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The Visitation / Monster
Book by Frank Peretti
951 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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Frank E. Peretti
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With more than 12 million novels in print, Frank Peretti is nothing short of a publishing phenomenon and has been called “America’s hottest Christian novelist.”
Peretti is a natural storyteller who, as a youngster in Seattle, regularly gathered the neighborhood children for animated storytelling sessions. After graduating from high school, he began playing banjo with a local bluegrass group. He and his wife were married in 1972, and Peretti soon moved from touring with a pop band to launching a modest Christian music ministry. Peretti later spent time studying English, screen writing and film at UCLA and then assisted his father in pastoring a small Assembly of God church. In 1983, he gave up his pastoring position and began taking construction jobs to make ends meet. While working at a local ski factory, he began writing This Present Darkness, the book that would catapult him into the public eye. After numerous rejections from publishers and a slow start in sales, word-of-mouth enthusiasm finally lifted This Present Darkness onto a tidal wave of interest in spiritual warfare. The book appeared on Bookstore Journal’s bestseller list every month for more than eight years. Peretti’s two spiritual warfare novels, This Present Darkness (1998) and Piercing the Darkness (1989), captivated readers, together selling more than 3.5 million copies. The Oath was awarded the 1996 Gold Medallion Award for best fiction.
For kids, Peretti wrote The Cooper Kids Adventure Series (Crossways and Tommy Nelson), which remains a best-selling series for children with sales exceeding 1 million copies. In August 2000, Peretti released the hilarious children’s audiocassette series titled Wild and Wacky Totally True Bible Stories, reprising his role as Mr. Henry, the offbeat substitute Sunday School teacher found in two Visual Bible for Kids videos.
Peretti released his first-ever non-fiction book, The Wounded Spirit in 2000, which quickly became a best-seller. The book addresses the pain of “wounded spirits” and was written as a result of painful childhood experiences.
Frank Peretti and his wife, Barbara Jean, live in the Western U.S. In spite of sudden fame and notoriety, Frank still lives a simple, well-rounded life that includes carpentry, banjo making, sculpturing, bicycling and hiking. He is also an avid pilot.
With more than 12 million novels in print, Frank Peretti is nothing short of a publishing phenomenon and has been called “America’s hottest Christian novelist.”
Peretti is a natural storyteller who, as a youngster in Seattle, regularly gathered the neighborhood children for animated storytelling sessions. After graduating from high school, he began playing banjo with a local bluegrass group. He and his wife were married in 1972, and Peretti soon moved from touring with a pop band to launching a modest Christian music ministry. Peretti later spent time studying English, screen writing and film at UCLA and then assisted his father in pastoring a small Assembly of God church. In 1983, he gave up his pastoring position and began taking construction jobs to make ends meet. While working at a local ski factory, he began writing This Present Darkness, the book that would catapult him into the public eye. After numerous rejections from publishers and a slow start in sales, word-of-mouth enthusiasm finally lifted This Present Darkness onto a tidal wave of interest in spiritual warfare. The book appeared on Bookstore Journal’s bestseller list every month for more than eight years. Peretti’s two spiritual warfare novels, This Present Darkness (1998) and Piercing the Darkness (1989), captivated readers, together selling more than 3.5 million copies. The Oath was awarded the 1996 Gold Medallion Award for best fiction.
For kids, Peretti wrote The Cooper Kids Adventure Series (Crossways and Tommy Nelson), which remains a best-selling series for children with sales exceeding 1 million copies. In August 2000, Peretti released the hilarious children’s audiocassette series titled Wild and Wacky Totally True Bible Stories, reprising his role as Mr. Henry, the offbeat substitute Sunday School teacher found in two Visual Bible for Kids videos.
Peretti released his first-ever non-fiction book, The Wounded Spirit in 2000, which quickly became a best-seller. The book addresses the pain of “wounded spirits” and was written as a result of painful childhood experiences.
Frank Peretti and his wife, Barbara Jean, live in the Western U.S. In spite of sudden fame and notoriety, Frank still lives a simple, well-rounded life that includes carpentry, banjo making, sculpturing, bicycling and hiking. He is also an avid pilot.
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May 11, 2020
Mesmerizing
Both stories are written in such a manner that you can see it really happening. The Visitation was so close to what one could imagine the antitrust being that you won't be able to stop reading. The monster leaves you thinking about other possibilities that nature may hold. Loved reading both stories.
Both stories are written in such a manner that you can see it really happening. The Visitation was so close to what one could imagine the antitrust being that you won't be able to stop reading. The monster leaves you thinking about other possibilities that nature may hold. Loved reading both stories.
January 18, 2021
Great books
I would highly recommend both of these books. They will keep you glued and are hard to put down. I look forward to reading more from this author.
I would highly recommend both of these books. They will keep you glued and are hard to put down. I look forward to reading more from this author.
September 9, 2025
I loved this so much. It was weird until I could truly understand the story and Jacob I knew you loved Beck too! 🥰
April 25, 2015
The first book, The Visitation, had some elements to it that made it an interesting story. However, not being of the charismatic persuasion it was hard for me to believe that people would act in such a way. Also at times in the story I was having difficulty trying to decide how the author wanted me to feel, humorous? Sad? A sense of irony? At times it simply wasn't believable.
Concerning The Monster, I had a lot of difficulty connecting with the character Beck and her responses and actions. Certain actions seemed forced in order to make the plot work out the way the author wanted and there were too many moves toward climax only to draw back again.
Concerning The Monster, I had a lot of difficulty connecting with the character Beck and her responses and actions. Certain actions seemed forced in order to make the plot work out the way the author wanted and there were too many moves toward climax only to draw back again.
August 6, 2014
Although Monster was a great story...The Visitation was over the top excellent. I've read its several times, and always find more that I've missed in the past. I think that as we grow as a person our experiences change even our favorite books. Both are excellent choices for your bookshelf.
February 3, 2016
It was okay. Only 4 stars for the writing style. The book itself was a blah story.
June 5, 2013
Nice, light read. Sometimes just the thing I need is a murder mystery involving Sasquatch. This book fit the bill and kept me interested until the very last page.
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