# 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 Thompson — 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.
‡ Contains uncredited contributions from Chris Fabry.
| No. | Novella | Date | ISBN |
| 1 | The Vanishings | July 1998 | 0-8423-2193-4 |
| 2 | Second Chance | July 1998 | 0-8423-2194-2 |
| 3 | Through the Flames | July 1998 | 0-8423-2195-0 |
| 4 | Facing the Future | July 1998 | 0-8423-2196-9 |
| 5 | Nicolae High | September 1999 | 0-8423-4325-3 |
| 6 | The Underground ‡ | September 1999 | 0-8423-4326-1 |
| 7 | Busted! ‡ | March 2000 | 0-8423-4327-X |
| 8 | Death Strike ‡ | March 2000 | 0-8423-4328-8 |
| 9 | The Search ‡ | July 2000 | 0-8423-4329-6 |
| 10 | On the Run | July 2000 | 0-8423-4330-X |
| 11 | Into the Storm ‡ | November 2000 | 0-8423-4331-8 |
| 12 | Earthquake! ‡ | November 2000 | 0-8423-4332-6 |
| 13 | The Showdown ‡ | February 2001 | 0-8423-4294-X |
| 14 | Judgment Day ‡ | February 2001 | 0-8423-4295-8 |
| 15 | Battling the Commander ‡ | June 2001 | 0-8423-4296-6 |
| 16 | Fire from Heaven ‡ | June 2001 | 0-8423-4297-4 |
| 17 | Terror in the Stadium ‡ | October 2001 | 0-8423-4299-0 |
| 18 | Darkening Skies ‡ | October 2001 | 0-8423-4312-1 |
| 19 | Attack of Apollyon | March 2002 | 0-8423-4313-X |
| 20 | A Dangerous Plan ‡ | March 2002 | 0-8423-4314-8 |
| 21 | Secrets of New Babylon | July 2002 | 0-8423-4315-6 |
| 22 | Escape from New Babylon ‡ | July 2002 | 0-8423-4316-4 |
| 23 | Horsemen of Terror ‡ | October 2002 | 0-8423-4317-2 |
| 24 | Uplink from the Underground ‡ | October 2002 | 0-8423-4318-0 |
| 25 | Death at the Gala ‡ | March 2003 | 0-8423-5789-0 |
| 26 | The Beast Arises ‡ | March 2003 | 0-8423-5790-4 |
| 27 | Wildfire! ‡ | May 2003 | 0-8423-5791-2 |
| 28 | The Mark of the Beast ‡ | May 2003 | 0-8423-5792-0 |
| 29 | Breakout! | June 2003 | 0-8423-5793-9 |
| 30 | Murder in the Holy Place ‡ | June 2003 | 0-8423-5794-7 |
| 31 | Escape to Masada ‡ | September 2003 | 0-8423-5801-3 |
| 32 | War of the Dragon ‡ | September 2003 | 0-8423-5802-1 |
| 33 | Attack on Petra ‡ | January 2004 | 0-8423-5803-X |
| 34 | Bounty Hunters ‡ | January 2004 | 0-8423-5804-8 |
| 35 | The Rise of False Messiahs | May 2004 | 0-8423-5805-6 |
| 36 | Ominous Choices ‡ | May 2004 | 0-8423-5807-2 |
| 37 | Heat Wave ‡ | August 2004 | 0-8423-8347-6 |
| 38 | The Perils of Love ‡ | August 2004 | 0-8423-8348-4 |
| 39 | The Road to War ‡ | September 2004 | 0-8423-8349-2 |
| 40 | Triumphant Return ‡ | September 2004 | 0-8423-8350-6 |

## The Young Trib Force (2003–2005)

Left Behind: The Young Trib Force collections contain three or four novellas each. New material written by Chris Fabry linking each collection to a novel in the main series is also included. Several collections include extensive corrections to the original text intended to resolve inconsistent character and place names, and inconsistent dates and times.
| No. | Collection | Date | ISBN | Linked with... |
| 1 | Taken (Books 1 – 4) | October 2003 | 0-8423-8351-4 | Left Behind (1995) |
| 2 | Pursued (Books 5 – 8) | October 2003 | 0-8423-8352-2 | Tribulation Force (1996) |
| 3 | Hidden (Books 9 – 12) | January 2004 | 0-8423-8353-0 | Nicolae (1997) |
| 4 | Rescued (Books 13 – 16) | February 2004 | 0-8423-8354-9 | Soul Harvest (1998) |
| 5 | Stung (Books 17 – 19) | July 2004 | 0-8423-8355-7 | Apollyon (1999) |
| 6 | Frantic (Books 20 – 22) | July 2004 | 0-8423-8356-5 | Assassins (1999) |
| 7 | Shaken (Books 23 – 25) | February 2005 | 1-4143-0268-1 | The Indwelling (2000) |
| 8 | Unmasked (Books 26 – 28) | February 2005 | 1-4143-0269-X | The Mark (2000) |
| 9 | Deceived (Books 29 – 31) | April 2005 | 1-4143-0270-3 | Desecration (2001) |
| 10 | Protected (Books 32 – 34) | April 2005 | 1-4143-0271-1 | The Remnant (2002) |
| 11 | Hunted (Books 35 – 37) | May 2005 | 1-4143-0272-X | Armageddon (2002) |
| 12 | Arrived (Books 38 – 40) | May 2005 | 1-4143-0273-8 | Glorious Appearing (2004) |