Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) (stylized as TED DEKkER) is an American author of

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mystery, thriller, and

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novels including ''Thr3e'', '' Obsessed'', and the ''Circle Series''.

Biography

Dekker was born in

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shortly after it had been placed under the

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before becoming a province of Indonesia. His parents,

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and Helen, served as missionaries among the

Dani people The Dani (also spelled Ndani) are an ethnic group from the New Guinea Highlands, Central Highlands of Western New Guinea in Baliem Valley, Highland Papua, Indonesia. Around 100,000 people live in the Baliem Valley, consisting of representatives ...

. Ted 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

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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. The oldest of his four children, Rachelle Dekker, is also a writer.

Awards

* 2003

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Best Fiction Book for''Thr3e'' * 2003 ECPA Gold Medallion Award Best Fiction Book for ''Thr3e'' * 2010 Retailer Choice Award for ''Green'' * 2010 Audio File Earphones Award Best Audiobook for '' The Bride Collector'' * 2010 INSPYs Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature Speculative Fiction for ''

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'' * 2012 RT Reviewers Choice Award Inspirational Suspense for ''The Sanctuary'' * 2014 Christy Award Best Suspense Book for ''Outlaw'' * 2015 INSPYs Bloggers Award for Excellence in Faith-Driven Literature Mystery/Thriller for ''A.D. 30''

Bibliography

The Books of History Chronicles

The Circle

* ''Black (novel)'' (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)

Beyond the Circle

* ''The 49th Mystic'' (May 2018) * ''Rise of the Mystics'' (October 2018)

The Paradise

* ''Showdown'' (2005) * ''Saint'' (2007) * ''Sinner'' (2008)

The Lost Books

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

The Books of Mortals

* '' The Keeper'' (2011) with Tosca Lee * '' Forbidden'' (2011) with Tosca Lee * '' Mortal'' (2012) with Tosca Lee * ''

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'' (2013) with Tosca Lee

Other Books Connected to The Books of History Chronicles

* ''

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'' (2006) with Frank Peretti * ''

Skin Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different ...

'' (2007) * '' Immanuel's Veins'' (2010) * '' The Blood Book'' (2011) with Kevin Kaiser and Josh Olds * ''Genesis'' (2011) * ''To Kill With Reason'' (2010)

Thrillers

* ''

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'' (2003) * ''Thr3e'' (2003) * '' Obsessed'' (2005) * '' Blink of an Eye'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

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'' (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) * ''Play Dead'' (2021)

The Caleb Series

* ''Blessed Child'' (2001) with

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* ''A Man Called Blessed'' (2002) with

The Martyr's Song Series

* ''Heaven's Wager'' (2000) * ''When Heaven Weeps'' (2001) * ''Thunder of Heaven'' (2002) * ''The Martyr's Song'' (2005)

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) with Bill Vanderbrush * ''The Forgotten Way Meditations'' (2015) with Bill Vanderbrush * The Way of Love, Book 1 (2018) * The Way of Love, Book 2 (2018)

The Dream Traveler's Quest

* Book 1: Into the Book of Light (2018) with Kara Dekker * Book 2: The Curse of Shadowman (2018) with Kara Dekker * Book 3: The Garden and the Serpent (2018) with Kara Dekker * Book 4: The Final Judgment (2018) with Kara Dekker

And They Found Dragons

* Book 1: The Boy Who Fell From the Stars (2021) with Rachelle Dekker * Book 2: Journey to the Silver Towers (2021) with Rachelle Dekker * Book 3: Rise of the Light Bringer (2021) with Rachelle Dekker

Millie Maven

* Book 1: The Bronze Medallion (2020) with Rachelle Dekker * Book 2: The Golden Vial (2020) with Rachelle Dekker * Book 3: The White Sword (2020) with Rachelle Dekker

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dekker, Ted 1962 births Living people 21st-century American novelists American thriller writers Evangel University alumni American graphic novelists American fantasy writers American horror novelists Dutch emigrants to the United States People from Yahukimo Regency American male novelists 21st-century American male writers People from Dutch New Guinea