The Rising by Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins (Left Behind Series, Book 13) from Books In Motion.com

"The Left Behind Series is among today's best-selling fiction -- right up there with Tom Clancy and Stephen King." --Time Magazine

Left Behind Prequel Book #1 The First Book in the countdown to the Rapture. Halfway around the world, God's plans are subtly being carried out too. So when a mysterious clairvoyant promises the fufillment of this dream, Marilena does not hesitate. Good and evil will clash in an explosion that will shake the world as the eternal battle for souls comes to earth, and the world hurtles toward the countdown to the Rapture. Young Ray Steele is determined to avoid one day taking over the family business. Instead, Ray sets his heart on becoming a pilot. Read by Jack Sondericker. Through genetic engineering and the power of the Prince of Darkness himself, Marilena is about to become a chose vessel, one who will unknowingly give birth to the greatest evil the world has ever known. 10 CD's 10.6 Hrs.. Soon, Marilena's offspring, Nicholae Carpathia and Ray Steele's lives will intersect. Marilena Carpathia has only one dream; to be a mother