The first in the NEW series from the WORLD'S BEST-SELLING SUPERNATURAL THRILLER WRITER

Dr Tim LaHaye's writing has had an immense impact on the Christian world. Books including the phenomenally popular LEFT BEHIND novels have reached over 50 million readers and have stirred thousands to accept Jesus Christ. Based in the U S A, LaHaye is a writer, minister and speaker on Bible prophecy. He has been married for more than 50 years and has four children and nine grandchildren.

2006-11-26 Almost so bad it's good.

Ok. I've removed my previous one star review after re-reading the book (my first "reading" was listening to the audiobook).

I still think the story (involving an Illuminati-type group launching a conspiracy against evangelical Christians, and an assassin who murders people with falcons trained to attack and kill people) is ludicrous, the characters silly and the dialogue laughable. But I've got to admit that these... "qualities" actually make the book rather amusing, in a "so bad it's good" kind of way.

It's common knowledge that Tim LaHaye doesn't do any actual writing on any of "his" novels, and this time he's found another hack co-writer in Greg Dinallo.

Anybody looking for a good adventure novel should look elsewhere. But those looking for an example of brainless Christian fiction at its worst may find "Babylon Rising" amusing, although it does contain some rather slow sequences.