Ted Dekker

Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) is an author of mystery, thriller, and fantasy novels including Thr3e, Obsessed, and the Circle Series.

Biography

Dekker was born to non-denominational missionaries John Dekker, a Dutch Canadian and Helen Dekker, an American from Montana. Every five years the Dekkers would get a sabbatical for a year which was spent at the mother's home town in Montana. Ted and his brother were able to spend a year with their parents during the full year leave.^[2] Because his parents’ work often included extended periods of time away from their children, Dekker describes his early life in a culture to which he was a stranger as both fascinating and lonely. It is this unique upbringing that forced him to rely on his own imagination to create a world in which he belonged.^[3]

After leaving Indonesia, Dekker graduated from high school and took up permanent residence in the United States to study philosophy and religion. Upon earning his bachelor's degree, he entered the corporate world.

In the early nineties Dekker turned to writing novels. Over the course of two years he wrote two full-length novels before starting from scratch and rewriting both. He sold his business, moved his family to the mountains of Western Colorado and began writing full-time on his third novel. Two years and three novels later his first novel was published.

Dekker’s novels have sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Two of his novels, Thr3e and House, have been made into movies. Dekker resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Lee Ann and one of their daughters.^[4]

Bibliography

The Books Of History Chronicles

The Circle Series

1. Black: The Birth of Evil (2004)
2. Red: The Heroic Rescue (2004)
3. White: The Great Pursuit (2004)
4. Green: The Last Stand (2009)

The Paradise Series

1. Showdown (2005)
2. Saint (2006)
3. Sinner (2008)

The Lost Books Series

1. Chosen (2008)
2. Infidel (2008)
3. Renegade (2008)
4. Chaos (2008)
5. Lunatic (2009) with Kaci Hill
6. Elyon (2009) with Kaci Hill

The Books Of Mortals Series

1. The Keeper (2011) with Tosca Lee
2. Forbidden (2011) with Tosca Lee
3. Mortal (2012) with Tosca Lee
4. Sovereign (2013) with Tosca Lee

Other Books

• House (2006) with Frank Peretti
• Skin (2007)
• Immanuel's Veins (2010)
• The Blood Book (2011) with Kevin Kaiser and Josh Olds

Thrillers

• Blink (2003)
• Thr3e (2003)
• Obsessed (2005)
• Blink Of An Eye (2007)
• Adam (2008)
• Kiss (2009) with Erin Healy
• BoneMan's Daughters (2009)
• Burn (2010) with Erin Healy
• The Bride Collector (2010)
• The Priest's Graveyard (2011)
• The Sanctuary (2012)

The Caleb Series

1. Blessed Child (2001) with Bill Bright
2. A Man Called Blessed (2002) with Bill Bright

The Heaven Trilogy

1. Heaven's Wager (2000)
2. When Heaven Weeps (2001)
3. Thunder Of Heaven (2002)

Outlaw Chronicles

1. Outlaw (2013)
2. Eyes Wide Open (2014)
3. Water Walker (2014)
4. Hacker (2014)

Other Titles

• The Promise (2005)
• The Drummer Boy (2006)
• To Kill With Reason (2010)
• Genesis (2011)
• A.D. 30 (2014)
• A.D. 33 (2015)
• The Forgotten Way (2015)

Non-Fiction

• The Slumber Of Christianity (2005)
• Tea with Hezbollah (2010) with Carl Medearis

Awards

• 2003 Christy Award Best Fiction Book forThr3e^[5]
• 2003 ECPA Gold Medallion Award Best Fiction Book for Thr3e^[5]
• 2010 Retailer Choice Award for Green^[6]
• 2010 Audio File Earphones Award Best Audiobook for The Bride Collector^[7]

References

• Squeezing the Reader’s Heart by Guthrie, Stan. Christianity Today. Oct 2005, Vol. 49 Issue 10, p. 96
• “Ted Dekker: Black, white and read.” Fowlds, Sean. Publishers Weekly 250.37 Sep 15, 2003
• “Ted Dekker’s Life.” Joshuadigangisbiggestfan.tripod.com/bio.html. Ted Dekker Fansite, 2009
• “Gossip, Scandal & Things Of The Odd Best-selling Author Shaped By Cannibals, Christiantiy.” http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/. Copyright © 2008-2009 Infinity Books Japan All Rights Reserved. This Newsletter Created Exclusively for Infinity Books Japan by Out Sourcing Pro, n. d. Web.

External links

• Official website
• Ted Dekker at the Internet Movie Database