Left Behind: The Kids
Left Behind: The Kids (stylized as LEFT BEHIND >THE KIDS< is a series of young adult speculative fiction novellas based on the Left Behind series, published by Tyndale House from 1998 to 2005. Written by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, with uncredited contributions from Chris Fabry, The Kids follows a group of young Christians as they experience the Rapture and Great Tribulation.
The novellas contain elements of science fiction, science fantasy, utopian and dystopian fiction, mystery, and horror, woven within an evangelical narrative.
Dramatizations of the novellas were produced for Christian radio by EarFlix. The series was conceived as a sequence of 48 novellas, but only forty were published.
Characters
- Judd Thompson Jr. — On the night on the Rapture, Judd had run away using his father's credit card to book a flight to London. The same flight Rayford was the pilot for.
- Vicki Byrne — Vicki grew up in a trailer park, and hated it because people regularly made fun of her and her family by calling them "Trailer Trash".
- Lionel Washington — Son of Buck's editor who was taken in the rapture. Lionel is the only character to also appear in the main Left Behind novels.
- Ryan Daley — Initially a non-believer, he was the last of the four main characters to become a believer.
''The Kids'' (1998–2004)
Left Behind: The Kids was published in paperback format. Turtleback Books released library binding editions.| Novella | Date | ISBN | |
| 1 | The Vanishings | ||
| 2 | Second Chance | ||
| 3 | Through the Flames | ||
| 4 | Facing the Future | ||
| 5 | Nicolae High | ||
| 6 | The Underground | ||
| 7 | Busted! | ||
| 8 | Death Strike | ||
| 9 | The Search | ||
| 10 | On the Run | ||
| 11 | Into the Storm | ||
| 12 | Earthquake! | ||
| 13 | The Showdown | ||
| 14 | Judgment Day | ||
| 15 | Battling the Commander | ||
| 16 | Fire from Heaven | ||
| 17 | Terror in the Stadium | ||
| 18 | Darkening Skies | ||
| 19 | Attack of Apollyon | ||
| 20 | A Dangerous Plan | ||
| 21 | Secrets of New Babylon | ||
| 22 | Escape from New Babylon | ||
| 23 | Horsemen of Terror | ||
| 24 | Uplink from the Underground | ||
| 25 | Death at the Gala | ||
| 26 | The Beast Arises | ||
| 27 | Wildfire! | ||
| 28 | The Mark of the Beast | ||
| 29 | Breakout! | June 2003 | |
| 30 | Murder in the Holy Place | June 2003 | |
| 31 | Escape to Masada | September 2003 | |
| 32 | War of the Dragon | September 2003 | |
| 33 | Attack on Petra | January 2004 | |
| 34 | Bounty Hunters | January 2004 | |
| 35 | The Rise of False Messiahs | ||
| 36 | Ominous Choices | ||
| 37 | Heat Wave | ||
| 38 | The Perils of Love | ||
| 39 | The Road to War | ||
| 40 | Triumphant Return |
''The Young Trib Force'' (2003–2005)
Left Behind: The Young Trib Force is a series of bind up volumes. New material by Chris Fabry links each volume to a novel in the main series.| Bind up | Includes... | Date | ISBN | Linked with... | |
| 1 | Taken | The Vanishings | October 2003 | Left Behind | |
| 1 | Taken | Second Chance | October 2003 | Left Behind | |
| 1 | Taken | Through the Flames | October 2003 | Left Behind | |
| 1 | Taken | Facing the Future | October 2003 | Left Behind | |
| 2 | Pursued | Nicolae High | October 2003 | Tribulation Force | |
| 2 | Pursued | The Underground ‡ | October 2003 | Tribulation Force | |
| 2 | Pursued | Busted! ‡ | October 2003 | Tribulation Force | |
| 2 | Pursued | Death Strike ‡ | October 2003 | Tribulation Force | |
| 3 | Hidden | The Search ‡ | January 2004 | Nicolae | |
| 3 | Hidden | On the Run | January 2004 | Nicolae | |
| 3 | Hidden | Into the Storm ‡ | January 2004 | Nicolae | |
| 3 | Hidden | Earthquake! ‡ | January 2004 | Nicolae | |
| 4 | Rescued | The Showdown ‡ | February 2004 | Soul Harvest | |
| 4 | Rescued | Judgment Day ‡ | February 2004 | Soul Harvest | |
| 4 | Rescued | Battling the Commander ‡ | February 2004 | Soul Harvest | |
| 4 | Rescued | Fire from Heaven ‡ | February 2004 | Soul Harvest | |
| 5 | Stung | Terror in the Stadium ‡ | July 2004 | Apollyon | |
| 5 | Stung | Darkening Skies ‡ | July 2004 | Apollyon | |
| 5 | Stung | Attack of Apollyon | July 2004 | Apollyon | |
| 6 | Frantic | A Dangerous Plan ‡ | July 2004 | Assassins | |
| 6 | Frantic | Secrets of New Babylon | July 2004 | Assassins | |
| 6 | Frantic | Escape from New Babylon ‡ | July 2004 | Assassins | |
| 7 | Shaken | Horsemen of Terror ‡ | February 2005 | The Indwelling | |
| 7 | Shaken | Uplink from the Underground ‡ | February 2005 | The Indwelling | |
| 7 | Shaken | Death at the Gala ‡ | February 2005 | The Indwelling | |
| 8 | Unmasked | The Beast Arises ‡ | February 2005 | The Mark | |
| 8 | Unmasked | Wildfire! ‡ | February 2005 | The Mark | |
| 8 | Unmasked | The Mark of the Beast ‡ | February 2005 | The Mark | |
| 9 | Deceived | Breakout! | April 2005 | Desecration | |
| 9 | Deceived | Murder in the Holy Place ‡ | April 2005 | Desecration | |
| 9 | Deceived | Escape to Masada ‡ | April 2005 | Desecration | |
| 10 | Protected | War of the Dragon ‡ | April 2005 | The Remnant | |
| 10 | Protected | Attack on Petra ‡ | April 2005 | The Remnant | |
| 10 | Protected | Bounty Hunters ‡ | April 2005 | The Remnant | |
| 11 | Hunted | The Rise of False Messiahs | May 2005 | Armageddon | |
| 11 | Hunted | Ominous Choices ‡ | May 2005 | Armageddon | |
| 11 | Hunted | Heat Wave ‡ | May 2005 | Armageddon | |
| 12 | Arrived | The Perils of Love ‡ | May 2005 | Glorious Appearing | |
| 12 | Arrived | The Road to War ‡ | May 2005 | Glorious Appearing | |
| 12 | Arrived | Triumphant Return ‡ | May 2005 | Glorious Appearing |