The Regime (Left Behind)
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| Author | Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Left Behind series |
| Genre(s) | Christian, Speculative fiction, Novel |
| Publisher | Tyndale House |
| Released | 15 November 2005 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 391 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-4143-0576-1 (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | The Rising |
| Followed by | The Rapture |
The Regime: Evil Advances is the second prequel novel in the Left Behind series, written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins in 2005. This book covers more events leading up to the first novel Left Behind.
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[edit] Plot introduction
This installment in the saga continues to chart the story of the character who will become the Antichrist. It also follows the others who will become part of the Tribulation Force or the Global Community as well as showing how members of their families affect the choices each make. The narrative covers issues surrounding why characters such as Rayford Steele, Chloe Steele, and Buck Williams fail to believe. World events, particularly in Israel, continue apace, and Rayford and Buck are right at the heart of things.
[edit] Plot summary
Nicolae Carpathia's influence grows in business and politics. However anyone who gets in his way tend to to disappear, permanently. He hires kingmaker and soon-to-be False Prophet Leon Fortunato as a deputy and consultant.
Airline pilot Rayford Steele home life is suffering but gains a truce-like quality, while his wife is concerned that he has already risen as far his career will take him.
Celebrated journalist Cameron Williams becomes a feature writer for the Boston Globe, coming from an Ivy League education at Princeton University.
[edit] Characters in "The Rapture"
- Rayford Steele
- Irene Steele
- Chloe Steele
- Rayford (Raymie) Steele, Jr.
- Nicolae Carpathia
- Cameron "Buck" Williams
- Viviana Ivinisova (aka Viv Ivins)
- Reiche Planchette
- Jonathan Stonagal
- Leon Fortunato
[edit] Literary significance & criticism
Reviews
"The Left Behind series … is among the best-selling fiction books of our times—right up there with Tom Clancy and Stephen King." - Time magazine
[edit] Release details
- 2005, USA, Tyndale House (ISBN 1-4143-0576-1), Pub date 15 November 2005, hardback (First edition)
- 2005, USA, Tyndale House (ISBN 1-4143-0781-0), Pub date ? November 2005, paperback
- 2006, USA, Tyndale House (ISBN 1-4143-0577-X), Pub date ? April 2006, paperback (Mass Market edition)
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| Original Book Series: Left Behind · Tribulation Force · Nicolae · Soul Harvest · Apollyon · Assassins The Indwelling · The Mark · Desecration · The Remnant · Armageddon · Glorious Appearing |
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| Prequels: The Rising · The Regime · The Rapture |
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| Sequel: Kingdom Come |
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Major Characters in Left Behind Series Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
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| Original Tribulation Force Members: Rayford Steele | Cameron "Buck" Williams | Chloe Steele | Bruce Barnes |
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| Other Tribulation Force Members: Tsion Ben-Judah | Chaim Rosenzweig | Albie | Mac McCullum | Abdullah Smith | David Hassid | Chang Wong | Ming Toy | Ree Woo | Ken Ritz | Lionel Whalum | George Sebastian | Priscilla Sebastian | Amanda White | T. M. Delanty | Lukas Miklos | Floyd Charles | Hattie Durham | Steve Plank | Razor | Otto Weser | Naomi Tiberias | Eleazar Tiberias | Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr. | Hannah Palemoon | Leah Rose | Annie Christopher | Marcel Papadopoulos | Georgiana Stavros |
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| The Global Community: Nicolae Carpathia | Leon Fortunato | Viv Ivins | Suhail Akbar | Walter Moon | Peter Mathews | Marilena Carpathia | Reiche Planchette | Aurelio Sequoia Figueroa | Jim Hickman | Ramon Santiago | Clancy Tiber | Guy Blod |
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| Others: Joshua Todd-Cothran | Jonathan Stonagal | Bo Hanson | Samuel Hanson | Anika Janssen | Bernadette Rice | Gerald Fitzhugh |
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