Customer Reviews

The Gathering: The Christian Adventure Continues

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After giving William S. Creed's first book in this Christian adventure series a well-deserved 5 stars, I had to eagerly wait two years for the sequel to come out.

COMES THE END was indeed a thriller, but this second book, THE GATHERING, does not stand alone without the prequel. The tail end of this book begs for the third in the series to come along and bring back the thrill of the first book. What's left is essentially what's between the beginning of the end and the end of the end.

THE GATHERING picks up immediately where COMES THE END leaves off, with Andy and Stephanie following the Lord's subtle but convenient directions to a new calling. Other than one close call with the "alien" Brothers, there isn't much meat in the middle of this trilogy. Stephanie and Andy fall in love, rather predictably. A few characters from the previous book appear for cameo rolls. It does have some suspense, but seems to pull back from a climax several times. Creed is laying the groundwork for what I hope is a Biblical-size confrontation yet to come.

The author's military experience is evident in this book as it was with the first. Military settings are described in loving detail. The place they call Camp Noah is easy to picture. I wish the characters were a little deeper, though. The text flows well, but is plainly written.

A peculiar surprise occurs near the end of this book that will leave you scratching your head. If that makes you curious, go ahead and read the book. If you liked COMES THE END, you'll enjoy THE GATHERING also.

So far Creed's Christian trilogy has offered us a great multi-grain piece of bread topped with the literary equivalent of flavored tofu. If the third book in this series is as good as the first, the set is a sandwich worth eating for the bread alone.

-Byron C. Justice,
author of Violent Night

As both an author and reader of fiction, I was impressed with "The Gathering". Maybe it is because I have always enjoyed a book that could hold my attention and make me think at the same time. In a nutshell, the characters are believable and yet a little out of the ordinary and the story line unique. Give this book a try. I have not read the his first book but will.
The Christian fiction book that I have written main story line is about ten years in the life of a little girl who was "chosen by God" to be the next Madonna in the second coming of Christ.
Tommy Taylor
Author - The Second Virgin Birth

I found " The Gathering" to be just as good as the first book in this series("Comes the End"). Once you start reading these books, they are hard to put down. These books are great Christian reads. They are not overly done with violence and there is no gratuitous sex like most of the other novels. I have to give "The Gathering" two thumbs and eight fingers up. In other words, I raise my hands to the sky for this book!!! Can't wait for the third book!!!