Judgment Day
by Jane Jensen
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Author: Jane JensenEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-10-03
ISBN: 0345430352
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Del Rey
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Book Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Jane Jensen does a great job with this fantasy novel. The basic plot: People are called, in dreams, to a central american village where 24 are given visionary messages to take to the world, announcing that the apocalypse is here. In support of the message, the traditional "signs" appear (sores, die off of living creatures in the ocean, famine, etc.). Everything seems pretty awful and pretty straightforward...or does it? Catholic priest Michele Deauchez and New York Times reporter Simon Hill suspect there may be something else going on -- a conspiracy of incredible magnitude. But, as a gentle tibetan lama says, "just because it isn't from God, doesn't mean it isn't the end of the world." That is all I can say without giving too much away. This is fun reading, well plotted, and well paced. I highly recommend it if you like this genre.
Summary of Judgment Day
A gripping novel that brilliantly blend ancient prophecy with vivid, complex characters, Millennium Rising is a chillingly plausible thriller that will forever haunt your dreams . . .For thousands of years, sacred texts have predicted the end of the world. The prophets have always proved false. Until now. For in a small Mexican village, people flock from all over the planet to witness a miraculous visitation. But twenty-four of them receive a message that is far more personal . . . and horrific: the Day of Judgment is at hand.
Father Michele Deauchez, sent by the Vatican to investigate, finds his faith shaken to the core. New York Times reporter Simon Hill smells a Pulitzer in the making. Especially when the portents foretold in the Book of Revelations begin to come true, one by one.
The end of the world. Is it a case of mass hysteria . . . a devious, far-reaching plot . . . or has God truly spoken?
Not long after the turn of the millennium, pilgrims of all faiths are drawn to a small Mexican town, where a vision appears to select believers of every religion (the Virgin Mary to a Catholic, the goddess Kali to a Hindu) and warns that Judgment Day is near. Drought and a new disease as virulent as Ebola are wracking the earth. Are the prophecies of the Book of Revelations being fulfilled? Cataclysms multiply as American reporter Simon Hill and French priest Michele Deauchez attempt to answer the question, only to meet with deadly opposition from the Vatican, a mysterious global corporation, and the U.S. government. Is the worldwide devastation the result of paranormally amplified mass hysteria, a terrifying conspiracy--or the will of God?
Any novel about Armageddon and plague inevitably invites comparison with The Stand. Millennium Rising isn't as strong as Stephen King's novel, but it's a scary, ambitious, suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing till the end. And after reading it, you may find King's apocalypse rather wimpy.
Millennium Rising is the first novel by Jane Jensen, the computer game designer who created the Gabriel Knight interactive mystery series. Her non-interactive fiction debut is recommended to fans of thrillers, near-future SF, modern fantasy, horror, The X-Files, medical fiction, and terrifying nonfiction like The Coming Plague. It is not recommended to readers who want at least one significant woman character; females are few, and rarely seen. --Cynthia Ward
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