He has won the christy award for best fiction book, ecpa gold medallion award, inspy award, among other awards and recognition. Your blog has helped me decide in which order to read them. His work has reached tens of millions worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages and adapted. Ad 30 is exactly the sort of book i wish i was good enough to write. Apr 28, 2009 john dekker says ted was sent off to school in 1969 when he was 6. For some reason, it reminds me of the character of jacob from lost before jacob had his innocence taken away from him because of what his brother aka the man in black did which led to jacob throwing said. He is an multiple awardwinning, new york times and international bestselling author of more than thirty. Bestselling author shaped by cannibals, christianity. Dekker says that working on his books have assisted him to back to jesuss teaching and also have a. Reading dekker s personal thoughts on his website concerning reading order only made me scratch my head harder as he offered no answers, only more confusion. His work has reached tens of millions worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages and adapted into major feature films thr3e and house. However, when thomas begins to dream of another world, the line between what is real and what is fiction becomes blurred.
The 6 youngadult novels span the 15year gap between black and red in. After selling his business, he began writing fulltime. Ted dekker is a christian novelist who writes christian thrillers. It would be reissued as blink of an eye in november 2007. Sufficed to say, my obsessiveness with a logical order has led me to create the list below. New york times bestselling author ted dekker, has over 40 novels. Continue that journey with a companion book that will blow your mind. The books of history chronicles book series by multiple authors includes books black 1. After learning of a deadly vaccine that wipes out humanity within three weeks of his own timeline, thomas must jump between his dreams, discern between the truths and lies, and save both worlds. Ted dekker has written over thirty novels, which have sold more than 10 million copies. I preordered the circle series and picked it up at the conference then after getting it signed i started reading it as soon as i got home. Below is a list of ted dekkers books in order of when they were originally released which is also their chronological order. It seems the same is generally true when an author of novels tries his hand at nonfiction.
Now that universe opens its doors to young readers. Dekker was born on 24th october 1962 to parents john dekker and helen dekker. So begins the lost books series consisting of chosen, infidel, renegade and chaos. Dekker was born to missionaries and grew up among cannibals of indonesia, and his unique. Cancel all plans before you start because you wont be able to stop once you enter black. Red the circle trilogy, book 2 the books of history. The mindbending pace of black accelerates in red, book two of ted dekkers groundbreaking circle trilogy. I adore how dekker is using a child to show him during the events in the book when thomas is diving into the water to see him face to face. Now he finds himself in a desperate quest to rescue two worlds from collapse. It doesnt require reading those books, but will add layers of meaning for those who have. Every five years the dekkers would get a sabbatical for a year which was spent at the mothers home town in montana.
The series consists of three subseries the circle series, the paradise series and the lost books series as well as some connected standalone novels. He has also written several book series of historical nature, several fantasy books, and christian fiction. Below is a list of ted dekker s books in order of when they were originally released which is also their chronological order. See the complete books of history chronicles series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Author ted dekker discusses personal transformation the new. This is the official page of ny times bestselling author ted dekker. Praise for thr3e and ted dekkers previous novels dekker delivers another pageturner. The beginning and the end, dekker, ted 1st edition saint. Beware of ted dekkers the forgotten way again i have posted concerns about popular writer ted dekker about 3 times. Oct 26, 2014 ted dekker, known for his dark, christianoriented thrillers, discusses perceptions of him and the process of personal transformation that has accompanied his fame. In the first month or so he heard of the killing of these colleagues we had.
Fair warningthis trilogy will draw you in at a breakneck pace and never let up. In ted dekker s latest novel, black, thomas hunter is running away from attackers in denver when a bullet clips him and his world goes black. Markerts latest supernatural novel is captivating from the beginning readers of frank peretti and ted dekker will love markerts newest release. Similarly, when a musician tries her hand at acting the results are usually painful. I recently listened to the circle again as a prelude to 49th mystic and am now working through the rest again. Less than a month ago, thomas hunter was a failed writer selling coffee at the java hut in denver. Showdown paradise series, book 1 the books of history chronicles by ted dekker 20061222 01jan1750. Ted dekker is an multiple awardwinning, new york times and international bestselling author of over 40 novels. Ted dekker born october 24, 1962 is an american author of mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels including thr3e, obsessed, and the circle series. Ted dekker is the new york times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, with more than ten million books in print.
His works include thr3e, blink, heavens wager, when heaven weeps, and more. How to read ted dekkers books i go to seek a great perhaps. Thomas hunter is an honest man trying to recover from dishonest things he did to save his family. Mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels are the specialties of ted dekker, author of more than twenty new york times bestsellers. Welcome to all things beyond the circle, a wild journey of discovery set in the worlds of the circle black, red, white, green. Then a month ago someone suggested i read his latest book, ad 30, and i couldnt put it down. When the first letter of each books is taken individually, they spell circle. Dekker graduated from high school and took up permanent residence in the united states to study philosophy and religion. If youre new to dekker, this is the perfect place to begin. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. When a profiler goes after eve, eve goes after the profiler via his wife. He is known for thrillers that combine adrenalinelaced plots with incredible confrontations between good and evil. Originally involved in various entrepreneurial pursuits, dekker began pursuing a career as a novelist in the early nineties.
The 6 youngadult novels span the 15year gap between black and red in dekker s popular circle series, and also be. Both of them also write novels and both of them were army brats. In this other world, hunter learns things he could not possibly know such as the creation of the raison virus by an evil industrialist who. The books of history chronicles is a series of christian fiction fantasy novels by american novelist ted dekker. I read the circle books in order but the others most of them a bit higgeldy piggeldy. Please feel free to comment and provide suggestions. After having ted as a keynote speaker, i really wanted to read some of his work. A few years ago someone recommended i read a novel by ted dekker. Order of books of history chronicles books book series. Adam is about a serial killer named eve who kills young women with religious backgrounds. The mindbending pace of black accelerates in red, book two of ted dekker s groundbreaking circle trilogy. This is adapted from seth moores the definitive timeline for the books of history chronicles by ted dekker.
Ted dekkers novels deliver big with mindblowing, plottwisting pageturners. He wakes up in another world with a green forest and meets a beautiful woman, rachelle. So it was with some trepidation that i opened the slumber of christianity, a book written by ted dekker, an author known for his heartpounding thrillers. Oct 25, 2016 ted dekker is a christian novelist who writes christian thrillers. Chronological order of the books of history chronicles. His work has reached tens of millions worldwide and has been translated into numerous languages. Thrillersuspense, fantasyspeculative, and historical. However, ted dekker was attending realm makers 2017 so i had to read some ted dekker. John dekker says ted was sent off to school in 1969 when he was 6. Dekker is a new york times bestselling author and his novels have sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Ted dekker has written dozens of novels, and most people wonder, where should i start. Ted and his brother were at least able to spend a year with their parents during the full year leave. Ted dekker is a multiple new york times and international bestselling author of over 40 books.
Publishers weekly three is a rare suspense story that is truly suspenseful, and absolutely. Ted dekker, known for his dark, christianoriented thrillers, discusses perceptions of him and the process of personal transformation that has accompanied his fame. Thomas tom hunter is an early20s guy who lives in denver, in an apartment with his sister. Millions have taken the journey into the dekker universe. Take a deep dive into a nailbiting story that covers two volumes, both delivered in 2018. It was very confusing and did not give you the answer here is what i know already about orders of his books. Ted dekker is know for his suspense filled novels that will leave you glued to the book,the characters are crafted in a way that you will never forget them.
Dekkers father is john dekker, a dutch canadian and a nondenominational missionary and helen dekker, an american from montana. Basically, i only copied the entries with book titles the full timeline has all kinds of other events on it as well. He works at a coffeeshop, and has several manuscripts of books hed like published at home. Ted dekker books list of books by author ted dekker. Nyt bestselling author ted dekker has sold millions of thrillers worldwide. In ted dekkers latest novel, black, thomas hunter is running away from attackers in denver when a bullet clips him and his world goes black. New listing ted dekker heavens wager the martyrs song book 1 paperback 2000 5 out of 5 stars 6 product ratings 6 product ratings ted dekker heavens wager the martyrs song book 1 paperback 2000. Ted dekker is one of the best novelist in the world, he is hardworking and talented at what he does. The profiler subjects himself to near death experiences to remember who eve is, but eve isnt who he seems. Dekker s father is john dekker, a dutch canadian and a nondenominational missionary and helen dekker, an american from montana. Everything you need to understand or teach black by ted dekker.
The circle series, formerly known as the circle trilogy until the novel green was released in september 2009, is a tetralogy of spiritually inspired novels by american author ted dekker, written mostly in 2004, about a man named thomas hunter who, after a head injury, wakes up in an alternate reality every time he goes to sleep. Ted dekker became a published author in january 2003 with the thriller novel blink. Thomas hunter is the main character of the story and from ted dekkers speeches i could tell that he put a lot of himself in the character since both lived in southeast asia for the beginning of their lives then moved to the usa and felt very out of place in a western environment. Timeline in infoboxes december 17, 2012 by princess leia organa sologlg i have been thinking about finding a way to make a timeline on the wiki of the books ted dekker has.
The lost books series is a hexalogy of fantasy books written by american author ted dekker. Dec 28, 2015 the first time i read a ted dekker book i was hooked like you, i suspect. Ted dekker born october 24, 1962 is an american author of mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels including thr3e, obsessed, and the circle series biography. Ted dekker confessed that he had been thinking about the book for more than a decade and he was more than happy to have finally completed it. Ted dekker has made a name for himself amongst fantasy readers. The son of missionaries, dekker was born in 1962 in netherlands new guinea now part of indonesia and sent away to a multicultural school when he was six. Author ted dekker discusses personal transformation the.
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