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Summary: Embarrassing
Review: I was looking forward to reading this book. I loved the Left Behind series and believed that I would enjoy Tim LaHaye's new series of adventures based on the biblical prophesy. Almost from the beginning I was rolling my eyes and cringeing at the silliness of the plot and characters. As an Evangelical Christian, I was embarrassed at Mr. LaHaye's attempt to portray us as a poor, picked on, misunderstood minority of do-gooders. So he thinks that the future will have us seen as terrorists? Puleeease!!! I know that there are Evangelical Christians who will like this book because they want to believe that everyone is out to get them. For the sane members of the church and everyone else, don't waste your money.
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Summary: exciting and fascinating thriller
Review: A biblical archeologist searches for artifacts that are found in the bible to prove that the events written about actually took place. He is no Indiana Jones but Professor Michael Murphy has had enough hair-raising adventures to rival that of the movie icon. Right now he is searching for the Brazen Serpent ordered destroyed by King Nebuchadnezzar because people worshipped the false idol and not the true God.Also interested in retrieving the Brazian Serpent is a mysterious, powerful and wealthy cabal known as the Seven. They control a multi-billionaire, who specializes in communications and electronics. They have entrusted their henchman Talon to retrieve the artifact once Murphy finds the three pieces but the Seven's lackey discovers that his opponent is formidable and the unspoken war they are engaged in will become very personal on both sides quite soon. Readers will find BABYLON RISING an exciting and fascinating thriller based on events and objects mentioned in the Bible. Tim LaHaye tantalizes his audience with The Seven, an evil group who wants to convert the planet into a one world religion that they can control. To do so, the Seven are trying to turn mankind against evangelical Christians who they paint as dangerous fanatics. The protagonist of this story is a loveable, sincere and honest person who will hopefully star in future adventures as this novel is a winner that deserves sequels. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: This is NOT "Left Behind"....
Review: I am a big fan of Tim LaHaye, so it kills me to have to write this review of "Babylon Rising". The plot line is implausible, the characters are, at best, two-dimensional. So much is thrown at the reader with so little effort to make the characters likeable or even realistic. At first I expected "Indiana Jones meets the Book of Revelation", but it reads like an old B-grade Hollywood serial.
My disappointment is palpable - I so looked forward to this book!
I recommend everyone to read "Apocalypse Dawn" by Mel Odom instead.
I won't be reading any sequels in this series.
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Summary: Babylon Rising
Review: This book was a great read just like the rest of his books. Michael is a wonderful character. It had the same affect on me as the Left Behind series. Babylon Rising will keep you up reading for hours and hours. I dont know what else to say excpet that if you haven't read it yet. Get a copy of it and read it. It's has all the action like "Lara Croft's Tomb Raider" and has the Christian aspect to it. Enjoy!
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Summary: This is NOT Left Behind!
Review: I was eager to start this book after reading the Left Behind series as I felt LaHaye and Jenkins wrote a good series, even if it was a litte drawn out. I was very disappointed in LaHaye's attempt however. The story line is juvenile, full of holes, and portions of the story are totally inconceivable (e.g. how does a woman who has just been strangled to death at the end of the chapter, later, stumble into a police station interrogation room an collapse in her husband arms?). I haven't even finished the book yet and I'm not sure I'll be able to. A friend of mine said he gave the benefit of the doubt and read the second book in the series and it was written just as poorly. Oh well, I'll have to move on and and search for a decent Christian writer. If anyone can recommend a better Christian series, please let me know.
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Summary: Wonderful Story!
Review: I borrowed this book off of a friend of mine not knowing what to expect. I, personally, enjoy the Left Behind series more, because those books have more action and more character development than Babylon Rising. Still if you're a fan of the Left Behind series, pick up a copy of Babylon Rising. You will enjoy it, rest assured.
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Summary: Good book... Good story...
Review: I also cannot understand the negitive reviews that this book is recieving. I agree that this book is not "Left Behind", but I am pretty certain that it was not ment to be. The idea of having an "Indiana Jones" type character whos main passion in life is to seak out real artifacts to suport the writings in the Bible is outstanding. The pace of the story is quite quick and it allowed me to sit for hours reading and not realize time flying by. The book also kept you on the edge of my seat woundering how Murphy is going to handle the next life threating situation, only gaurded by his extream faith in God. It's a great book and I am looking forward to reading the rest of this series...
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Summary: Definitely Christian Fiction
Review: This is the first novel of a new series written by the co-author of "Left Behind." The time is the present (before the events of Left Behind) and the characters are different. The main character, Michael Murphy, is a biblical archaeologist whose main goal in life is to find historical evidence supporting the biblical record. His latest goal is to locate the brazen serpent that Moses crafted in the wilderness in order to heal the people from their snake bites. The antagonists want that same serpent for more nefarious purposes. This results in, among other things, the murder of Murphy's wife.
This book needs about another 100 pages to flush it out. The pace of the action is breathtaking but a lot is left behind as a result. My suspension of disbelief meter was off the chart and because of that I would rate the book poorly in accomplishing its goal. Obviously LaHaye believes in the Bible and believes that it recounts true events but in writing such a poorly construed novel he undermines its credibility. Do Christians need to dream up such fanciful events to support their faith? Overall LaHaye fails in his goal which he states in a note to the reader: "fiction is a powerful way for me to share with readers some of what I find so completely fascinating about end times prophecies." He could learn something from Marshal McLuhan who said "the medium is the message."
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Summary: Didn't hate it, didn't love it.
Review: I can tell you that I didn't hate this book, but I didn't love it either. I did however learn a few things. I would read something in the book and think "Really?" then verify it or not verify it with outside sources. Made me think. Anyway it wasn't really plausible . . . an archeologist wouldn't do quite so much damage in quite so many irreplaceable dig sites at least I wouldn't and I'm not even an archeologist and you can't grab the barrell of an AK-47 when it's firing without burning yourself, but you can't really flip through the air and kick 4 people standing in a circle and still land on your feet like they do on TV either. It's a great idea. I just wish it had been executed a little better.
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Summary: Not well written or researched
Review: There are several things about this book which lead me to recommend that you don't waste your time or money. I agree with many of the previous reviewers in that the characters lack any sort of development with the possible exception of Dr. McDonald. The dialog is flat and stilted. The plot is unbelievable in too many places. I counted up at least 10 places where the authors used implausible "cartoon science" more appropriate of Roadrunner cartoons than of the real world (e.g. tumbling irregular object "floating" in a blast of air in an open space requires some rather implausible fluid dynamics beyond the limitations of the passive ventilation systems documented for the pyramids of Egypt; incorrect destruction dynamics and damage from the explosion; the net as described would have collasped when Murphy fell into it from the roof; Laura's physiological survival and decline do not match up with the nature of her injury; the second falcon's dive at PFF takes less time than the 5 seconds it should have taken; bronze is cast and braised, not forged nor welded, and the bronze serpent would not break by merely being struck with a hammer, etc.). Some of the situations described in the book are equally as implausible (e.g., Murphy essentially trashes two archaeological sites with his early 19th century "dig and destroy" archaeological techniques - something no real archaeologist would do; sonar is for use in water, seismic and GPR are for use on land; any archer who has flown with their bow can tell you that no airline permits bow cases as carry-ons - bows must be checked; the serpent's head can't be lost for all time at the bottom of an "abyss" when it's clear that it will land in the bottom of the chamber; etc.). While the Left Behind series certainly suffered from cartoon science and implausible happenings, none of those books are anywhere near as sloppy as Babyon Rising in this regard. If you want a good Christian-oriented read, skip this book and pick up the Christ Clone trilogy.
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