i was first introduced to ted dekker’s books in 2013 when i read black, the first book in the circle trilogy. i prefer fantasy books like throne of glass so this was a good starting point for me in christian fiction. But soon I found myself looking at a sea of books and wondering how to read all of Ted Dekker’s books in order.
If you find yourself similarly stumped, I’m here to help you navigate through Ted Dekker’s impressive list of backgrounds.
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Before we dive into Ted Dekker’s list of books in order, though, it’s helpful to learn a bit more about the man himself.
who is ted dekker?
ted dekker is a christian fiction author who grew up in indonesia as the son of missionaries who lived among the headhunter tribes.
He spent long periods of time away from his parents due to the nature of his job and had to rely on his own creativity to keep himself entertained.
While best known for his thrillers, Dekker has also written a number of fantasy novels and combined the two genres in his most iconic work: the Circle series.
are there any film adaptations of ted dekker?
With so many fantastic books, have any of Ted Dekker’s novels been adapted for the big screen? there are two currently released, with reports that a third was in production in 2015, but it looks like it must have failed.
- thr3e (2006)
- house (2008)
I’ve seen thr3e and it’s a fantastic movie with an ending unlike anything I’ve seen. Of course, the book will have the same twist, so if low-budget movies aren’t your thing, read the book.
ted dekker books in order
ted dekker is the author of over 50 books in a variety of different series, as well as stand-alone novels and non-fiction books.
Below, we’ll list all of Ted Dekker’s books in order, first listing the series, then highlighting his stand-alone novels.
ted dekker series in order
I have listed the Ted Dekker books below based on the popularity of the series.
round series
- black (2003)
- red (2004)
- white (2004)
- green (2009)
circular graphic novels
- black: the birth of evil (2007)
- red: the heroic rescue (2007)
- white: the great chase (2007)
beyond the circular books
- the mystic 49 (2018)
- the rise of the mystics (2018)
paradise series
- confrontation (2005)
- holy (2006)
- sinner (2008)
lost series
- chosen (2007)
- unfaithful (2007)
- renegade (2008)
- chaos (2008)
- lunatic (with kaci hill) (2009)
- elyon (with kaci hill) (2009)
lost graphic novels
- chosen (2008)
- infidel (2008)
- renegade (2009)
- chaos (2009)
historical chronicle books
These books, while stand-alone, have ties to the various previous series, which are loosely tied together in what is known as the dekkerverse.
- house (with frank e peretti) (2006)
- skin (2006)
- immanuel’s veins (2010)
the books of mortals with rough reads
- forbidden (2011)
- deadly (2012)
- sovereign (2013)
outlaw chronicles
- outlaw (2013)
- eyes wide open (2014)
- water walker (2014)
- hacker (2014)
a.d. books
- a.d. 30 (2014)
- a.d. 33 (2015)
books by danny hansen
- the priest’s graveyard (2011)
- the sanctuary (2012)
martyr song series
- the bet of the sky (2000)
- when the sky cries (2001)
- the thunder of the sky (2002)
caleb series
- blessed boy (with bill bright) (2001)
- a man called blessed (with bill bright) (2002)
ted dekker books in order – independent
- blink of an eye (2002)
- thr3e (2003)
- obsessed (2005)
- adam (2008)
- kiss (with erin healy) (2009)
- the boneman’s daughters (2009)
- the bride collector (2009)
- burn (with erin healy) (2010)
- the girl behind the red rope (with rachelle dekker) (2019)
- playing dead (2021)
ted dekker books in order – children’s books
dream traveler questline
- into the book of light (2018)
- the curse of the shadow man (2018)
- the garden and the serpent (2018)
- the last judgment (2018)
and they found the dragon series (with rachelle dekker)
- the boy who fell from the stars (2021)
- journey to the silver towers (2021)
- the rise of the light bearer (2021)
millie maven series (with rachelle dekker)
- millie maven and the bronze medallion (2020)
- millie maven and the golden vial (2020)
- millie maven and the white sword (2020)
other children’s books
- the promise (2005)
- the drummer (2006)
non-fiction books
- the dream of christianity (2005)
- tea with hezbollah (with carl medearis) (2010)
- awakening: how i found my faith when i lost it (2015)
- meditations on the forgotten path (2015)
- the path of love, book 1 (2018)
- the path of love, book 2 (2018) )
summary of ted dekker’s books in order
Now that we’ve listed all of Ted Dekker’s books in order, let’s take a closer look at Ted Dekker’s Circles series, as well as his popular stand-alone novels.
1. black
thomas hunter narrowly escapes mysterious assailants only to be met by a silent bullet that severs his head. . . and his world turns black. he wakes up in an alternate reality and soon finds himself caught between two worlds. In one, Thomas is an average guy who works in a coffee shop. in the other, he is a battle-scarred general who leads a group of warriors known as the Circle.
Each time Thomas falls asleep in one reality, he wakes up in the other, and both worlds face catastrophic disaster. in one world, he must compete to outwit sadistic terrorists who are trying to create a global pandemic by releasing an unstoppable virus. in the other, in the distant future, a forbidden love could forever destroy the heterogeneous resistance of the circle.
Thomas is able to bridge the two worlds, but he quickly realizes that he may not be able to save either. In this mind-blowing adventure, the fate of both worlds now depends on his ability to change realities through his dreams and somehow find a way to change history.
2. red
The hallucinatory rhythm of black accelerates in red, book two of the series of circles. Less than a month ago, Thomas Hunter was a failed writer selling coffee at the Java Hut in Denver. He now finds himself on a desperate quest to rescue two worlds from collapse. in one world, he is a battle-scarred general commanding an army of primitive warriors. in the other, he’s racing to outwit sadistic terrorists trying to create global chaos through an unstoppable virus.
Two worlds on the brink of destruction. an unthinkable solution.
Immerse yourself in an adrenaline-pumping epic where dreams and reality collide. nothing is what it seems, as black turns red.
3. white
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On one world, a deadly virus threatens to destroy all life as scientists and governments scramble to find an antidote. in the other, a forbidden love could destroy forever the heterogeneous resistance known as the circle.
Thomas is able to bridge the two worlds, but he quickly realizes that he may not be able to save either.
In this mind-blowing adventure, Thomas must find a way to rewrite history as he navigates a whirlwind of emotions and events surrounding an impending apocalypse.
The fate of two worlds comes down to one man’s choice, and it’s a highly unlikely choice. life. death. love. Nothing is what it seems. however, everything will be changed forever by the decisions of one man in the final hours of the great persecution.
4. green
As the ancient prophets foretold, an apocalypse destroyed the earth during the 21st century. but two thousand years later, elyon put a new adam on earth. this time, however, he gave humanity an advantage. what was previously unseen became visible. it was good and it was called…green.
but evil teeleh bided his time in a black forest. Then, when least expected, a twenty-four-year-old named Thomas Hunter fell asleep in our world and woke up in that future black forest. a gateway was opened for teeleh to devastate the land. Ravaged by the ruin, Thomas Hunter and his circle swore to fight the dark scourge until his death.
that was then. now the circle has lost all hope. And Samuel, the beloved son of Thomas Hunter, has turned his back on his father and is aligning dark forces to wage the final war. Thomas is devastated, but he is determined to rescue the circle and his child even if he has to cross two worlds to do it.
blink of one eye
a romantic thriller where the future changes in the blink of an eye. . . or yes?
miriam is a saudi princess betrothed to another, a pawn in a political struggle that could change the balance of power in the middle east.
seth is a certified genius with a head full of numbers, a life full of baggage, and an attitude born on the waves of the pacific.
Cultures collide when they find themselves together as fugitives on a high-stakes chase in Southern California. a growing attraction and a search for answers fuel their struggle to survive. . . But with no sleep and a massive manhunt constantly closing in, their chances of survival in any future are slim to none.
three
Enter a world where nothing is what it seems. where your closest friend could be your greatest enemy.
Kevin Parson is alone in his car when his cell phone rings. A man calling himself Slater offers a deadly ultimatum: You have exactly three minutes to confess your sin to the world. he refuses, and the car he is driving will be blown up. then the phone hangs up.
Kevin panics. who would make such a demand? what’s up? However, not knowing what else to do, Kevin swerves into a parking lot and runs out of his car. just in case.
Precisely three minutes later, a massive explosion sets their world on a collision course with madness. And that’s just the first move in this deadly game.
obsessed
stephen friedman makes a good living in good times. he is just an ordinary guy. or he so he believes.
but one day an extraordinary piece of information tells him otherwise. It’s a clue to the grave of a holocaust survivor. a clue that makes him the heir to an incredible fortune. . . a clue that only he and another man can understand.
That man is Roth Braun, a serial killer who has been waiting for Stephen for thirty years. Roth was arrested once before. this time nothing will stand in his way.
adam
Enter a world of death and near-death that blurs the lines between fiction and reality in a way that will leave you stunned.
It takes an obsessive mind to know one. And Daniel Clark meets the elusive killer she’s been stalking. She has dedicated every waking minute she spends as a profiler to finding the serial killer known only as Eve. She has pored over the crime scenes of sixteen young women who suffered mysterious deaths, all in underground cellars or caverns. She has delved into the killer’s head and has become intrigued by the twisted religious undertones of the murders.
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what daniel cannot know is that he will be eve’s next victim. he will be the killer’s first adam. After sixteen hopeless months, the case takes a drastic turn one very dark night when Daniel is shot and left for dead.
Resurrected after twenty minutes of clinical death, Daniel is haunted by the experience. he knows that he has seen the killer’s face, but the trauma of dying has darkened his memory and left him with crushing panic attacks. Nothing, not even desperate and dangerous attempts to re-experience his own death, seems to bring him any closer to finding the killer.
then eve strikes again, much closer to home. and daniel’s obsession erupts into a battle for his life. . . his sanity. . . the soul of him.
kiss
Let me tell you everything I know for sure. my name: shauna.
I woke up in a hospital bed with six months of memory missing. in the room was my beloved boyfriend, how could I have forgotten, my uncle and my abusive stepmother. everyone blames me for the tragic car accident that left me near death and my dear brother brain damaged. but what they say can’t be true, right?
I think the medicine is doing strange things to my memory. I’m not sure who I can trust and who I should run from. And I’m starting to remember things I never knew. things that are not about me. I think I’m going crazy.
And worse yet, I think they want to kill me.
but who? And for what? Is it really better to die for the truth than to live with a lie?
boneman’s daughters
They call him the boneman, a serial killer who kidnapped six young women. he’s the perfect father looking for the perfect daughter, and when his victims don’t live up to his lofty expectations, he kills them by breaking their bones and leaving them to die.
Intelligence officer Ryan Evans, on the other hand, has given up all hope of being the perfect father. his daughter and his wife have erased him from their lives.
Everything changes when Boneman takes on Bethany, Ryan’s estranged daughter, as his seventh victim. Ryan chases Boneman on her account.
but the fbi sees it differently. New evidence points to the suspicion that Ryan is a Boneman. now the hunter is the hunted, and in the end, only one father will stand.
the bridal collector
fbi special agent brad raines takes on his toughest case yet. A Denver serial killer has killed four beautiful young women, leaving a wedding veil at every crime scene, and he’s picking up the pace. Unable to solve the case, Raines turns to a highly unusual source for help: the residents of the Center for Wellness and Intelligence, a private psychiatric institution for the extraordinarily gifted with mental illness. It is there that he meets Paradise, a young woman who witnessed her father murder her family and barely escaped from her hand. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Paradise may also have an extrasensory gift: the ability to experience the final moments of a person’s life when she touches the corpse. In a desperate attempt to find the killer, Raines enlists Paradise’s help. In an effort to gain her trust, he befriends this strange young woman and begins to see in her qualities that most “sane people” lack. Gradually, he begins to question whether sanity resides outside the hospital walls. . . or inside.
burn
She escaped the fire, but not the effects of the burn.
janeal has long felt trapped in her father’s gypsy culture. Then, one night, a powerful man named Salazar Sanso promises her the life she longs for, if she helps her recover a large sum of money tied to her father.
When the plan implodes, Sanso and his men attack the gypsy settlement and burn it to the ground. During the fire, Janeal is faced with an amazing choice.
The impact of that moment changes her forever.
As her past rises from the ashes, Janeal is faced with a new life or death decision. and this time, escaping is not an option.
the girl behind the red rope
Ten years ago, Grace saw something that would forever change the course of history. when evil in its purest form is unleashed on the world, she and other members of her religious community are already holed up deep in the hills of tennessee, abiding by all the rules that will keep them safe, pure and alive. as long as they stay there, behind the red perimeter. Questions from her older brother and the arrival of the first strangers she has seen in a decade set events in motion that will question everything Grace has built in her life. Enemies rise from all sides, but who is the real enemy? And how much will it cost him to discover the truth?
play dead
would you play the last game of life? The discovery of two ritually murdered teenagers in a secluded Austin park outrages a nation already teetering on the brink of destruction. The victims are the latest in an epidemic of deaths linked to a mysterious virtual game known only as Play Dead. The evidence points to Jamie Hamilton, a brilliant young man on the autism spectrum. But Angie Channing, a world-renowned true crime writer, isn’t convinced he’s a killer. her obsession with her truth leads her into the world of playing dead. but what she discovers is a truth too dangerous to expose. a truth that those in power protect at all costs. How far will she go to bring the truth to light?
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