Ted Dekker

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

Biography

Dekker graduated from high school and took up permanent residence in the United States to study philosophy and religion.

In the early nineties Dekker turned to writing novels. Over the course of three years he wrote two full-length novels before starting from scratch and rewriting both. He 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. To date he has written over 30 novels and is best known for psychological thrillers and fantasy tales.

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 the Nashville area with his wife Lee Ann and one of their daughters.^[2]

The oldest of his four children, and first daughter Rachel Dekker is also a writer.

Awards

• 2003 Christy Award Best Fiction Book forThr3e^[3]
• 2003 ECPA Gold Medallion Award Best Fiction Book for Thr3e^[3]
• 2010 Retailer Choice Award for Green^[4]
• 2010 Audio File Earphones Award Best Audiobook for The Bride Collector^[5]
• 2010 INSPYs Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature Speculative Fiction for Green^[6]
• 2012 RT Reviewers Choice Award Inspirational Suspense for The Sanctuary^[6]
• 2014 Christy Award Best Suspense Book for Outlaw^[7]
• 2015 INSPYs Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature Mystery/Thriller for A.D. 30^[6]

Bibliography

The Books Of History Chronicles

The Circle Series

• Black: The Birth of Evil (2004)
• Red: The Heroic Rescue (2004)
• White: The Great Pursuit (2004)
• Green: The Beginning and the End (2009) (Known as "Green: The Last Stand" in The Circle 4-in-1 due to Alternate Ending)

The Paradise Series

• Showdown (2005)
• Saint (2006)
• Sinner (2008)

The Lost Books Series

• Chosen (2007)
• Infidel (2007)
• Renegade (2008)
• Chaos (2008)
• Lunatic (2009) with Kaci Hill
• Elyon (2009) with Kaci Hill

The Books Of Mortals Series

• The Keeper (2011) with Tosca Lee
• Forbidden (2011) with Tosca Lee
• Mortal (2012) with Tosca Lee
• Sovereign (2013) with Tosca Lee

Other Books Connected to The Books of History Chronicles

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

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

• Blessed Child (2001) with Bill Bright
• A Man Called Blessed (2002) with Bill Bright

The Heaven Trilogy

• Heaven's Wager (2000)
• When Heaven Weeps (2001)
• Thunder Of Heaven (2002)

Outlaw Chronicles

• Outlaw (2013)
• Eyes Wide Open (2014)
• Water Walker (2014)
• Hacker (2014)

A.D. Series

• A.D. 30 (2014)
• A.D. 33 (2015)

Short Stories

• The Promise (2005)
• The Drummer Boy (2006)

Non-Fiction

• The Slumber Of Christianity (2005)
• Tea with Hezbollah (2010) with Carl Medearis
• The Forgotten Way (2015)
• The Forgotten Way Meditations (2015)

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 on IMDb
• Ted Dekker at Library of Congress Authorities, with 65 catalog records