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Explore the Ted Dekker collaborations with Frank E. Peretti, with books in order, plot summaries, crossover notes, and guidance on how they fit into each author's supernatural thrillers.

Last updated: December 19, 2025

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The Boy Who Fell from the Stars

by Ted Dekker

2021

Jack has spent his life aboard a space station orbiting a dragon‑poisoned Earth, dreaming of the world below. Chosen for a risky mission to the surface, he discovers a land ruled by terrifying dragons and a deeper conflict between crippling fear and a radically different way of love.

Play Dead

by Ted Dekker

2021

On a remote island where a reality TV survival game is being filmed, contestants soon realize the show is far more lethal than advertised. As alliances crumble and bodies fall, one woman must outwit both producers and fellow players to stay alive and uncover who’s really pulling the strings.

Millie Maven and The White Sword

by Ted Dekker

2020

In the climactic chapter of Millie’s journey, darkness presses hard against FIGS and the world beyond. To protect those she loves, Millie must face her deepest fears, uncover the truth behind a legendary White Sword, and decide whether love is strong enough to drive out every shadow.

Millie Maven and the Bronze Medallion

by Ted Dekker

2020

Twelve‑year‑old Millie endures a lonely, harsh life under her cruel aunt until a mysterious woman invites her to a school for gifted students called FIGS. There Millie receives a bronze medallion and begins an adventure that will test her courage, friendships, and sense of who she really is.

The Girl Behind the Red Rope

by Ted Dekker

2019

Grace has grown up inside a secluded religious community that believes monsters lurk beyond the forest’s red rope. When cracks appear in their rigid rules and Grace glimpses a boy from outside, she’s forced to question whether the real danger lies out in the world or within the fear‑driven fold.

The Way of Love, Book 2

by Ted Dekker

2018

Continuing the journey begun in Book 1, this companion work digs deeper into themes of identity, forgiveness, and seeing others through the lens of perfect love. It’s designed as a practical guide for individuals or groups who want to let those truths reshape relationships and daily choices.

The Way of Love, Book 1

by Ted Dekker

2018

This teaching‑driven volume expands on the ideas behind The Forgotten Way, unpacking what it means to live each day rooted in divine love. Dekker blends Scripture, story, and simple practices to help readers move from anxiety and striving toward a settled awareness of God’s presence.

The Garden and the Serpent

by Ted Dekker

2018

Theo’s journey leads him into a strange training ground filled with tests that feel like a living game. Inside its simulated garden he must confront a whispering serpent, illusions that twist truth, and his own doubts if he’s to claim another Seal and walk in the light he’s been offered.

The Final Judgment

by Ted Dekker

2018

In the conclusion of The Dream Traveler’s Quest, Theo gathers other young dreamers for a last stand against encroaching darkness. Their mission will decide the fate of both worlds, forcing them to trust an unseen King and the five Seals of Truth even when everything looks lost.

The Curse of Shadowman

by Ted Dekker

2018

Eager to return to Other Earth, Theo is called back—and this time he must bring a classmate who is also drowning in fear. Together they face the sinister Shadowman, whose lies threaten to consume them unless they learn to see themselves through Elyon’s eyes instead of their own.

The 49th Mystic

by Ted Dekker

2018

Blind since birth, Rachelle Matthews undergoes a risky procedure and begins waking in a vivid alternate world every time she sleeps. Told she is the prophesied 49th Mystic, she must recover five ancient seals in both realities before a hidden war destroys them.

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Rise of the Mystics

by Ted Dekker

2018

Imprisoned in one world and hunted in another, Rachelle Matthews must find the final two Seals of Truth before a ruthless enemy plunges both realities into permanent darkness. Her quest forces her to risk everything she loves to discover what real sight means.

Recommended by:

Aubrey Marcus

Into the Book of Light

by Ted Dekker

2018

Bullied and afraid, twelve‑year‑old Theo Dunnery finds refuge in a school library, where a strange book draws him into another world. There he meets Roush, faces dark creatures, and begins a quest for the first Seal of Truth that will challenge everything he believes about fear and belonging.

Waking Up: How I Found My Faith By Losing It

by Ted Dekker

2015

In this brief, candid memoir, Dekker describes how the faith of his upbringing unraveled under the weight of fear, performance, and doubt—and how, in losing that version of belief, he rediscovered a simpler trust rooted in love, identity, and the presence of Christ in everyday life.

The Forgotten Way Meditations

by Ted Dekker

2015

Structured as a 21‑day journey, this devotional invites readers to rethink who God is and who they are in light of Jesus’ finished work. Short readings and reflections aim to move faith from theory to daily experience, emphasizing identity, peace, and living from love rather than fear.

A.D. 33

by Ted Dekker

2015

In this sequel to A.D. 30, Maviah returns to the lands of Judea and Arabia as Rome’s grip tightens and tribal war looms. Caught between political schemes and her allegiance to Yeshua, she must risk her life and kingdom to follow a way of love that leads straight to the cross.

Water Walker

by Ted Dekker

2014

Thirteen‑year‑old orphan Alice Ringwald has finally found a loving adoptive home when she’s kidnapped by the mother who once abandoned her. Taken to a remote swamp community ruled by religious fear, Alice must decide whether to embrace the twisted beliefs there or risk everything to walk a different path.

Hacker

by Ted Dekker

2014

Teenage prodigy Nyah Parks hacks corporations to pay for her mother’s experimental treatments. When a risky job goes wrong, she and fellow genius Austin Hartt dive into a dangerous experiment that blurs the line between brain science and the spiritual, forcing Nyah to confront fear, loss, and who she really is.

Eyes Wide Open

by Ted Dekker

2014

Seventeen‑year‑old Christy Snow goes searching for a lost locket and ends up trapped in the bowels of an abandoned hospital. Mistaken for a psychiatric patient and told her memories are delusions, she must uncover what’s real—about the institution, her past, and her own mind—before she disappears forever.

A.D. 30

by Ted Dekker

2014

Maviah, the shamed daughter of a Bedouin king, watches her son murdered and her tribe crushed by enemies. Tasked with seeking aid from King Herod, she crosses brutal deserts with two companions and repeatedly encounters an enigmatic teacher named Yeshua, whose words upend her understanding of power and honor.

Sovereign

by Ted Dekker

2013

The last true Mortals, called Sovereigns, hide in ruined cities while the emotionless Order and vicious Dark Bloods tighten their control. With their numbers dwindling and hope fading, Rom and his companions must choose between a desperate, violent gambit and a costly trust in the way of sacrificial love.

Outlaw

by Ted Dekker

2013

In 1963, Julian Carter and her young son are swept overboard off Australia’s coast and presumed dead. Julian awakens deep in an uncharted jungle, enslaved by a Stone Age tribe whose beliefs—and a mysterious man called Outlaw—will shatter everything she thinks she knows about fear, freedom, and love.

The Sanctuary

by Ted Dekker

2012

Imprisoned in a privately run facility, former vigilante priest Danny Hansen has vowed non‑violence. Outside the walls, the woman he loves receives a severed finger and a series of chilling demands. To save each other, Danny and Renee must outwit a sadistic puppeteer who turns the prison into a nightmare.

Mortal

by Ted Dekker

2012

Nine years after Rom Sebastian first awakened emotion in a dead world, a boy named Jonathan—born with living blood in his veins—stands ready to take the throne. As Dark Blood armies rise and betrayal festers within, the fragile band of Mortals must decide what they’re willing to sacrifice for true life.

The Priest's Graveyard

by Ted Dekker

2011

Danny Hansen, a priest haunted by war and injustice, secretly hunts those he believes have escaped earthly judgment. When he meets Renee Gilmore, a damaged young woman desperate to avenge the man who saved her, their quests intertwine in a tense, blood‑stained pursuit of justice, mercy, and truth.

The Keeper

by Ted Dekker

2011

In a frozen Russian wasteland, two hermits are entrusted with a secret so terrible it could one day save or doom humanity. When a mysterious stranger arrives at their fire with a vial of potent blood and a dire warning, they must decide who can be trusted to guard the truth.

Forbidden

by Ted Dekker

2011

Centuries after a catastrophe stripped humanity of all emotions but fear, young Rom Sebastian receives a vial of ancient blood and a cryptic message. Drinking it awakens love, joy, and pain—and makes him a hunted man whose very heartbeat threatens the totalitarian Order that rules the world.

Tea with Hezbollah

by Ted Dekker

2010

Blending travelogue and reflection, this nonfiction journey follows Dekker and Middle East expert Carl Medearis as they meet clerics, militants, and everyday people across the region to ask a simple question: what would it mean to love one’s enemies here, in the hardest places on earth?

Immanuel's Veins

by Ted Dekker

2010

In 18th‑century Moldavia, warrior Toma Nicolescu is assigned to guard two noble sisters in a remote estate. He falls in forbidden love with Lucine, only to face a seductive, vampiric nobleman whose twisted passion threatens their souls. The tale becomes a dark, romantic parable of jealous love and ultimate sacrifice.

Burn

by Ted Dekker

2010

Fifteen years ago, Janeal made a split‑second choice during a carnival fire that cost lives and shattered friendships. When old companions resurface and secrets ignite, she’s drawn into a reality‑twisting showdown that forces her to face who she was that night—and who she’s willing to become now.

The Bride Collector

by Ted Dekker

2009

FBI agent Brad Raines hunts a killer who leaves veiled women posed like brides at crime scenes. With few leads, he turns to a private psychiatric facility whose gifted patients—including a fragile young woman who can relive the dead’s final moments—may hold the key to stopping the next murder.

Renegade

by Ted Dekker

2009

Beset by doubt and tempted by forbidden power, one of the chosen four breaks ranks, threatening Elyon’s cause from within. Johnis and the remaining teens must navigate shifting loyalties, savage enemies, and the lure of revenge as their quest for the Books of History grows more perilous.

Lunatic

by Ted Dekker

2009

Years after the original quest for the Books of History, Johnis returns to a world twisted by new deceptions. An alluring, mysterious woman and the changing Forest itself force him and his friends to question their sanity as they face a fresh wave of Shataiki schemes and inner darkness.

Kiss

by Ted Dekker

2009

After waking from a coma, Shauna McAllister has lost six months of memory and is blamed for the crash that left her brother brain‑damaged. As she digs for the truth, she discovers she can somehow steal other people’s memories—an ability that may expose a deadly conspiracy or get her killed.

Green

by Ted Dekker

2009

Billed as both the beginning and the end of the Circle saga, Green finds Thomas Hunter’s world on the brink of final war. His son has turned to the Horde, old alliances are fracturing, and Thomas must seek an unexpected hope that links back to our own history in shocking ways.

Elyon

by Ted Dekker

2009

With Elyon’s lakes turned blood‑red and a deadly alliance tightening its grip, Johnis faces his greatest test. Entranced by a powerful foe and torn between loyalty and desire, he must decide whom to trust as the final clash between ultimate good and evil erupts across the Forest and the desert.

Chaos

by Ted Dekker

2009

Thrown into our modern world, Johnis and his friends race through unfamiliar streets pursued by Shataiki and human agents. Their mission—to secure a crucial Book of History before the Dark One does—forces them to see both realities, and themselves, in a startling new light.

BoneMan's Daughters

by Ted Dekker

2009

A serial killer known as BoneMan breaks his victims’ bones without marring their skin, searching for the perfect daughter. When his estranged teenage girl is kidnapped, Navy intelligence officer Ryan Evans becomes the prime suspect and the only man desperate enough to risk everything to bring her home alive.

Sinner

by Ted Dekker

2008

Years after the events of Showdown and Saint, Billy and Darcy return to Paradise, Colorado, just as a sweeping new “tolerance” law prepares to criminalize exclusive religious claims. When thousands gather to hear a young preacher defy the law, the showdown between fear and freedom turns explosive.

Renegade

by Ted Dekker

2008

As the search for the seven Books of History continues, one of the chosen four is seduced by power and turns traitor. Johnis and the remaining friends must navigate shifting alliances, deadly deserts, and their own doubts to keep Elyon’s story alive in a world sliding toward chaos.

Infidel

by Ted Dekker

2008

Branded an infidel, Johnis is drawn deep into the Horde city of Thrall, where a cruel general forces him to choose between his commander and his friends. His daring gambit to save his mother and recover more Books of History will change the Forest Guard forever.

Chosen

by Ted Dekker

2008

This edition of Chosen introduces Johnis and his fellow Forest Guard recruits as they’re thrust into a mission far beyond their training. To stop a Horde plot and retrieve the first of seven lost Books of History, they must risk capture, betrayal, and their own fears.

Chaos

by Ted Dekker

2008

Catapulted into our own world, Johnis and his companions race through a modern city that has no idea it’s linked to Other Earth. Pursued by Shataiki and human conspirators, they have one chance to find the final book they need before the Dark One seizes ultimate power.

Adam

by Ted Dekker

2008

FBI behavioral psychologist Daniel Clark has obsessed for months over a serial killer called Eve, who murders women during each new moon. When Eve kills Daniel and he’s resuscitated after twenty minutes, fragmented memories and mounting panic drive him toward a terrifying confrontation with evil that is more than human.

White: The Great Pursuit

by Ted Dekker

2007

In this illustrated finale, Thomas faces the endgame of Teeleh’s rebellion and Elyon’s great romance. Plagues, final battles, and a sweeping act of love are rendered in bold images that capture the apocalyptic beauty and heartbreak of the Circle’s last stand.

Red: The Heroic Rescue

by Ted Dekker

2007

Continuing the graphic adaptation of the Circle saga, Red shows Thomas leading the Forest Guard against Horde legions while scrambling to thwart terrorists in our world. Split‑screen panels heighten the tension as sacrifice, betrayal, and an unexpected rescue reshape both realities.

Infidel

by Ted Dekker

2007

Celebrated as heroes yet stretched to the breaking point, Johnis and his friends are lured into the Horde city of Thrall by a cunning new general. Captured and forced to betray Thomas, they must risk their lives to rescue an albino girl and recover more of the missing Books of History.

Chosen

by Ted Dekker

2007

Thirteen years after the Forest was turned to desert, Thomas Hunter selects four unlikely teens for a mission into Horde territory. When Johnis discovers a plot to exterminate Elyon’s people, the group is drawn into a quest for seven powerful Books of History that could save or doom their world.

Black: The Birth of Evil

by Ted Dekker

2007

This graphic‑novel edition of Black visually retells Thomas Hunter’s first leaps between Denver alleyways and Other Earth’s vibrant Forest. As he races to stop a bioterror attack here and learns Elyon’s ways there, the art brings Shataiki bats, healing lakes, and warring peoples sharply to life.

The Drummer Boy

by Ted Dekker

2006

A modern spin on a classic Christmas image, this brief story follows a boy with only a drum to offer as he encounters unexpected need and grace. In one simple act of giving, he discovers how small gifts can echo a much larger story of love.

Skin

by Ted Dekker

2006

After three tornadoes obliterate the remote town of Summerville, five survivors find themselves hunted by a serial killer who calls himself Red. His demand is simple and horrific: choose the ugliest among them to die, or he will start killing them all. Their decision exposes what beauty really means.

Saint

by Ted Dekker

2006

Carl Strople is the X Group’s most lethal assassin, trained to kill and stripped of his past. When fragmented memories return and a mission goes sideways, he’s forced to question everything he’s been told about who he is, who controls him, and what price he’ll pay to learn the truth.

House

by Ted Dekker

2006

A troubled married couple and two strangers seek shelter in a remote Alabama inn, only to be trapped in a deadly game run by a masked killer and a haunted house that forces them to face their darkest secrets.

The Slumber of Christianity

by Ted Dekker

2005

Part manifesto and part meditation, this nonfiction book argues that many believers have lost their passion by forgetting the vivid hope of heaven. Dekker explores how reawakening our imagination for eternal joy changes the way we see suffering, pleasure, and purpose in everyday life.

The Promise

by Ted Dekker

2005

In this short, fable‑like Christmas tale, a weary man receives an unexpected visit from a mysterious stranger who offers a gift beyond anything he imagined. As one small promise is kept, he’s forced to decide whether hope still has a place in his carefully managed, disappointed life.

Showdown

by Ted Dekker

2005

In the canyon‑hidden monastery of Paradise, Colorado, children raised by monks discover blank Books of History that can write reality. When one boy unleashes a living embodiment of evil, a drifter named Marsuvees Black strolls into town promising freedom, and Paradise becomes a battleground for souls.

Obsessed

by Ted Dekker

2005

Real‑estate broker Stephen Friedman thinks his past as a Jewish orphan is buried—until an elderly Holocaust survivor’s death reveals he may be her son. His search for her legacy, and a set of legendary Stones of David, pits him against the sadistic heir of a Nazi commandant obsessed with the same prize.

White

by Ted Dekker

2004

The final war is looming in both of Thomas Hunter’s worlds. A sinister alliance tightens its grip, a mysterious lover tests his loyalties, and a last, shocking choice will determine whether love or law shapes eternity. White brings the original Circle trilogy to a sweeping, sacrificial climax.

Red

by Ted Dekker

2004

In one world Thomas Hunter leads an outnumbered army against the diseased Horde; in the other, he races to stop terrorists unleashing a global virus. As battles erupt on both fronts, he must decide how far he’ll go—and what he’s willing to lose—to protect the future of two realities.

Thr3e

by Ted Dekker

2003

Seminary student Kevin Parson receives a chilling phone call from a man who calls himself Slater: confess your secret sin in three minutes or your car explodes. Each new riddle and bomb drags Kevin, a determined FBI agent, and a childhood friend into a mind‑bending hunt for the truth.

Black

by Ted Dekker

2003

After a bullet grazes his skull, failed writer Thomas Hunter wakes in a lush, impossible forest every time he falls asleep—and back in Denver when he sleeps there. As a deadly virus threatens our world, Thomas learns that choices in one reality can save or doom the other.

Thunder of Heaven

by Ted Dekker

2002

In the Venezuelan jungle, Tanya and Shannon grow up on a coffee plantation where first love blooms like paradise. When drug lords and terrorists massacre their families, Tanya’s search for truth uncovers a plot that could unleash catastrophe on America and a hidden spiritual battle behind it.

Blink

by Ted Dekker

2002

Genius college student Seth Border suddenly begins to see multiple possible futures. When he crosses paths with Miriam, a Saudi princess fleeing an arranged marriage, his new ability becomes their only hope of outrunning killers and uncovering a conspiracy that reaches from L.A. to the Middle East.

A Man Called Blessed

by Ted Dekker

2002

Years after the events of Blessed Child, Caleb lives hidden in the desert, guarding a secret tied to the Ark of the Covenant. Israeli archaeologist Rebecca Solomon and a ruthless assassin race to find him, forcing Caleb to confront his past and the costly love he once embraced.

When Heaven Weeps

by Ted Dekker

2001

As a young soldier, Jan Jovic was forced into a deadly game that ended in massacre and a glimpse of breathtaking love. Years later, now a famous writer, his buried past resurfaces through a broken woman entangled in crime, pushing him toward a sacrifice that could cost everything.

Blessed Child

by Ted Dekker

2001

An orphaned boy raised in an Ethiopian monastery sees the world in a way no one else can—and when he’s smuggled to the West, miracles begin to follow. Relief worker Jason Marker must protect Caleb from those who would exploit his gift while wrestling with what the boy’s faith reveals.

Heaven's Wager

by Ted Dekker

2000

Brilliant software engineer Kent Anthony is on the verge of wealth and success when a cascade of tragedy shatters his life. As he plots the perfect revenge, unseen forces and a praying mother‑in‑law draw him into a struggle over his soul and the meaning of hope.

Where should I start?

If you want his core fantasy universe first: BlackRedWhiteGreenThe 49th MysticRise of the Mystics.
If you prefer taut psychological thrillers: Thr3eObsessedAdamThe Bride Collector.
If you like supernatural suspense with big stakes: ShowdownSaintSinnerHouse.
If you’re drawn to epic historical fiction about Jesus’ world: A.D. 30A.D. 33.
If you want a softer on‑ramp through collaborations: Blessed ChildA Man Called BlessedForbiddenMortalSovereign.

Author bio

Ted Dekker was born on October 24, 1962, in a remote mountain village in what was then Dutch New Guinea, where his parents served as missionaries among the Dani people. His earliest memories are of jungle paths, tribal rituals, and a culture that felt a world away from the West. That mix of beauty and danger left a deep mark on him.

As a teenager, Dekker left Indonesia for the United States, eventually studying philosophy and religion. Those years sharpened his questions about God, evil, and what it means to be truly free. He spent time in the corporate world and in small business, learning how people talk, argue, sell, and dream—skills that later helped make his fiction feel immediate and grounded.

In the early 1990s he walked away from business, moved his young family to the mountains of western Colorado, and started writing full‑time. For several years he wrote and rewrote full‑length manuscripts that didn’t sell, teaching himself structure, pacing, and how to make big spiritual questions feel like flesh‑and‑blood stories.

The breakthrough came with novels like Heaven’s Wager and Thr3e, which blended psychological suspense with an almost allegorical look at good and evil. Thr3e in particular put him on the map, winning major Christian fiction awards and later being adapted for film. Readers who found him through that book often went back to his earlier Heaven and Martyr’s Song stories to see where his voice began.

Around the same time, Dekker launched what would become his signature fantasy universe with the Circle series—Black, Red, White, and later Green. Those books follow Thomas Hunter as he wakes in two different worlds every time he falls asleep, with a deadly virus threatening one and a cosmic battle unfolding in the other. That dream‑crossing idea, and the shared Books of History world around it, became the backbone for many of his later series.

He kept pushing into new territory. Thrillers like Obsessed, BoneMan’s Daughters, Adam, The Bride Collector, and the Danny Hansen novels (The Priest’s Graveyard and The Sanctuary) lean hard into crime, trauma, and moral tension while still circling questions of identity, shame, and grace. Historical epics such as A.D. 30 and A.D. 33 drop readers into first‑century deserts and courts, letting them encounter the teachings of Jesus through the eyes of an outsider.

Dekker has also built rich collaborations. With Tosca Lee he co‑wrote the dystopian Books of Mortals trilogy. With Erin Healy he turned out psychological suspense like Kiss and Burn. With his daughter Rachelle he’s written for both adults and younger readers, including The Girl Behind the Red Rope, the middle‑grade Millie Maven books, and the future‑set dragon series that begins with The Boy Who Fell from the Stars.

Alongside the fiction, he’s published spiritual works such as The Slumber of Christianity, Waking Up: How I Found My Faith By Losing It, and The Forgotten Way Meditations, where he talks more directly about hope, desire, and living from a place of love rather than fear. Those themes are the quiet engine behind much of his storytelling.

Today, Dekker lives in the United States with his wife, Lee Ann, and their family. He continues to write across genres—fantasy epics, intense thrillers, gentle children’s adventures—always circling the same core questions: Who are we, really? What if love is stronger than fear? And how would we live if we believed that?

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