Christ Clone Trilogy
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Christ Clone Trilogy is a science fiction
trilogy
by the American
novelist James BeauSeigneur
, dealing with the end of the world by presenting a fictionalised version of Christian eschatology
.
BeauSeigneur's writing is compared to much more name recognized contemporaries, such as Tom Clancy
, for its attention to detail.
a child, Christopher Goodman. The book follows Goodman's story by telling the tale of Decker Hawthorne, a journalist and the main character of the series. Among the main events covered in this book are the creation of Christopher, the rapture
and Christopher's progress to becoming a key figure in the United Nations
.
The trilogy continues with the Birth of an Age, in which a series of disasters and plagues assault the earth and its inhabitants. Towards the end of this book Christopher is killed and then resurrected.
Finally in Acts of God, there is coverage of further natural disasters and the realization of Christopher's true identity and motives. This book follows through to the end of the world and life afterwards.
Decker is the main protagonist in the series. Decker is a Vietnam veteran
who becomes a journalist and world traveller. Good-natured but ambitious Decker grows more and more successful throughout the series, and ends up as Chief of Staff for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General happens to be Christopher Goodman, his foster son, and prophesied Antichrist of the Revelation.
Christopher Goodman is the titular Christ Clone within the trilogy. Living dermal cells are obtained from the Shroud of Turin
and are cloned by Professor Harry Goodman who wanted to study cells which are resistant enough to remain healthy after 2000 years. The series, told mostly from Decker Hawthorne's point of view chronicles the life of Christopher Goodman, his rise to political and spiritual power.
Robert Milner is a former Secretary-General of the United Nations who served as Christopher's spiritual mentor and moral compass during his early adulthood, and remains one of Christopher's closest advisors, confidents and friends. Milner is approaching 100 years of age, however due to a transfusion of Christopher's blood he appears as a vital man his middle years, at the peak of health. He is Christopher's righthand man in matters of faith and spirituality.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
by the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
novelist James BeauSeigneur
James BeauSeigneur
James BeauSeigneur is an American Christian novelist.He unsuccessfully ran for a Tennessee U.S. House seat in 1980, against Al Gore.He was a political science professor at the University of Tennessee....
, dealing with the end of the world by presenting a fictionalised version of Christian eschatology
Christian eschatology
Christian eschatology is a major branch of study within Christian theology. Eschatology, from two Greek words meaning last and study , is the study of the end of things, whether the end of an individual life, the end of the age, or the end of the world...
.
BeauSeigneur's writing is compared to much more name recognized contemporaries, such as Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy
Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. is an American author, best known for his technically detailed espionage, military science, and techno thriller storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, along with video games on which he did not work, but which bear his name for licensing and...
, for its attention to detail.
Components of the trilogy
- In His ImageIn His Image (book)In His Image is the first third of the Christ Clone Trilogy, by James BeauSeigneur.-Plot:On a trip to Turin to analyse the Shroud of Turin, journalist Decker Hawthorne and Professor Harry Goodman discover human dermal cells remaining. After the trip, Goodman takes some samples back to his...
- Birth of an AgeBirth of an AgeBirth of an Age is the second third of the Christ Clone Trilogy, by James BeauSeigneur. This book primarily chronicles the Trumpet Judgements as foretold in the Book of Revelation. Other biblical prophecies from the Book of Revelation and the Book of Daniel are depicted.As with the first and third...
- Acts of GodActs of God (book)Acts of God is the concluding novel of the Christ Clone Trilogy, written by James BeauSeigneur. This book primarily chronicles the Bowl Judgements as foretold in the Book of Revelation, as well as the institution of the Mark of the Beast, and the growing persecution of the followers of God...
Plot
The trilogy starts with In His Image, where living human cells discovered on the Turin shroud are used to cloneCloning
Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
a child, Christopher Goodman. The book follows Goodman's story by telling the tale of Decker Hawthorne, a journalist and the main character of the series. Among the main events covered in this book are the creation of Christopher, the rapture
Rapture
The rapture is a reference to the "being caught up" referred to in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, when the "dead in Christ" and "we who are alive and remain" will be caught up in the clouds to meet "the Lord"....
and Christopher's progress to becoming a key figure in the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
.
The trilogy continues with the Birth of an Age, in which a series of disasters and plagues assault the earth and its inhabitants. Towards the end of this book Christopher is killed and then resurrected.
Finally in Acts of God, there is coverage of further natural disasters and the realization of Christopher's true identity and motives. This book follows through to the end of the world and life afterwards.
Major Characters
- Decker Hawthorne
Decker is the main protagonist in the series. Decker is a Vietnam veteran
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
who becomes a journalist and world traveller. Good-natured but ambitious Decker grows more and more successful throughout the series, and ends up as Chief of Staff for the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General happens to be Christopher Goodman, his foster son, and prophesied Antichrist of the Revelation.
- Christopher Goodman
Christopher Goodman is the titular Christ Clone within the trilogy. Living dermal cells are obtained from the Shroud of Turin
Shroud of Turin
The Shroud of Turin or Turin Shroud is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have suffered physical trauma in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, northern Italy. The image on the shroud is...
and are cloned by Professor Harry Goodman who wanted to study cells which are resistant enough to remain healthy after 2000 years. The series, told mostly from Decker Hawthorne's point of view chronicles the life of Christopher Goodman, his rise to political and spiritual power.
- Robert Milner
Robert Milner is a former Secretary-General of the United Nations who served as Christopher's spiritual mentor and moral compass during his early adulthood, and remains one of Christopher's closest advisors, confidents and friends. Milner is approaching 100 years of age, however due to a transfusion of Christopher's blood he appears as a vital man his middle years, at the peak of health. He is Christopher's righthand man in matters of faith and spirituality.
Minor Characters
- Alice Bernley
- Harry Goodman
- Martha Goodman
- Elizabeth Hawthorne
- Joshua & Ilyena Rosen
- Scott Rosen
- Saul Cohen
- Ben Cohen
- Rebbe Chaim Levin
- John (Yochanan bar Zebadee)
- Albert Faure
- Gerard Poupardin
- Jon Hansen
- Jackie Hansen
- Tom Donafin
- Rhoda Donafin