The Second Coming

The Millennium series #1

by John Dalmas

A Savior or Anti-Christ?

In the midst of a global economic collapse, when famines and natural disasters abound, one man appears with the message of a messiah to bring hope to the world. Ngunda Aran, the head of Millennium and a charismatic speaker, works miracles and brings the message of the Tao to Americans and people across the globe. But his message isn't always welcome and there are many who would put an end to this messiah. But will Aran usher in a millennium of peace, or will his dire predictions of a global catastrophe come to pass?

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy

434 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

John Dalmas—pseudonym for John Robert Jones—wrote many books based on military and governmental themes throughout his career. He grew up in Minnesota and Michigan and resided in Spokane, Washington. He was a parachute infantryman in WWII and was discharged in 1946 without ever being put seriously in harm's way. He has worked as a longshoreman, merchant seaman, logger, construction worker, and smokejumper. He attended Michigan State University, majoring in forestry, but also took creative writing.

Reviews

[Richard Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

An inconsistently good book. This is the story of a messiah who goes against Christian ideology, but in turn, promotes a more current concept (by harkening to past religions) of theology that ultimately puts a target on his head. The actual teachings of this messiah are actually pretty fascinating, and the third act is pretty great. But it really drags its feet on the way, and none of the characters, besides the messiah himself, are really interesting enough to carry a whole novel. Overall, a fascinating, albeit flawed, science fiction novel.

[Lynn Calvin]

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