16 Books like The Present

The Harbinger

by Jonathan Cahn • 2011

A reporter decodes an ancient seal, finding nine calamities that mirror a fallen biblical nation.

3.99

27k+

📖 Prophetic Allegory ⚡ Biblical Prophecy 🔎 Journalist Investigator

The Harbinger 94%

A reporter decodes an ancient seal, finding nine calamities that mirror a fallen biblical nation.

by Jonathan Cahn 2011

3.99

27k+ ratings

📖 Prophetic Allegory ⚡ Biblical Prophecy 🔎 Journalist Investigator

The Divine Romance

by Gene Edwards • 1984

Before time, a solitary God yearns for another to love. History itself becomes His courtship.

4.24

2k+

🏛️ Biblical Allegory 💒 Divine Bridegroom 🙏 Christian Mysticism

The Divine Romance 93%

Before time, a solitary God yearns for another to love. History itself becomes His courtship.

by Gene Edwards 1984

4.24

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Allegory 💒 Divine Bridegroom 🙏 Christian Mysticism

The Great Divorce

by C.S. Lewis • 1946

A bus from a grey city to Heaven's edge, where ghosts must release their sins.

4.32

187k+

🕊️ Christian Allegory 🌅 Afterlife Journey ⛓️ Self-Damnation

The Great Divorce 93%

A bus from a grey city to Heaven's edge, where ghosts must release their sins.

by C.S. Lewis 1946

4.32

187k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Allegory 🌅 Afterlife Journey ⛓️ Self-Damnation

The Pilgrim's Progress

by John Bunyan • 1678

A man flees his doomed city on a pilgrimage toward the gates of eternal life.

4.08

161k+

🛐 Spiritual Allegory 🚶 Pilgrimage ✝️ Martyrdom

The Pilgrim's Progress 92%

A man flees his doomed city on a pilgrimage toward the gates of eternal life.

by John Bunyan 1678

4.08

161k+ ratings

🛐 Spiritual Allegory 🚶 Pilgrimage ✝️ Martyrdom

The Ones We Wait For

by Michael V. Ivanov • 2024

An afterlife escort greets a frightened newcomer: his mother, though neither realizes it.

4.30

3k+

🚂 Afterlife Journey 📖 Christian Allegory 💫 Near Death Experience

The Ones We Wait For 92%

An afterlife escort greets a frightened newcomer: his mother, though neither realizes it.

by Michael V. Ivanov 2024

4.30

3k+ ratings

🚂 Afterlife Journey 📖 Christian Allegory 💫 Near Death Experience

The Pilgrim's Regress

by C.S. Lewis • 1933

Haunted by an island, a restless youth exhausts every modern creed and finds only dead ends.

3.86

11k+

🛤️ Allegorical Pilgrimage 🧠 Philosophical Quest 🎭 Intellectual Satire

The Pilgrim's Regress 92%

Haunted by an island, a restless youth exhausts every modern creed and finds only dead ends.

by C.S. Lewis 1933

3.86

11k+ ratings

🛤️ Allegorical Pilgrimage 🧠 Philosophical Quest 🎭 Intellectual Satire

Stranger by the River

by Paul Twitchell • 1978

By a river, a restless man meets a mystic who reveals the divine within.

4.37

158

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🧘 Guru And Disciple 🌌 Astral Projection

Stranger by the River 92%

By a river, a restless man meets a mystic who reveals the divine within.

by Paul Twitchell 1978

4.37

158 ratings

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🧘 Guru And Disciple 🌌 Astral Projection

The Oath

by Frank E. Peretti • 1995

After his brother dies, a biologist enters a mining town where a predator feeds on guilt.

4.07

30k+

⛪ Christian Allegory 👁️ Spiritual Horror 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Oath 92%

After his brother dies, a biologist enters a mining town where a predator feeds on guilt.

by Frank E. Peretti 1995

4.07

30k+ ratings

⛪ Christian Allegory 👁️ Spiritual Horror 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Shack

by William Paul Young • 2007

He lost his daughter and his faith. Then God wrote him a note.

3.84

697k+

🕊️ Christian Allegory ✨ Divine Encounter 💔 Healing From Grief

The Shack 92%

He lost his daughter and his faith. Then God wrote him a note.

by William Paul Young 2007

3.84

697k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Allegory ✨ Divine Encounter 💔 Healing From Grief

The Pilgrimage

by Paulo Coelho • 1987

Sword denied, a man walks the Camino guided by a mentor whose lessons are spiritual combat.

3.65

69k+

🛐 Spiritual Quest 🥾 Camino De Santiago 🧘 Spiritual Exercises

The Pilgrimage 92%

Sword denied, a man walks the Camino guided by a mentor whose lessons are spiritual combat.

by Paulo Coelho 1987

3.65

69k+ ratings

🛐 Spiritual Quest 🥾 Camino De Santiago 🧘 Spiritual Exercises

Rise of the Fallen

by Chuck Black • 2015

The last angel created guards the one mortal who can see the war for humanity's soul.

4.38

1k+

🏛️ Biblical Fantasy 👼 Guardian Angel 🌟 Unlikely Hero

Rise of the Fallen 91%

The last angel created guards the one mortal who can see the war for humanity's soul.

by Chuck Black 2015

4.38

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Fantasy 👼 Guardian Angel 🌟 Unlikely Hero

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C.S. Lewis • 1950

Four evacuees discover a snowbound land, a witch's curse, and a lion who claims their destiny.

4.24

3.2M+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📜 Prophesied Siblings 👑 Evil Queen

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 91%

Four evacuees discover a snowbound land, a witch's curse, and a lion who claims their destiny.

by C.S. Lewis 1950

4.24

3.2M+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📜 Prophesied Siblings 👑 Evil Queen

The Book of Mirdad

by Mikhail Naimy • 1948

When the Ark's silent servant speaks, his words promise to flood the world, or save it.

4.30

3k+

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🕊️ Parable Collection ⛰️ Mountain Monastery

The Book of Mirdad 91%

When the Ark's silent servant speaks, his words promise to flood the world, or save it.

by Mikhail Naimy 1948

4.30

3k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🕊️ Parable Collection ⛰️ Mountain Monastery

Shadowmancer

by G.P. Taylor • 2002

A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.

2.83

3k+

🕊️ Christian Fantasy 🌊 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Shadowmancer 91%

A shipwrecked priest and two orphans defy a shadow-wielding vicar to reclaim a sacred relic.

by G.P. Taylor 2002

2.83

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Fantasy 🌊 Gothic Seaside ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Left Behind

by Jerry B. Jenkins • 1999

After millions vanish, four teenagers face apocalyptic plagues and a dictator who hunts believers.

4.22

1k+

🕊️ End Times Fiction 🏴 Underground Resistance 🤝 Found Family

Left Behind 90%

After millions vanish, four teenagers face apocalyptic plagues and a dictator who hunts believers.

by Jerry B. Jenkins 1999

4.22

1k+ ratings

🕊️ End Times Fiction 🏴 Underground Resistance 🤝 Found Family

Enoch Primordial

by Brian Godawa • 2012

When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.

4.27

1k+

📖 Biblical Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 👨‍👦 Generational Saga

Enoch Primordial 90%

When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.

by Brian Godawa 2012

4.27

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 👨‍👦 Generational Saga

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