Ted Dekker (born 1961) is an Indonesian-born American author of several fiction novels. His works are typically classified as contemporary Christian literature but span a variety of genres, from horror to fantasy to romance. Currently under contract to Thomas Nelson, Dekker's Thr3e was the recipient of the 2004 ECPA Christian Book Award for Fiction. This article is about work. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... Christian literature is writing that deals Christian themes and incorporates the Christian worldview. ... High fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction that is set in invented or parallel worlds. ... Magic Realism (or Magical Realism) is an illustrative or literary technique in which the laws of cause and effect seem not quite to apply in otherwise real world situations. ... As a literary genre, romance or chivalric romance refers to a style of heroic prose and verse narrative current in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. ... The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. ... Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre. ... “Horror story” redirects here. ... “Mystery” redirects here. ... The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker is a series of books about a man named Thomas Hunter who, after a head injury, wakes up in an alternate reality every time he goes to sleep. ... Clive Staples Jack Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... For other persons named Stephen King, see Stephen King (disambiguation). ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... Love Song Contemporary Christian music (CCM), or Christian pop music, is a sub-genre of Christian music. ... Christian literature is writing that deals Christian themes. ... For the gay mens lifestyle magazine, see Genre (magazine). ... “Horror story” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... As a literary genre, romance or chivalric romance refers to a style of heroic prose and verse narrative current in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. ... Thomas Nelson {nyse:TNM} is a publishing firm that began in Scotland and is now a significant American Christian publisher. ... Thr3e is a 2003 suspense novel written by best-selling Christian author Ted Dekker. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

Early Life

Most of what Dekker has revealed regarding his past can be found in his semi-autobiographical non-fiction title The Slumber of Christianity, which concerns misplaced values in the modern-day church. The child of missionaries, Dekker had little time to spend with his parents and recounts struggles for acceptance and happiness even at a young age. Cover of the first English edition of 1793 of Benjamin Franklins autobiography. ... For the book by Chuck Palahniuk titled Non-fiction, see Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories. ... Ted Dekker is a novelist currently under contract with Thomas Nelson. ... For other uses, see Missionary (disambiguation). ...

After he moved to the United States and married Lee Ann Dekker, he shook off his Christian beliefs and became successful in the San Diego business world. He eventually ventured $70,000 on Comfort Care, a risky program entirely devoted to serving adults with incontinence by delivering diapers to them with privacy. Though the ambition thrived, Dekker writes that he was "miserable", and, four years later, Medicare stopped funding the program. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Baby cloth diaper filled with extra cloth. ... President Johnson signing the Medicare amendment. ...

Acceptance of Christianity

Dekker moved his family to Colorado Springs to live with his parents, where he re-established financial stability by purchasing floundering businesses, propelling them to achievement with positive motivation, and selling them. He recounts his conversion back to Christianity as his coming to a "simple realization" while listening to a cassette tape on Creationism, and devotes a passage of the book to his experiences with God. Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... Creationism is a religious belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity or deities (often the Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam), whose existence is presupposed. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      // In...

"...[F]or no particular reason, the verse I was reading seemed to leap from the page and sear my mind... The words flowed into my mind with stunning power, and I began to cry softly. Heaven was raining on me... My Father was talking to me." (The Slumber of Christianity, Chapter 4)

Dekker was faced with the death of his brother, Danny, in 1997. Though he had been before, the power of this experience compelled him to write his first novel, Heaven's Wager, which hopefully analyzes death with belief in Heaven. He wrote two follow-ups to Heaven's Wager, When Heaven Weeps and Thunder of Heaven, not caring if they were published. Dekker believes that losing Danny has given him a different perspective of eternity and his faith. He has since been writing full-time from Austin, Texas. For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Heaven (disambiguation). ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ...

Writing Career

Dekker's The Martyr's Song trilogy was initially rejected for being "too edgy" for the Christian market (containing very depressing scenarios of hopelessness before redemption), and he introduces When Heaven Weeps with an experience in which he was confronted by an incensed woman who berated him for writing "such awful things". It was not until 2000 that he was first published, in Blessed Child, which he co-authored with Bill Bright. The book was quickly followed with A Man Called Blessed and the publication of his first three books. By summer of 2003, Dekker had six novels, including Blink, in print. Bill and Vonette Bright, 1951 Dr. William R. Bill Bright (October 19, 1921 _ July 19, 2003) was an American evangelist. ... Example of a blinking eye (slow-motion) Blinking is the rapid closing and opening of the eyelid. ...

His breakthrough novel^{[citation needed]} was his seventh to be published, the award-winning Thr3e, a plot-driven thriller centered on Kevin Parson, a seminary student taunted by a serial killer who uses phone calls and riddles to determine whether or not he will detonate explosives. Thr3e was later adapted into a film, which was released in January, 2007, and, like most Christian indie films, was generally panned by critics. Thr3e is a 2003 suspense novel written by best-selling Christian author Ted Dekker. ... Thr3e is a 2007 film adaptation of the award-winning novel of the same name by Ted Dekker. ... An independent film (or indie film) is a film produced without the support of a major movie studio or a big budget. ...

In 2004, Dekker released the Circle Trilogy, the novels Black, Red, and White. All three books were launched throughout the same year. The arc tells the story of Thomas Hunter, who lives in two different realities, and combines suspense, political intrigue and C. S. Lewis-inspired, Christian analogy-infused worlds, with some influence from The Matrix, as well. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker is a series of books about a man named Thomas Hunter who, after a head injury, wakes up in an alternate reality every time he goes to sleep. ... Clive Staples Jack Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. ... This article is about the 1999 film. ...

In 2006, he revamped one of his earlier novels, Showdown, and released two additional sequels, Saint and Sinner (fall 2008). All three books loosely follow the Circle Trilogy. Additionally, a film based on House is scheduled for release fall, 2008. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Showdown is a 2006 mystery novel written by Ted Dekker. ... Saint is a 2006 novel written by best-selling Christian author Ted Dekker. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dekker's most recent works have been Skin, released on April 3, 2007, graphic novels based on the Circle Trilogy drawn by Matthew Hansen and Bob Strachan, and the The Lost Books series, which continues the ongoing saga left off by Saint. The The Lost Books series were completed in April 2008, and the entire story arc by an enigmatic fourth entry in the Circle series. Little has been revealed in regards to Green other than that it will bring the series to a "full circle". Skin is a novel released in April 2007 by Ted Dekker. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Trade paperback of Will Eisners A Contract with God (1978), often mistakenly cited as the first graphic novel. ... Matthew Hansen is an author and comic book writer/editor for Marvel/Dabel Brothers Productions. ...

Writing Style

Dekker's earliest novels were largely influenced by his brother's unexpected death and his experiences as being "filthy rich"; Heaven's Wager contains a mostly pessimistic stance on life devoid of Christianity through the story of a man who achieves his goal of earning twenty million dollars but ultimately loses his family to freak accidents, and When Heaven Weeps explores the more hopeful side of death found in The Slumber of Christianity.

Recently, Dekker's novels have contained much less blatant Christian content and "darker" themes. Other Christians have protested the inclusion of graphic violence, language (minced oaths such as crap) and explorations into evil, but Dekker has defended his new position by stating that, to fully understand the power of the Christian God, it is necessary to understand the power of the evil that he conquered.^{[citation needed]} A minced oath, also known as a pseudo-profanity, is an expression based on a profanity which has been altered to reduce or remove the disagreeable or objectionable characteristics of the original expression; for example, gosh used instead of God, darn instead of damn,heck instead of hell and freaking...

Dekker has been described as "upsettingly precise" in his details and Frank Peretti has commented on his "dry wit that makes me laugh". One notable aspect of Dekker's novels, particularly his latest, is the psychology of the villains; he often fleshes their thoughts and motives and eccentricities, in keeping with his theme of understanding evil.

Search for The Lost Books of History

Description from contest website

In Ted Dekker’s latest simultaneous releases, Chosen and Infidel, four young warriors from another reality are on a quest to find the 7 lost Books of History. Books with the power to create and destroy. Books that control not only the destiny of their world…but ours as well. In 2008, that quest comes to our world. Get ready for a nationwide treasure hunt like no other that blurs the line between fiction and reality in a search for the actual Lost Books. Registration for the game begins in January and the search launches in March. What awaits those who rise to the challenge? An online quest that will test their wits, and plunge them into a world of espionage and ancient secrets where nothing is as it seems and the truth is the most dangerous discovery. The way will be paved with adventure, but also with great weekly prizes. And the one who solves the ultimate riddle and finds the final Lost Book will drive home in our Grand Prize—a 2008 Chevy Cobalt. It all begins with Chosen and Infidel, landing in stores before Christmas. Buy your copy now to see the adventure unfold. Find the Book, Win the Chevy.

Bibliography

Novels

• Blessed Child (2000) (with Bill Bright)
• A Man Called Blessed (2000) (with Bill Bright)
• Heaven's Wager (2000)
• When Heaven Weeps (2001)
• Thunder of Heaven (2002)
• Blink (2003)
• Thr3e (2003)
• Black^[1] (2004)
• Red (2004)
• White (2004)
• Obsessed (2005)
• Showdown (2006)
• Saint (2006)
• House (2006) (with Frank Peretti)
• Skin (2007)
• Blink of an Eye (2007)
• Chosen (2007)
• Infidel (2007)
• Adam (April 2008)
• Renegade (May 2008)
• Chaos (May 2008)

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Other Titles

• The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven on Earth (2005)
• The Martyr's Song (2005)
• The Promise (2005)
• The Drummer Boy (2006)

Graphic Novels

• Black: a graphic novel (2007)
• Red: a graphic novel (2007)
• White: a graphic novel (2007)
• Chosen: a graphic novel (2008)
• Infidel: a graphic novel (2008)
• Renegade: a graphic novel (2008)
• Chaos: a graphic novel (2008)

Films

• Thr3e (2007)
• House (2008)
• Blink of an Eye (2008 or 2009)
• Showdown (unknown)
• Adam (unknown)

Thr3e is a 2007 film adaptation of the award-winning novel of the same name by Ted Dekker. ... House is a 2007 film adaptation of the novel House by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker. ...

Works In Progress

• Sinner (September 2008)
• Kiss (January 2009) - cowritten with Erin Healy
• Angel (Spring 2009)
• Green (2009)
• Lunatic (2009)
• Enigma (2009)

^[2] Interview

1. ^ bold indicates Books of History Chronicles
2. ^ February 2008 Interview with Josh Skaggs

Footnotes

References

• Interview with Will Dawson on The 700 Club http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keCP-k756o8

External links

• Official website
• Project Showdown, a Ted Dekker fan-site
• Preview and information on Ted's upcoming Graphic Novel Trilogy
• Official Site for Adam