The Rising: Antichrist Is Born (Before They Were Left Behind, Book 1)

A bookish professor at the University of Romania in Bucharest finds herself overwhelmed by a maternal instinct that leads her on an odyssey of spiritualism. The eternal battle for good and evil spills from the heavens to the earth as Lucifer and his minions conspire to bring to mortality the chosen one: Nicky Carpathia. In America, a young boy named Ray Steele dreams of one day becoming a pilot. With twists, turns, and surprises delivered at a lightning pace, The Rising sets the stage for the fastest-selling adult fiction series ever.