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"David J. Leigh explores the innovative influences of the book of Revelation and ideas of an end time on fiction of the twentieth century, and probes philosophical, political, and theological issues raised by apocalyptic writers ranging from Walker Percy, C. S. Lewis, and Charles Williams to Doris Lessing, Thomas Pynchon, and Don DeLillo. Beyond the twenty novels closely analyzed, Leigh makes pertinent reference to many more as well as to reflections from theologians Jurgen Moltmann, Zachary Hayes, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and Paul Ricoeur. Both a guidebook and a critical assessment, Leigh's work brings theological concepts to bear on end-of-the-world fiction in an admirably clear and accessible manner."--BOOK JACKET.