The Tribulation Force travels to Israel for the Meeting of Witnesses as further judgments are released upon the world. Satan falls from heaven and opens the bottomless pit, releasing Apollyon and his plague of locusts that… Shares: Steele, Rapture, Rayford Steele

Assassins Tim F. LaHaye · 1999 · ★ 3.2 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Is it right to kill Satan's hit man? Would it help God's work? This installment in the Left Behind series picks up with Rayford Steele -- "believer" and international fugitive -- as he struggles with a plan to assassinate Antichrist Nicolae Carpathia. Meanwhile, Carpathia has been busy rebuilding roads, airports, and a cellular/solar satellite phone system -- all designed to help him become… Shares: Antichrist, Rapture, Rayford Steele, Christian Fiction

Tribulation Force Tim F. LaHaye · 1996 · ★ 4.0 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In one cataclysmic moment, millions around the globe disappear. Those left behind face impending war, famine, plagues, and natural disasters so devastating that only one in four people will survive. The odds are even worse for enemies of the Antichrist and his new world order. Rayford Steele, Buck Williams, Bruce Barnes, and Chloe Steele band together to form the Tribulation Force. Their task… Shares: Steele, Rapture, Rayford Steele, Christian Fiction

Nicolae Tim F. LaHaye · 1997 · ★ 4.0 · 420p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Global Community forces shatter U.S. cities. Carpathia promises peace, urges global unity. Military vows to eliminate insurgent ‘Tribulation Force’. In the two years since millions vanished in an instant, a new world order has risen from the rubble. Tension crackles as the strangely enthralling leader Nicolae Carpathia consolidates his power over the new Global Community. Heads of state,… Shares: Antichrist, Rapture, Rayford Steele, Christian Fiction

The Indwelling Tim F. LaHaye · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 496p · ≈ 16h · Moderate The Indwelling, book number seven in the best-selling Left Behind series, marks the beginning of the second half of the seven year Tribulation period. The question of who killed Nicolae at the end of book number six, Assassins, will be answered. Readers will experience the horrors of God's judgment and the hope of salvation as they follow Rayford, Buck, Chloe, and the rest of the Tribulation… Shares: Steele, Rapture, Rayford Steele, Christian Fiction

Armageddon Tim F. LaHaye · 2003 · ★ 3.6 · 502p · ≈ 16h · Moderate The scattered Tribulation Force is drawn inexorably toward the Middle East, as are all the armies of the world, when history homes in on the battle of the ages. During the last year of the Great Tribulation, safe houses are no longer safe, and the cast of characters dramatically changes. By the time of the war of the great day of the God Almighty, the globe has become a powder keg of danger. … Shares: Rapture, Rayford Steele, Christian Fiction

Left Behind Tim F. LaHaye · 1995 · ★ 3.9 · 343p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide as unusual events continue to unfold. For those who have been left behind, the apocalypse has just begun Shares: Steele, Rapture, Rayford Steele, Christian Fiction

The City of Fire Grace Livingston Hill · 1922 · ★ 4.5 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Lynn Severn, beautiful daughter of a small town minister, is deeply troubled by the barrier which has come between her and her former playmate, Mark Carter. Shares: Christian Fiction

Learning Karen Kingsbury · 2011 · ★ 4.3 · 343p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Featuring members of the popular Baxter family. Learning, book 2 in the Bailey Flanigan series, picks up where Leaving ended. Bailey Flanigan and Cody Coleman are not only separated by physical distance, they are also faced with great emotional distance. While Bailey grows closer to her dream to be an actress and dancer in New York, Cody coaches a small high school football team, on and off the… Shares: Christian Fiction

The nemesis of faith James Anthony Froude · 1849 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Originally published in 1849, this book is highly significant for its autobiographical content. Refreshing in its honesty, it presents a sincere and emotional account of the spiritual turmoil faced by 19th century thinkers. Froude is at his best here with his powerful and stirring narrative. Thought-provoking! Shares: Christian Fiction

The Witness Grace Livingston Hill · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 276p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A witness is someone who has first-hand knowledge of something, such as a crime or wedding, and usually by seeing it. Shares: Christian Fiction

A new name Grace Livingston Hill · 1925 · ★ 4.1 · 303p · ≈ 10h · Challenging A new name in a new town is all that wealthy Murray Van Rensselaer needs after he thinks he's killed his childhood friend in a car accident. Confused and afraid, Murray flees, determined to erase his past with a fresh start. When, miles from his home, Murray is mistakenly assumed to be the new young banker arriving in town, not even he believes that assuming a new identity could be this easy. But… Shares: Christian Fiction

The angel of his presence Grace Livingston Hill · 1902 · ★ 4.2 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Those piercing eyes! From the painting over the mantel they seemed to look into his very soul. They followed him as he paced around the room, trying to escape the penetrating gaze. John Wentworth Stanley possessed every advantage that wealth, culture, foreign travel, education, and sophisticated society could provide. During his travels abroad he had shaken off the boyish faith and religious… Shares: Christian Fiction

The white flower Grace Livingston Hill · 1927 · ★ 4.3 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Lovely, flame-haired Rachel Rainsford thinks she is on her way to take a job in Chicago. Then she discovers that her new employer is a criminal who actually plans to sell her as a "companion" to a wealthy and unscrupulous businessman. Even worse, through a series of lies, the two men have made sure no one on board the train will help Rachel escape. Friendless and penniless, Rachel seems… Shares: Christian Fiction

A daily rate Grace Livingston Hill · 1981 · ★ 4.2 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A young woman has to leave her dear aunt who raised her and go to work in the big city. She experiences first-hand the problems of the poor working class, and then learns that she may be able to help some of them. Shares: Christian Fiction

Secrets Robin Jones Gunn · 1994 · ★ 4.5 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The first book in the Glenbrooke Series, Jessica ran from her past...but can she hide from love?Jessica Morgan wants desperately to forget the past and begin a new life. She chooses a small, peaceful town tucked away in Oregon’s Willamette Valley as the place to start over—Glenbrooke. Once there, Jessica conceals her identity from the intriguing personalities she meets—including the compassionate… Shares: Christian Fiction

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