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    4月6日

    Left Behind Book Series

     
    I don't know when I first heard of the Left Behind series, but the first book was published in 1995. For some reason I have never read any of them, even though I have heard that many people, including non-christians, read every one that comes out and eagerly wait for the next one. I just read an article in the L.A. Times about the series, here is an excerpt from that:
     
    This week, "Kingdom Come," the 16th and last novel in the hugely successful "Left Behind" evangelical series, will be released, and the publication marks the culmination of a sea change in the American book world. Before the first installment in Tim LaHaye's and Jerry B. Jenkins' modern-day stories based on the Book of Revelation appeared in 1995, Christian fiction was typically tucked away in Christian bookstores. Now, 43 million books later, the Left Behind titles have paved the way for these books and others like them to be sold in chain outlets, discount stores and big box retailers.

    Maybe it was a feeling of having missed something and now it is too late, although in the case of books I guess it is never too late; but all of a sudden I have the desire to start reading them. If I do, at least I won't have to wait for almost a year for the next one to be published. Of course here in Peru, I don't know where I would have access to any of them!

    The book series has been a part of what opened the eyes of the publishing world to the huge market for Christian literature, and helped make it available to the general public through mass market channels.
     
    Even though the books are novels, and therefore fiction, they are based on the Book of Revelation, the final book of the Bible. Because they are written as thrillers, they have appealed to a wide range of people, and have presented the Christian message to people who would not have normally heard it. Among the many people eagerly waiting for the final book, "Kingdom Come", was someone whose life was totally changed by the series.
     
    "I am dying to read it," said Sandra Adams, a 44-year-old office manager for the Los Angeles Unified School District. She said the Left Behind books inspired her to become a Christian last year. Since her conversion, Adams has shared the books with family and friends: "Somehow, God has blessed these books to reach people like me who would never touch the Bible. And I am so hungry for knowledge."
     
    The books were written by co-authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. The full article is available at:
     
     
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