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Birth of an Age: Book Two of the Christ Clone Trilogy

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Book two of "The Christ Clone" trilogy is better than the first. The beginning of the end has started and no one knows who to turn to for salvation. Who will stop the tribulations. Who will lead humanity through the horrors sent to them? Is Christopher Goodman the person to do it...or not?

This book contans some of the best written scenes of destruction ever put to paper. As the final plagues hit the Earth James Beauseignuer paints a realistic picture of the gruesome events man faces. These sequences are so vivid they rival anything in the best written horror novels (there is a scence invovling an asteroid that has some of the most gripping writing I've ever read!) The suffering the people go through is palpable. A great setup for the conclusion.

All I can say is this beats everything out there to dust. Left Behind is nothing compared to Christ Clone Trilogy!

The second part of "The Christ Clone Trilogy" frightened me in its opening chapters. My fear had little to do with its harrowing plot (eerie as it is), and everything to do with my thought process which went; "Oh no 300+ pages of disaster novel peachy". Beauseigneur made me forget my initial impression soon into his second entry into the series allaying my anxiety that it would be nothing but another long apocolyptic narrative that had been done time and again in fiction.

While continuing to chronicle Christopher's career, and detail Decker Hawthorne's life after the disaster the author neatly parralels the story of Revelation in his novel, and even footnotes specific passages significant to the story line. This is not just one long disaster novel though his prose is too fluid so that another fictionalization of Revelation is lifted up into a suspenseful, gripping novel.

Parts of the plot are a little predictable as is inevitable for any reader with a passing knowledge of the bible, but Beauseigneur manages to keep the reader guessing with unexpected plot twists.

The author has included an explanatory note to both volumes, explaining that this is FICTION and happenings in the author's imagination, which should be kept in mind while reading this book. I wouldn't call it blashemous or heritical because it is a novel after all and if there are serious Christians reading this please remember the note at start of books. His explanation of the origins of humanity and speculation of who Christ the Messiah and Yahweh are seem a little far fetched at first but as I continued reading I found them plausible and entertaining as I am sure they were meant to be and this ending building up to the third and climatic volume is what clinched this books worthiness as a second entry in series.
This "Christ Clone Trilogy" I have to recommend to all, you may not find it to your tastes but I highly regret anyone who enjoys reading would regret taking the time to read this trilogy.

Well, this is a step up from the first book. Here are some of the problems:
The first book, when finished, read like little more than a preface to this one. The writer spent most of his time filling in bits and pieces from his version of revelation, without ever actually giving credit where credit is due, so that the reader would be shocked at how well the whole thing comes together at the end?... and the writer could convert a few naysayers? Or is it- so the writer could prevent valid criticism by claiming it's all the word of god?
The first book was nearly 500 pages (too) long of preliminary material. Now that the writer has got the ball rolling, we suddenly find this volume nearly 150 pages shorter, and over 40 of those (351) pages are without a doubt filler- the writer includes not only the last pages from the first book, but also the starting pages from his next (over 10% of this book is solid filler!).
[I suspect what we have here is really three 300 page books, that should have been released as two 450 page books, but was marketed as three books, overlong, repeating pages, using revelation as filler to hide a weak story and even weaker characters. all to make money. Oh, well.]
The writer does open a can of worms by showing how evil religion is, but it's obviously just window dressing for the slow-witted (Don't forget that NO ONE in the first book recognized the"Rapture!" The author paints a heavy brush of stupidity on all non-superstitious -read non-christian- people.) I suspect GOD will be restored to his glory in the end.
Like I say, this IS better than the first, more action, faster plotting... I just wish a true writer had tackled the subject.
I keep imagining this writer sucking down whiskey out of a dirty glass thinking, "Hey, I know how to screw those suckers outa their money!"

I read the book in two days, could not put it down. Being a Left Behind series reader, loved this book. When the drama unfolds you expect one thing and another happens. The play with word and characters is fascinating. Already on book three. Can't jump to conclusions while reading the book.

I gave this book 3 stars based on it being a novel and NOT any sort of accurate interpretation of end-time political events as depicted in the Bible. If for no other reason I recommend this book for the exceptional description of a near-miss and hit of two asteroids with the earth. Take a look at Revelation 6:12-17; and Revelation 8:5-13; to see how beautifully BeauSeigneur brings these verses to life! The other very strong element of the book is where Christopher blasphemes our Creator by accusing Him of being a vindictive, spiteful, small-minded liar. The reasoning behind these accusations is devilish but will provide a convenient excuse for those who do not want to take the time and effort to understand the depth and perfection of the Laws, Commandments and plan of Salvation for mankind generously offered by YAHOWAH through His Son YAHO-Hoshu-WAH. Reader beware: If BeauSeigneur knows anything at all about real end-time prophecies as they will impact the political, religious, and personal events/policies of the future, he's not telling us.

This was without a doubt the worst book I have ever read.

I loved the Christ Clone Trilogy!! What an amazing set of books...a must read for left behind book fanatics. Thanks, Mr. Beauseigneur. I enjoyed it immensely!

The book was pretty short. There is a ton of stuff that could be included within the story lines he's developed, and he left them cold. It was interesting to see what his take on Revelation is, but there's just too much promise for the limited payoff.

I still think it is kinda unusual how he's used barely hidden names of real people and groups as his antagonists/protagonists, along with their real information.

Having enjoyed the first one, I am amazed by the second. When I finished the first book, I wasn't absolutely sure who was going to be the antichrist. There was the obvious choice but I was hoping with all my might that it would not be so. Now that I have finished the second book and the antichrist has been revealed, he is still such a good guy I don't want to believe it!

The second book takes us from the beginning of the plagues predicted by the two witnesses up to the ascension of the antichrist to a position of governing the world. Expert attention is paid to the impact of two asteroids that wipe out all life in their path and cause widespread famine as a result of impact related volcanic activity and tsunamis. The fall out fom a third taints much of the water.

Meanwhile, after confronting Ambassador Faure, Christopher Goodman looks like the favored choice to follow Hansen as Secretary General. Still seen through the eyes of Decker, Christopher is as innocent as the fourteen year old boy we initially met in Book One. Could he really be the antichrist? Or could the 2,000 year old apostle John actually be trying to fulfill his own prophecies? If John is somehow behind it all, how can we be sure that any of what is written in Revelations is a certainty? And what about Christopher's story of the origin of the species being from Theata, a planet of highly evolved beings? Which is the perversion - his story or ours?

The biggest question is, for me, is the antichrist ever going to seem evil?? So far, he is so perfect that it is not even imaginable. I can't wait for the third book!