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LaHaye, Tim

(1926-2016) US evangelical minister, "prophecy scholar" and author with Jerry B Jenkins of the thirteen-book Left Behind sequence which depicts the Holocaust that ravages the world in terms of fundamentalist beliefs in the Rapture which precedes/accompanies the Second Coming of Christ. The series is not normally (or properly) read as sf, as the Godgame implications of the story arc take it far beyond what one might call Equipoisal fair play; but its depiction of various forms of destruction and despair apes well-established sf tropes relating to the End of the World; and the action is necessarily set in the Near Future. The sequence begins with Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (1995) and concludes with Kingdom Come: The Final Victory (2007). It is understood that Jenkins performed the actual task of writing the novels, from copious notes. LaHaye's nonfiction includes attacks on homosexuality and various conspiratorial groups that he felt were attempting to suborn American values. [JC]

Timothy F LaHaye

born Detroit, Michigan: 27 April 1926

died San Diego, California: 25 July 2016

works (selected)

series

Left Behind

• Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1995) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Weslight and H Armstrong Roberts]
• Tribulation Force: The Continuing Drama of Those Left Behind (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1996) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Chris Butler, Catherine Bergstrom]
• Nicolae: The Rise of Antichrist (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1997) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Paul Christenson, Brian Eterno]
  • Rapture's Witness (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2010) with Jerry B Jenkins [omni of the above three: Left Behind: pb/]
• Soul Harvest: The World Takes Sides (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1998) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Julie Chen]
• Apollyon: The Destroyer Is Released (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1999) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/]
• Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1999) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Julie Chen]
  • Deceiver's Game: The Destroyer is Unleashed (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2010) with Jerry B Jenkins [omni of the above three: Left Behind: pb/]
• The Indwelling: The Beast Takes Possession (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2000) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Julie Chen]
• The Mark: The Beast Rules the World (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2001) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Julie Chen]
• Desecration: Antichrist Takes the Throne (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2001) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/]
  • Evil's Edge: The Beast Rules the World (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2010) with Jerry B Jenkins [omni of the above three: Left Behind: pb/]
• The Remnant: On the Brink of Armageddon (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2002) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Barry Beitzel]
• Armageddon: The Cosmic Battle of the Ages (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2003) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/]
• Glorious Appearing: The End of Days (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2004) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/Getty Images]
• Kingdom Come: The Final Victory (Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 2007) with Jerry B Jenkins [Left Behind: hb/]

Babylon Rising

• Babylon Rising (New York: Bantam Books, 2003) with Greg Dinallo [Babylon Rising: hb/]
• The Secret on Ararat (New York: Bantam Books, 2004) with Bob Phillips [Babylon Rising: hb/]
• The Europa Conspiracy (New York: Bantam Books, 2005) with Bob Phillips [Babylon Rising: hb/]
• The Edge of Darkness (New York: Bantam Books, 2006) with Bob Phillips [Babylon Rising: hb/]

about the author

• Robert M Price. The Paperback Apocalypse: How the Christian Church Was Left Behind (Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2007) [nonfiction: pb/Brand X Pictures]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 16:27 pm on 20 April 2024.
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