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Jerry B. Jenkins

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Jerry Bruce Jenkins is an American novelist and biographer. He is best known as the writer of the Left Behind series of books for Tim LaHaye and The Chosen novels to accompany his son Dallas's TV series. Jenkins has written more than 200 books, including mysteries, historical fiction, biblical fiction, cop thrillers, international spy thrillers, and children's adventures, as well as nonfiction. His works usually feature Christians as protagonists. In 2005, Jenkins and LaHaye ranked 9th in Amazon.com's 10th Anniversary list of Hall of Fame authors based on books sold at Amazon.com during its first 10 years. Jenkins now teaches writers to become authors here at his website. He and his wife Dianna have three sons and eight grandchildren. ...more

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	Soon: The Beginning of the End (Underground Zealot, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 5,932 ratings — published 2003 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vanishings: Four Kids Face Earth's Last Days Together (Left Behind: The Kids, #1) by Jerry B. Jenkins (Goodreads Author), Tim LaHaye really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,329 ratings — published 1998 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riven 4.18 avg rating — 3,631 ratings — published 2003 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadowed: The Final Judgment (Underground Zealot, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 2,762 ratings — published 2004 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Left Behind Series Gift Set (Left Behind, #1-6) by Jerry B. Jenkins (Goodreads Author), Tim LaHaye 4.41 avg rating — 2,400 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silenced: The Wrath of God Descends (Underground Zealot, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 2,414 ratings — published 2004 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Second Chance: The Search for Truth (Left Behind: The Kids #2) by Jerry B. Jenkins (Goodreads Author), Tim LaHaye 4.02 avg rating — 2,452 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chosen: I Have Called You By Name (The Chosen, #1) 4.66 avg rating — 1,832 ratings — published 2021 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through the Flames: The Kids Risk Their Lives (Left Behind: The Kids, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 2,064 ratings — published 1998 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I, Saul by Jerry B. Jenkins (Goodreads Author), James S. MacDonald 4.18 avg rating — 1,929 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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8 Steps to Writing a Perfect Scene—Every Time

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You know how complex writing a novel can be.

You not only have to come up with a great premise, engaging characters, high stakes, and conflict that pushes the protagonist toward his goal, but you must also learn how write a scene that compels readers—and fill your book with them.

That is a lot harder than some think. Many writers spend a moment thinking up a vignette but

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The Underground Zealot (3 books)
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The Young Trib Force (12 books)
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Chris Fabry (Goodreads Author)

4.41 avg rating — 5,926 ratings

The Red Rock Mysteries (15 books)
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Jerry B. Jenkins (Goodreads Author),

Chris Fabry (Goodreads Author)

4.24 avg rating — 6,039 ratings

The Chosen (5 books)
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The Wormling (5 books)
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After Me Comes the Flood

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The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People

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Lark Rise to Candleford: A Trilogy

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Jerry Jenkins answered Mark White's question: Will there be another Dead Sea Chronicles book? It has been about 4 years since the last one. Really loving the series so far. But I can understand if it was supposed to end there. Thanks, Mark, but no, that duet has run its course. Glad you liked it. I had a lot of fun with it. I do have a new novel coming out tomorrow: The Battle for Heaven and Earth, with Mark Yarbrough, president of Dallas Theological Seminary. It imagines See Full Answer
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Jerry Jenkins rated a book it was amazing Serling: A Journey into the Twilight Zone with TV's First Visionary by Alan Sepinwall (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jerry Jenkins rated a book it was amazing Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jerry Jenkins rated a book it was amazing The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 13, 2026 09:56PM · 5 likes · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The River of Doubt by Candice Millard. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The River of Doubt by Candice Millard <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jerry Jenkins answered N C's question: Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a good one! The influences on Nicolae's character are pretty explicit, although I am curious about Leon Fortunato. Carpathia looks like a young Brad Pitt, but did you have any particular actors or people in mind while coming up with Leon? Any other interesting bits about his character or developing him? I am very curious! Thanks! I leave the actors to the movie people. Leonardo “Leon” Fortunato was Nicolae Carpathia’s right-hand man and, ultimately, the False Prophet of Revelation. After Carpathia’s death and resurrection, Leon becomes the religious counterpart to Carpathia’s See Full Answer
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Jerry Jenkins rated a book really liked it The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain Classics) by Mark Twain	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jerry Jenkins made a comment on his review of Truman " Found this so engrossing that I visited the Truman Library. "
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“You can't understand where someone's going unless you understand where they've been.”
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“Fiction has a unique role in conveying Truth. In fact, only fiction that is Truth with a capital T is worthwhile.”
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“The most comforting feeling ever is knowing that someone truly likes your entire existence. I feel that way right now. Thank you.”
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Who is your favorite character in the Left Behind series by Tim LaHayeand Jerry Jenkins?

Cameron (Buck) Williams

58 votes, 46.4%

Rayford Steele

21 votes, 16.8%

Chloe Steele Williams

16 votes, 12.8%

Rabbi Ben-Judah

16 votes, 12.8%

Nicolae Carpathia

11 votes, 8.8%

Amanda Steele

1 vote, 0.8%

Steve Plank

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Stonagal

1 vote, 0.8%

Todd-Cothan

0 votes, 0.0%

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