"Bruce Barnes has been teaching Judd and his friends about the coming events during the Tribulation. They are sure Christ will return for them, but one question remains: who is the Antichrist? Bruce thinks he knows. The kids aren't so sure. Until a man who has met the Antichrist shares his nightmarish vision."--Back cover.

When Jake has to leave town for a family thing, the other Animorphs and Ax figure life will pretty much be normal until he gets back. But when Tobias discovers Visser Three's newest feeding place, the kids decide they have to check it out. But there's no assigned leader. Who will be the best one for the job? Being in chare isn't just guts and glory....

"When twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway and his friends are left home from Beach Bash, aka the greatest party of the year, only to realize that everyone in town has disappeared without a trace, they do what any smart, responsible kids would do ... have the best day ever! No parental supervision sounds fun for a while, but forever is a long time. And soon the gang starts to notice strange things happening around town, and they're only getting stranger....