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Summary: An epic story spanning six millennia
Review: I received The Christ Clone Trilogy (paperback edition) as a gift three years ago from an old friend, Lacy, who raved about the books and was convinced I would like them as well. The problem was that I was just starting a masters program and had no time to read anything outside of my course work.I put the books aside and would never have gotten to them at all except that Lacy kept asking if I had read them yet. I finally began reading In His Image and within 50 pages began to understand why Lacy was so insistent that I read them. Over and over I was totally taken aback by the twists and turns in the plot. The more I read, the more difficult it became to free myself long enough to do things like eat and sleep. The cloning of Jesus was just the beginning. BeauSeigneur has fabulously woven historic events and biblical prophecy into his story and given richer meaning to both in a tapestry that spans six millennia. His characters are rich and real, and some are very different than they first appear. I am reluctant to give anything away, but the story also includes two nuclear wars, three asteroids, worldwide plagues, destruction of the Western (Wailing) Wall in Jerusalem, rebuilding the Jewish Temple, assassination, resurrection, the Apostle John (still alive after 2000 years -- having earlier been the subject of the Prester John legends associated with King Arthur and the Holy Grail, as well as the related reports by Marco Polo)...you can see why BeauSeigneur has taken the very unusual step of including footnotes. BeauSeigneur's use of footnotes to document the factual basis of his work is, to my knowledge, unique to him and Michael Crichton, and greatly enhanced the overall believability of the books. As with the works of Crichton and the other really good authors of techno-thrillers, I found myself skimming over some of the scientific, military and political details. I did not find this a distraction, but rather, like the footnotes, found it supportive of the story's credibility. The Christ Clone Trilogy is one of those series that was written as a single story and then split into three parts (e.g., The Lord of the Rings), so don't expect to be fully satisfied until you've read all three books. If you're the kind of reader who has to read the last page first, you may want to wait until you have all three of the books in front of you.
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Summary: Very Boring and not Scriptural at all.
Review: I got this book based on the overwhelming popular reviews that I read here on Amazon.com. Please do not get this book if you are into end times fiction. I could not even finish this book because it was boring and it was not scriptural. For all the people who says the "Left Behind" series is awful, then they really need to read this book. The author is way off base with his ideas.
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Summary: Interesting concept but poor writing
Review: I ordered this book after finishing the last Left Behind book. Despite the strange bi-polar reviews, I still gave it a shot, because of the idea. Unfortunately, an idea is not enough. The writing is strictly third rate. I give it two stars for the idea....
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Summary: While I wait for Glorious Appearing
Review: I am a HUGE fan of Left Behind! I've been reading since December 1995 and even have first printings of all 11 Left Behind books in near mint condition -- my prized possessions! I've read the series all the way through 6 times and will do it again just before Glorious Appearing is released in March 2004. Anyway, I've been seing all the recommendations for In His Image by James BeauSeigneur and then I saw him on the Harvest Show on TV. Just to check it out, I bought the book and it really is a GREAT book. It's not at all like Left Behind even though it's about the end times. Instead you see things more from the perspective of non Christians who don't know what's hapening because things aren't as obvious as they are in Left Behind. Anyway, it looks like a really good series and all three books will be out before Glorious Appearing comes out in March, so it give me some exciting reading while I wait. Also recommended: The entire Left Behind series
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Summary: Made me think and think and think!
Review: I've been reading that other series and thought I understood the end times as well as could be, but In His Image has really made me think. The way that prophetic things happen in this series makes a lot more sense to me. In the other series things just happen. There's no explanation other than that "God did it." Here everything works together to make a really interesting story. It's strange because even though I know what's supposed to happen according to prophecy, when it does happen, and HOW it happens is TOTALLY unexpected. I am really looking forward to Birth of an Age!
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Summary: Wickedly Brilliant
Review: Scores have tried to turn biblical prophecies of the end of the world into intelligent, readable fiction. More have tried to do the same on the silver screen. For the first time an author has succeeded. The plot twists in this piece of apocalyptic fiction will keep you up late at night as you try to figure out where the next turn will take you and who you should cheer and who you should fear. Even when you think you have it figured out, you have the sense that nothing is as it appears.
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Summary: Tedius!
Review: I'm so disappointed! After all the glowing reviews, I expected something a lot more professional and sophisticated than this. The book reads like a senior high school science project, droning on and on about the most trivial and boring details, as if to say "hey everybody, see how smart I am!" when in fact, it just bogs the story down in minutiae and overkill. I'll not read the next two, and highly warn everyone else to avoid this drugery!
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Summary: Page turning for the wrong reasons
Review: I had ordered all three of the Trilogy books, but cancelled my order for 2 & 3 after reading the first one. BeauSeigneur started a lot of interesting stories -- like the mysterious disappearance of about a quarter of the World's population, the cloning of Christ, the life of a news photographer and struggles of Israel to be independent, then got bogged down in a United Nations quagmire that skipped through 5-8 years of the story at a time. I found myself flipping through pages looking for continuations and answers, but never found them. There's probably a good reason BeauSeigneur self-published the book to begin with -- he couldn't find a publisher to do it.
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Summary: A great piece of fiction -- Christian or Not!
Review: I was reading some of the reviews that rated this book poorly, and I think their reviews are based more on bias than the true nature of this book and the series as a whole. The writing isn't perfect, or flowery, but it is a well crafted story that makes this an excellent read. The Christ Clone trilogy is written in a secular way, because it's not preachy like the "Left Behind" series, which I thought was dreadful. This series of books will actually make most Christians squirm, but I PROMISE YOU that if you read the whole series you will be thoroughly satisfied. The author does a superb job at making you believe what he wants you to believe, and then turning it all on it's head. I don't want to give anything away, but I want you to know that this is an excellent trilogy that you should read ASAP!
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Summary: A Fantastic Trilogy - Extremely Engaging Story
Review: This is the first book in a fantastic trilogy. It portrays the end times in an extremely engaging story, which is very intelligently written. The reader is slowly guided into a Christian perspective over the course of the series. In fact, it is difficult to tell that the first book is even a work of Christian fiction, as it deals with the last days from a very secular perspective which will appeal to Christians and non-Christians alike. I personally loved the way in which various end time prophecies came to pass in non supernatural ways. The events prophesied in the Bible are initally brought to fruition using natural forces that God has already put into place in this world. I could not put this series down and literally plowed through all three books, one after the other. Get these books.
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