Books like 'Second Coming'
Readers who enjoyed Second Coming by Mark Russell, Richard Pace, Leonard Kirk & Andy Troy also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Seeing Jesus by Jeffrey McClain Jones
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDid you ever wish you could actually see and hear Jesus next to you? Philly Thompson never did. But one day, on the way to work, he's forced out of his routine life when he meets a strangely dressed man on the bus. The friendly stranger claims to be Jesus and no one beside Philly seems to see him. The story of how this two-week encounter changes Philly extends to his girlfriend and to his family... -
Hearing Jesus by Jeffrey McClain Jones
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGladys Hight lives alone in a cozy little house in southeastern Wisconsin. Occasionally, her family has heard her speaking with Harry, her husband, who died four years ago. Her daughter, Patty, the type-A opposite of Gladys, worries about her mother’s sanity. At seventy-eight, even Gladys has her doubts... -
Stealth Retribution by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetribution. Also known as "payback" or a more dated word: "vengeance." Arnaldo Soto has taken Emilio and intends to use him as bait to trap Gemma. It's an effective strategy, because Gemma will do anything-anything-to save the young boy.The woman known as Gemma Keyes is gone, her molecular structure destroyed and reassembled as . . . something else... -
Stealth Power by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI must survive. For Dr. Bickel’s sake, I must survive. Weakened by the nanomites’ drain, Gemma flees from General Cushing’s renewed pursuit. She finds temporary refuge in Dr. Bickel’s vacant safe house—refuge and time for her body to recover from the damage inflicted by the nanomites.But how does an invisible woman with no identity survive in a visible world?While the nanomites search for Dr... -
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Eclipse of the Sun by Michael D. O'Brien
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this fast-paced, reflective novel, (the third in a trilogy following Strangers and Sojourners and Plague Journal) Michael O'Brien presents the dramatic tale of a family that finds itself in the path of a totalitarian government... -
Diuna, tom II by Frank Herbert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsISBN 8320707722 is shared with the first volume of the book, this is the second... -
The Gospel According to Todd by R.A. Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTodd Heller is an arrogant ER physician who stubbornly denies the existence of God. A ministering angel forces him back in time to the harsh, primitive culture of ancient Israel so he can witness the miracles of Jesus with his own eyes. Meticulously researched for historical accuracy, this plot is woven into the gospel account of the final year of Christ’s ministry... -
Dark Descent: Ancient Origins Book 2 by Robert Storey
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen mankind stumbled upon an enormous structure buried deep in the bowels of the Earth, it was decided its location and existence would remain a closely guarded secret ... with good reason. It seems whoever created this ancient world knew something we didn't .. -
Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe hero of Will Save the Galaxy for Cash returns to do what he does best. Which is - what again, exactly?With the age of heroic star pilots and galactic villains completely killed by quantum teleportation, the ex-star pilot currently named Dashford Pierce is struggling to find his identity in a changing universe... -
Icon by Georgia Briggs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForget your name. Forget your parents. These are the things Euphrosyne's grandparents and counsellors tell her. But if Orthodox Christianity is a lie, why did the icon so dramatically save her life? And what can she do to get the icon back?In a post-Christian America, where going to church, praying, or owning holy things means death, a twelve-year-old girl searches for the truth... -
The Last Archide: Complete Series by Chad R. Odom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe world is at war. Government titans use sports heroes known as Centauri for political influence. Meanwhile, warriors from another time known as Archides are backed into a corner. The man who brought down their galaxy-spanning empire, is taking advantage of the turmoil and threatens to conquer this world as he did their ancient home. Oryan Jeckstadt is born a slave... -
Secrets of Time by Zoe Matthews, Jade Jenson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1902 Keegan has finally accomplished his lifelong goal- he is a doctor. He was able to work in an office, and he loves his job. However, when he is offered an even better position, he isn’t sure why he doesn’t want to accept it. He can’t explain why.. until he meets Megan Conway. The only problem is Megan is from 2015. 2015 Megan has had dreams of the same man her entire life... -
Ride, Sally, Ride (Or Sex Rules) by Douglas Wilson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's two decades in the future, and a Christian college student named Ace Hartwick has just destroyed his neighbor's so-called "wife" -- actually a sexbot named Sally -- in a trash compactor. Soon, Ace will be on trial for murder.Unfortunately for Ace, everyone despises his kind of "radical" Christianity, and, in the fragile America of the future, all the juries are fixed... -
California by Jamie Lee Grey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B07R9WJ81Q Flames will destroy. Planes will fall from the sky. Bombs will detonate. And that’s just the first day. Katie and Zach Nelson are looking forward to celebrating their anniversary with a relaxing camping trip on the California coast. But terrorists have other plans for the weekend. Like torching the place... -
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Cat's Cradle/God Bless You Mr. Rosewater/Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKurt Vonnegut: Three Complete Novels: Cat's Cradle; God Bless You Mr. Rosewater; Breakfast of Champions... -
Revelation X: The 'Bob' Apocryphon: Hidden Teachings and Deuterocanonical Texts of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs by SubGenius Foundation, J.R. "Bob" Dobbs
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIts hour come round at last: the prophesied do-it-yourself end times religion for swinging mutants and terminal abnormals Eternal Salvation- or triple your money back. Beyond science, reason, and orgasm... -
Schrödinger's Cat 3: The Homing Pigeons by Robert Anton Wilson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Homing Pigeons, features President Kennedy, although it has very little to do with the President. Near the end of the book it keeps switching universes, some of which contain President Kennedy, others which contain President Lousewort, and still others in which Hubbard is the president... -
Junkers Season Two (Junkers #2) by Benjamin Wallace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be the happiest place on the whole wide planet. It was supposed to be a place where every child’s favorite characters came to life. And, it was, until those characters went nuts and started killing everyone. Then it wasn’t so happy... -
From Russia With Love by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIrina's father was killed by the Russian government, and now Irina goes to bed sad and hungry. Tatiana is despearate and decides that marriage to an American man will ensure her daughter's security. But when Tatiana arrives in the United States, she finds that the marriage she expected was only a cruel joke arranged by Gabe Salinger's immature twin brother... -
The God Portal by Tim Ferguson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt began as a vacation out west for Jim Wagner and his family…until Jim discovers his brother, particle physicist Dr. Warren Wagner, is missing from his Nevada home. Their search leads to the desert laboratory of corporate giant Forsythe-Hammond... -
Winds of Time by Zoe Matthews, Jade Jenson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBridget wants a family, more than she ever has before.. Now that her two older brothers are married- to women from the year 2006, no less- and her younger brother spends the majority of the year in Denver at school, Bridget decides it is time for her to find love herself. But she also wants something she has never had a chance to have before- an adventure... -
Voyage to Alpha Centauri: A Novel by Michael D. O'Brien
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet eighty years in the future, this novel by the best-selling author Michael O'Brien is about an expedition sent from the planet Earth to Alpha Centauri, the star closest to our solar system. The Kosmos, a great ship that the central character Neil de Hoyos describes as a "flying city," is immense in size and capable of more than half light-speed... -
Scepticism Inc by Bo Fowler
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEdgar Malroy is the founder of a metaphysical betting shop. A weary atheist, Edgar challenges people to put their money where their mouths are about their faith. If someone really believes that the 16th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is the one true incarnation, or that God is love, or that his grandfather's spirit lives in a tree, Edgar reasons he should be willing to bet money on it... -
The Second Son by Charles Sailor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis name is Joseph Turner, a brave young construction worker from the Bronx, who rescues an imperiled co-worker trapped on a swaying iron girder twenty-four stories high - only to slip and plummet to the pavement below. Horrified onlookers are astonished and the world is stunned by what happens next. Suddenly, miraculously, Joseph Turner is granted a rematch with life... -
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I Am Margaret by Corinna Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Margo's world, if you don't pass your Sorting at 18 you are recycled. Literally.Margaret Verrall dreams of marrying the boy she loves and spending her life with him. But she’s part of the underground network of Believers – and with the persecution that carries the death penalty.And there’s just one other problem.She’s going to fail her Sorting... -
The God Hater by Bill Myers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cranky, atheistic philosophy professor loves to shred the faith of incoming freshmen. He is chosen by a group of scientists to create a philosophy for a computer-generated world exactly like ours. Much to his frustration every model he introduces—from Darwinism, to Existentialism, to Relativism, to Buddhism—fails... -
Secrets, Lies, and Deadly Ties by Tawni Suchy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe’s the temptation he never wanted. He’s the distraction she’s always needed. Charli Cross met Death… and survived. After Charli barely escaped a house fire, the day her parents vanished, she and her aunt moved to Ruby Falls—a private island where they could find safety. It’s been five years since that fateful night, and although her life is far from what she expected, she’s content... -
A Case of the Meanies by Courtney Sheinmel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn A Case of the Meanies, mean boy Joshua continues to plague Stella when he decides to have a birthday party at her parents' candy store. He invites everyone in the class EXCEPT her! Stella has to figure out how to be a pleasant hostess when she's not on the guest list...Categorized as:
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The Abbey by Dan Doboş
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSaint Augustine defined six periods of human life with the last being the Armageddon - when the armies of humans, lead by a Messiah who has again come down on Earth, will have to defeat the forces of evil. More than three thousand years after this prophecy was made, the Abbey is the only religious entity still standing... -
Nephilim: The Truth Is Here by L.A. Marzulli
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsArt Mac Mackenzie, an alcoholic reporter who is struggling to survive as a freelance journalist after his son's death, stumbles upon evidence of a government cover-up of alien abductions... -
Paradox Lost, And Twelve Other Great Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of thirteen short stories. Includes a three-page introduction by Elizabeth Brown, the author's widow... -
Death Trap by Sigmund Brouwer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in an experimental community on Mars in the year 2039, The Robot Wars series features 14-year-old virtual reality specialist Tyce Sanders. Life on the red planet is not always easy, but it is definitely exciting. Tyce finds that the mysteries of the planet point to his greatest discovery--a new relationship with God...Categorized as:
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Beneath the Ice by Alton Gansky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the bottom of the world lies a secret: a mysterious object buried three miles beneath the Antarctic ice. Famed engineer Perry Sachs and his crew are assigned an impossible excavating job in the middle of the polar winter. Facing subzero temperatures, shifting ice, and the opposition of men determined to erase all knowledge of the expedition, Sachs and his team go where no human has gone before... -
Mission, The by Patrick Tilley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEaster Sunday. The naked body of a 35-year old man is rushed into Manhattan General Hospital. He has a two-inch stab wound below his rib cage and nail wounds in his feet and wrists. The impossible has happened: Jesus Christ has appeared 7000 miles and 20 centuries away from the Crucifixion- dead on arrival... -
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Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong, Jason Pargin
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin takes readers to a whole new level with his darkly comic sci-fi thriller. A Winner of the 2016 Alex AwardsNightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements. An all-seeing social network that tracks your every move. Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes. A young woman from the trailer park. And her very smelly cat... -
Cogito by Victor Dixen
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUN DON DU CIEL…Roxane, dix-huit ans, a plongé dans la délinquance quand ses parents ont perdu leur emploi, remplacés par des robots.Sa dernière chance de décrocher le Brevet d’Accès aux Corporations : un stage de programmation neuronale, une nouvelle technologie promettant de transformer n’importe qui en génie... -
The Beginning by H. Claire Taylor
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaving a daughter changes things. Even for God.Jessica McCloud is God’s only begotten daughter, and she’s not super thrilled about that. Sure, she can smite and she knows juicy gossip about folks in her tiny West Texas town, but that’s about where the perks stop... -
New American Stories by Ben Marcus
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn New American Stories, the beautiful, the strange, the melancholy, and the sublime all comingle to show the vast range of the American short story . In this remarkable anthology, Ben Marcus has corralled a vital and artistically singular crowd of contemporary fiction writers. Collected here are practitioners of deep realism, mind-blowing experimentalism, and every hybrid in between... -
A History of the Island by Eugene Vodolazkin
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonks devious and devout – and an age-defying royal pair – chronicle the history of their fictional island in this witty critique of Western civilization and history itself.Eugene Vodolazkin, internationally acclaimed novelist and scholar of medieval literature, returns with a satirical parable about European and Russian history, the myth of progress, and the futility of war...Categorized as:
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Ghosts Aliens by Trey Hamburger
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre you freaked out by the mere thought of a bird winking at you? Or do you panic when you hear an unexplained gurgling sound?Well, listen to this. On Saturday, March 8, at 7:12 p.m., Trey Hamburger heard a second hand account of a teleporting Hot Pocket and started wiggin' out bad... -
Three-Fisted Tales of "Bob": Short Stories in the Subgenius Mythos by Ivan Stang, Kenneth Huey
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStories depict the life of J.R... -
The Snake Oil Wars or Scheherazade Ginsberg Strikes Again by Parke Godwin
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBarion and Coyul are at it again... This time, they've been discovered toying with evolution. Barion has been summoned back to answer to the Council for their transgressions and Coyul is left behind to clean up the mess.. -
Millennial Glory, Hidden Light, Volume 1 by Wendie L. Edwards
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA strange plague breaks out among a rebellious segment of society. The sickness is related to a mysterious man who claims he is the resurrected Savior of the world. His intent is to hide the light of the truth as he stands in its stead. His words are hypnotic. His message is deadly. Corrynne Rogers is an Intensive Care nurse who cares for the dying... -
Blestemul Abatiei by Dan Doboş
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsS-au scurs mai bine de saptesprezece ani de la victoria provizorie a clonelor, iar imparatul Bella e gata sa-si ia revansa, cu ajutorul unei armate de extraterestri. In acelasi timp, tehnicile manipulatorii ale Abatiei duc la aparitia unui personaj mesianic pe Kyrall, planeta-far care asigura comunicatiile instantanee in intregul Imperiu... -
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Howard Who? by Howard Waldrop
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"If this is your first taste of Howard, I envy you."-George R. R. Martin The first paperback (and twentieth anniversary) edition of a landmark debut collection... -
The Shadow at Evening by Chris Walley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the spirit of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lamb among the Stars series weaves the worlds of science and the spirit, technology and the supernatural into something unique and haunting. On the faraway planet of Farholme, humans live in peace under the gentle rule of the Assembly. War and evil are ancient history. But suddenly, almost imperceptibly, things begin to change... -
The Son of Man by C.W. Johnson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA note to my Christian brothers and sisters: ~~~ At the beginning of my Christian walk… many, many years ago… I was enthralled with biblical prophecy. I read Hal Lindsey's 'The Late Great Planet Earth' a hundred times. One thing that struck me, even back then…how could this happen? The Antichrist character is one of the most studied characters in the Bible... -
Abaţia infinită by Dan Doboş
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAbatia infinita incheie atit sirul ideatic al conflictului dintre principiile straine cu care se confrunta omenirea, cit si firul epic al unei deveniri mesianice... -
Project Pope by Clifford D. Simak
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe return of Simak's favorite themes--including esp, robots & religion--in a thoughtful, gentle, delightfully original treatment. On the remote planet End of Nothing, a colony of advanced robots has established project Vatican-17: the building of an infallible computerized pope whose accumulated wisdom will eventually create a truly universal religion... -
Jesus on Mars by Philip José Farmer
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs billions of people around the globe sit glued to their television sets in the year 2015, Richard Orme, captain of the first expedition to land on Mars, takes another giant step for mankind. His first words, as he steps out of the landing craft onto the red planet, are transmitted to Earth minutes later: "Christopher Columbus, you should be here."Perhaps he was. Someone has been here...
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