Apocalypse Dawn (Apocalypse Dawn, 1)

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Summary: great read
Review: Apocalypse Dawn makes a great edition to the Left Behind series. There are a lot of similarities in the struggle to grasp what has happened. Left Behind covers a vast period of time and briefly goes over the major events whereas Apocalypse Dawn covers roughly 48 hours and only a few events. The shorter time period and less events creates a deeper and darker focus on the rapture. Also with the short time period, there is less turning to God. You do get a better feel of the questions those left behind are asking themselves and how they are dealing with the shock.

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Summary: Great Read for Soldiers, and their Families.
Review: I found this book a wonderful read for Soldiers, or any military person, whom is also a Believer. Its thrilling chapters, involving 3 seperate, but connected characters, seemed as if you were almost reading different stories, intertwined within 1 book. I found a truly awesome array of emotions when reading that books rarely give me. Today's Soldiers and yesterday's veterans will be able to smell the gunpowder and hear the voices of the hurt and dying. You will be able to remember a 1st Sergeant just like "Goose" who led you during your tour of duty. Military wives will be able to find themselves in the shoes of Goose's wife Maggie as she struggles with the deployment of her husband and the daily challenges of raising 2 boys, of very different ages. I HIGHLY recommend this book as the Gospel message is clear and concise and will both touch and break your heart. Makes you want to stand up and cheer, and fall to your knees and rejoice the Saviour.

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Summary: Good Book. Not Left Behind,
Review: I got this book a few days ago, and frankly, I was expecting more of it. Overall it's great read (I couldn't put it down), but there are a few things I have to point out.
The storyline is very good, and it's fairly close to the original Left Behind series, although I was expecting it to be MUCH closer. The LB chararacters and scenarios are mentioned sparingly, and should have been used much more, seeing that this is claiming to be a parallel book.
Another thing I have a problem with is the unending battle scenes, and hard military lingo. I think the author should have made it easier to understand, taking into consideration that there's a lot of people who know nothing about the military, and can't recognize or describe weapons or aircraft. Also, don't expect this book to be as fast-paced as Left Behind. It is much slower (the rapture occurs about halfway through the book).
And to finish it off, so far it has very little scriptural content.
Overall its a good book, entertaining, and captivating.
However it can't compete with Left Behind at all. I will keep reading this series, and most likely the political series as well, but nothing will ever top Left Behind, at least for me.

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Summary: In the Military
Review: I'm in the military and thoght the book was great. I know the lingo is hard to understand, but it help add to the book. If it was just broke down to normal wording it would lose some of its appel. I have read the whole Left Behind series so far, the one thing i see every body doing is comparing. If thats all your going to do you will always be in for a disappointment. This is a different auther with a different style, so of course it will be different. Yes it takes place around the same time as the first book but there is much more that goes on with the military so it will go slower. When i read this book i was stationed in Iraq not even a 100 miles from both borders metioned in this book. So this book hit very close to home for me, and I would recomend it to anybody.

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Summary: Left Behind Wannabe
Review: I'm not sure what I expected from this book, but I was disappointed. Carrying the logo, "Based on the Left Behind Series," I guess I expected a book more in the style of those books. While it was interesting to pick out the names of the characters from the other series, I think I would have preferred the more straightforward style of Lahaye and Jenkins. This book was loaded with Acronyms for all of the different weapons, troops, etc. This in itself is difficult to keep straight. In addition, the book is virtually half over before the rapture even occurs. Hopefully, future books will move at a faster pace. It might have even been okay if the first half of the book had been necessary to establish the characters, but it seemed to be totally battle scenes. I found myself looking forward to the seemingly mundane scenes just as long as they weren't battle scenes. So, while this book is definately worth a read, don't get your expectations up and compare to or expect the caliber of the Left Behind Series.

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Summary: Left Behind fans: Get ready to experience fresh, new events!
Review: The first spin off from the Left Behind series, Apocalypse Dawn peaks as it paints vivid pictures of breath-taking military battle scenes ... and at the most unexpected time, in the midst of warfare, the Rapture of the Church occurs! Many people are left astonished as they see their comrades disappear before their very eyes; their clothes suddenly left in piles on
military fighter choppers, army fatigues left on the battle field, and so much more! In the midst of an intense war, bullets and missiles fly as soldiers fight for their lives as they deal with what just happened! Was it the results of an enemy weapon, or was it more than that? As they come to
find out that this has occurred all over the world, questions and confusion really start to mount up! And let us not forget to mention that Nicolae Carpathia is on the scene. Left Behind fans: Get ready to experience fresh, new events during the earth's last days, with new characters, as well as
with some familiar ones!

Reviewed by N. Lord The GOOD GIRL Book Club