LastGentileBooks.com Press Room: All the Latest News on the Last Gentile Trilogy

LEBANON, Ore., Oct. 06, 2003 -- What happens when a career scientist decides to write a Christian fiction trilogy? If first-time author Cary R. Bybee is any indication, the result is a series of biblically accurate end-of-times novels that seem to be headed straight for the bestseller lists.

In fact, Bybee’s series, The Last Gentile Trilogy (www.lastgentilebooks.com), already landed on the list of the top 5 bestselling Christian fiction trilogies at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.com back in June. It’s easy to see why: The Last Gentile, Deacon’s Horn and The Final Witness stunned fans of the genre when the books were simultaneously released earlier this year. Not only was the entire story of The Last Gentile told in just three novels, but it was the most realistic portrayal yet of the events leading up to Armageddon. The self-published trilogy enjoyed a strong and growing fan base from the very beginning.

It’s not much of a surprise to Bybee, who has now retired from his position as a research scientist. He feels the hand of God has been on these books for over six years now.

“I didn’t sit down one day and decide to write a Christian novel, much less three of them,” Bybee explained. “I had just finished a yearlong study of the Book of Revelation when the idea for these books came to me. I had never written a novel, never even considered it, but suddenly I knew I had to tell this story.” That began five years of research into the events described in Revelation, with an emphasis on their scientific causes and effects, plus another year learning the ropes of publishing.

It was a long, difficult process, Bybee says, but the fruits of his labor are now keeping people all over the world glued to the page. That’s because The Last Gentile Trilogy isn’t just a scientifically and biblically accurate account of the final days of the human race and the final battle between good and evil, though that would probably be enough to set it apart from most other series of its kind. The Last Gentile Trilogy is a horse of a different color, a riveting example of the end-of-times novel done right. Reminiscent of classic romances, action/adventure thrillers, supernatural thrillers and family dramas all rolled up in one, the series has grown in popularity largely through word-of-mouth.

“The book was one that I could not put down after starting. I am not a terribly religious person, but the way the book was written has elements that hook both religious and non-religious people,” one fan wrote in a review at Barnes & Noble.com after reading The Last Gentile. “I have already ordered the other two books in the series and am eagerly awaiting their arrival.”

Others can save themselves the wait and order all three books at once through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com or ArmageddonBooks.com. Those who prefer to try before they buy can visit LastGentileBooks.com for free chapters. And anyone skeptical about whether a scientist can really write good Christian fiction need only pick up a copy of The Last Gentile.