Flee the Darkness

Millennium Bug #1

by Grant R. Jeffrey, Angela Elwell Hunt

Faced with the possibility of a one-world government at the dawn of the millennium, computer genius Daniel Prentice finds himself in a dangerous position after completing special programming for "Y2K" for the U.S. and European Union.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Fiction, Thriller

365 pages, Hardcover

First published October 8, 1998

About the author

Grant R. Jeffrey is internationally recognized as a leading author on Bible prophecy, history, and apologetics. More than 3.5 million readers have read Grant's 12 best selling books.

Reviews

[Sue Wedergren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I completed this book because the story is intriguing and fun to read and could have given it 4 stars. I gave it only 3 stars because the religious references and discussion were not necessary for the plot and I found it distracting.

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is dated, as it happens before Y2K. The main characters are fictional, but it describes events that are prophesied for the last days given a Pre-Tribulation rapture.

In the Prolong, Kord Herrick is manning his post as chief of security. He's watching the cameras in his Adrian Romulus's bedchamber. Kord was 30 years older than his master, but both looked young for their age. According to Romulus, the well known Jew born in Bethlehem would soon become a footnote in history. Kord called the butler & went for the daily news articles.

The story begins at 4:15 PM Thursday November 5, 1998, when Daniel Prentice is out fishing on Trout Lake. His uncle had told him of a large pike that was supposed to be in the lake that was considered to be uncatchable. Daniel hoped to catch the monster, but today was not the day. His picture had recently been on the cover of Newsweek because he headed the team that was to find the Y2K fix for the First Manhattan Bank. When that had been announced, the bank's CEO left for Paris & Daniel had gone to the lake. Now he was leaving the lake for the cabin to check his email. The first was from his mother & he decided to schedule an hour for a phone conversation with her. The next was from his friend, Brad, who had saved his life in a Desert Storm mission, was about to be married & Daniel was to be his best man. During their recuperation from the mission, they had agreed that whoever married first would pay for the other's honeymoon. Now Brad thought Daniel should take a vow of celibacy. The third email was from Howard, one of his business partners, expressing that a fix for Y2K had been found. A program had been written to find hidden dates in the computer code. Daniel climbed into his car to leave for the plane...things were looking up!

Daniel's company, Prentice Technology, was located in Mount Vernon, NY. The cabby didn't think anyone was there, but Daniel knew better. The weather was cold, & he was glad he was dressed for the wilderness. He went to his office & started his computer named Roberta, which asked what he wanted to do. The computer put him in contact with Dr. Howard Kriegel, who had sent the email telling the good news about the program. He was going for a demonstration of the program.

[Mistydawn Thrash · Rating 2 out of 5]

I grabbed this book from the bottom of a box in storage. Looked at it and chuckled. Here it is the year of 2014 and I'm going to read a book about the potential Y2K disaster? I was not a "prepper" or worried about my money in the year 2000. I was pregnant and just trying to keep my breakfast in my belly. I thought I would relive some of the panic I missed out on and perhaps find humor in the outdated subject matter.

This book is a lot about computers. Me, not so much about computers. I found it boring as they described computer code, security, and jargon that I hear my husband (who is a computer guy) mumble under his breath. I found the constant referral of security, mainframes, encrypting, and such a bit tedious to keep up with. I think the authors tried to tangle up the storyline with a romance twist to keep those of us not computer literate interested, in my case it failed. I found the foreplay and relationship a bit immature for two very well mannered business professionals.

Half way through the book I started noticing a lot of biblical references and mentions of "God" from more then just the pushy, praying mother. Having no experience with these authors and not even glancing and the book-jacket I was a little surprised that this book was actually a religious novel.

Perhaps I would have enjoyed this novel closer to the Y2K "crisis" and perhaps not. If you are into the biblical prophecies with a cloak and dagger feel to it, this might be a good read for you.

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[LadyCalico · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was written in 1998 regarding the forthcoming Y2K crisis in 1999, so let's just say it was rather out-dated. However, shutting out that reality, it was quite an engrossing thriller. I ask very little of a book except to be a page-turner, consistently entertain me, have characters who seem animated and natural, and a story that holds together in some believable fashion. It was and it did.

[Sheila · Rating 2 out of 5]

A millenium fiction novel about the year 2000, computer chips implanted in people's hands, and evil trying to take over the world. It was ok.