"The Remnant" Book Review

Book Description:

In the year 2069 the Apocalypse came and went, but Jesus didn’t show up, as some expected. Instead, a cataclysmic war, natural disasters and pandemics eradicated 90 percent of earth’s population. Now, in 2131, a totalitarian government rules the world from the majestic, opulent capitol of Carthage, Tunisia.

Blamed for igniting the war, religion and religious books are banned. Citizens who will not renounce their religion are sent to work camps.

Grant Cochrin, imprisoned in a bleak petroleum camp in what was once North Dakota, leads his family and friends to escape and embark on a long, dangerous quest for a Christian community.

Their resource in this journey? A cherished page torn from the now banished Bible—a remnant of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount handed down from Grant’s grandparents.

MY REVIEW:   This book is a fictional, dystopian account of events that might occur in the book of Revelation in the Bible.  The Apocalypse is a time when Christians are sent away to work camps, much as the Japanese and Jews were treated in the Holocaust.  Bibles have been destroyed and only one page remains.  The book reminds me a great deal of the Left Behind series.  

     The book is quite interesting and should be read with the certainty that it is purely fictional as no one knows for certain what will happen in the End Times or when Jesus will return.   The book held my attention and made me want to read, especially in comparing it to what I personally believe about the End Times or what some might refer to as the Apocalypse.  

    I rate this book 5 stars and highly recommend it to those who enjoy dystopian novels and Christian fiction.   

    I received an ebook of this selection from netgalley and CWR Press in exchange for an honest review.  All opinions expressed are my own.  

About the Author:

Monte Wolverton is an award-winning author and syndicated editorial cartoonist. He is associate editor of CWR magazine. He is an ordained minister and holds a MA from Goddard College in Vermont. Along with his wife Kaye, he makes his home in southwest Washington State.