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A series of religious novels by [~~http~~:~~//en~~.~~wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._O%27Brien~~ Michael D. O'Brien]. Termed the Catholic version of [[Left Behind]], these stories discuss the lives of an interconnected group of people in Canada and Europe, over the span of a hundred years.

A series of religious novels by [[wikipedia:Michael D. Ochr(27)Brien|Michael D. O'Brien]]. Termed the Catholic version of [[Left Behind]], these stories discuss the lives of an interconnected group of people in Canada and Europe, over the span of a hundred years.

== The series currently consists of six novels. ==

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* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: To cover up their planned intrigue, Fr. Elijah and Anna write fake love letters to each other. {{spoiler|When Anna is killed, these love letters are used as a motive in framing Fr. Elijah.}}

** In ''Plague Journal'', as a prank, Nathaniel leaves a deranged message on Doc's answering machine, firing a starter pistol to make it seem like he killed himself. [[It Makes Sense in Context]] {{spoiler|however, Nathaniel's phone is being tapped, and the [[Government Conspiracy]] uses this prank (which they pretend to take seriously) as evidence that he really is crazy.}}

* [[Nostalgia ~~Aint~~ Like It Used to Be]]: Subverted. Considering the author's conservative views, one would expect him to portray [[The Fifties]], and anytime before, as some sort of golden age. Instead, he criticizes, among other things, the racism and ethnic bigotry, the internment camps for the Japanese, the materialism and lack of concern for the environment, the rumormongering and gossip, the lack of awareness of child abuse prevalent in previous times; he maintains that the problems our society faces now are really [[Older Than They Think]], and lurked beneath the surface in days gone by.

* [[Nostalgia Ain't Like It Used to Be]]: Subverted. Considering the author's conservative views, one would expect him to portray [[The Fifties]], and anytime before, as some sort of golden age. Instead, he criticizes, among other things, the racism and ethnic bigotry, the internment camps for the Japanese, the materialism and lack of concern for the environment, the rumormongering and gossip, the lack of awareness of child abuse prevalent in previous times; he maintains that the problems our society faces now are really [[Older Than They Think]], and lurked beneath the surface in days gone by.

** Not ''quite.'' He seems to hearken back to an age far before the 20th Century and modernity in general, in the "glory days" of "Roman Christendom."

* [[Omniglot]]: The Antichrist.

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* [[Satan]]: Of course, given the nature of these novels.

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: Nathaniel uses this in his writing. Teachers and readers lampshade and call him on this in ''Strangers and Sojourners'' and ''Plague Journal'', respectively.

* [[Shout Out]]: The title of ''Plague Journal'' is one to Daniel Defoe. The books also feature a [[Shout Out]] to [[Swallows and Amazons]], [[Lord of the Rings]], and G.K. Chesterton.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The title of ''Plague Journal'' is one to Daniel Defoe. The books also feature a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Swallows and Amazons]], [[Lord of the Rings]], and G.K. Chesterton.

** Of course, given the genre, there are several to [[The Bible (Literature)|The Bible]].

* [[Son of a Whore]]: Mc Kenna.

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