But I never was able to deeply relate to any of them, despite being Christian myself. Yes, I'd warmed to the characters throughout the series, and they really weren't all that bad. Either way, it was wholly dissatisfying to read.Ĭharacterisation was the at the same level as always. It may be that the loose ends and rough ride were added intentionally as signs of just how bad the world was becoming before 'The End of the World' (which was addressed in LaHaye's earlier series, 'Left Behind'). There's an unwritten rule that you just *don't* do that. Aside from that, Lahaye/Phillips left numerous loose ends.only to not continue the series (at least, I've been given to understand this was the end of the series). Often, we read to escape, and this just wasn't much of an escape. Sure, that sometimes happens in real life, but I think we have a different expectation from books. Lahaye/Phillips almost seemed intent on making things as bad for the characters as possible, but there really wasn't a terribly clear reason as to *why* things were so rotten for them. In, fact, it's quite possibly the most depressing ending I've ever read. ** spoiler alert ** I told my wife never to read this one: she likes happy endings, and the ending of this is anything but. It actually may have been a good thing this ended up being the last entry though this leaves room for a sequel, after this mess, it would have been all downhill anyway

If you've read and enjoyed the first three Babylon Rising books, you might find The Edge of Darkness mildly enjoyable just because of the familiar characters and the long-awaited secrets that are finally revealed however, if you didn't care for the previous novels, nothing in this will change your mind.ĮDIT: I actually enjoyed this one better the third time around!ĮDIT 2: I agree with my original review the series did a Fonzie with this installment.

However, it doesn't seem to work quite as well, because the action scenes are few and far between, and the ending leaves room for another volume in the series, though I have never been able to find out if there will ever be one. Murphy and/or the ever-detestable Talon, and even a little romance and humor thrown in just for fun. Of course, there's more of what books one through three delivered: dramatized Bible scenes, action sequences involving our hero Dr. The Edge of Darkness is the shark jumping moment, as well as the supposed final installment, of Tim LaHaye's Biblically-inspired action/adventure drama Babylon Rising. It's happened in countless ways over the years, but it almost never fails to take place. As much as I like fictional series of any kind-sitcoms, book series, movie trilogies, etc.-at least 97% of the time, there seems to come a point where each one 'jumps the shark' that is, it takes a wrong turn from which it never recovers.

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