Ted Dekker

Ted Dekker is a New York Times bestseller. http://www.teddekker.com/about/ Dekker's works are commonly classified as Christian fantasy, fiction and even mainstream serial killer novels. http://www.teddekker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ted-dekker-bio-full.pdf Dekker quit his corporate job in the 90's to pursue what he considered to be in his blood, a novelist. http://www.teddekker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ted-dekker-bio-full.pdf He has written over 20 novels since his first book Heaven's Wager, released two film adaptations of his novels Thr3e and House, and has even created a series for young adults in book and graphic novel form. http://www.teddekker.com/about/ He most recent works include Burn which was co-authored with Erin Healy and his own novel The Bride Collector.http://www.teddekker.com/library/

Ted Dekker was born in Indonesia, to Christian missionaries, John and Helen Dekker. According to Dekker, his early years were lonely ones, having been sent to boarding school, along with his siblings.Official Site: Ted's Life Story Part 1

In his biography, Dekker claims that his happiest times were those spent climbing trees and racing through the jungle with his brother Danny while on vacation from school. After completing high school in Papua New Guinea, he moved to the United States to attend college.Official Site: Ted's Life Story Part 1 He met Lee Ann during his sophomore year. He proposed, and the couple was married a year later. He enrolled at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, where he studied religion, creative writing and philosophy.Official Site: Ted's Life Story Part 1 He and Lee Ann, have four children -- Rachelle, JT, Kara and Chelise.Official Site: Part 2

After college he moved to California and took a job delivering medical supplies. Within three years after graduating college, he had been promoted to Director of Marketing]. He and Lee Ann were, in his words, "a highly successful American couple with one child, whom we named Rachelle, and a fat bank account." Later, along with a colleague, Dekker started his own medical supply company, Comfort Care.Official Site: Part 2

After his brother's death, he wrote his first novel, Heaven's Wager and shortly thereafter, When Heaven Weeps.Official Site: Part 2

Though his use of dark and often violent themes to portray spiritual ideals is controversial, Dekker maintains a large fan base, having sold over three million copies of his books.Publishers Weekly: Christian Bestseller Dekker Signs Two-Book Deal with Hachette

• Martyr's Song

• (2000) Heaven's Wager

• (2001) When Heaven Weeps

• (2002) Thunder of Heaven

• Books of History Chronicles: Circle Series

• (2004) Black

• (2004) Red

• (2004) White

• (2009) Green

• Books of History Chronicles: Paradise

• (2005) Showdown

• (2006) Saint

• (2008) Sinner

• Books of History Chronicles: Lost

• (2008) Chosen

• (2008) Infidel

• (2008) Renegade

• (2008) Chaos

• (2009) Lunatic (with Kaci Hill)

• (2009) Elyon (with Kaci Hill)

• Novels

• (2001) Blessed Child (with Bill Bright)

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

• (2002) Blink

• (2003) Thr3e

• (2005) The Promise: A Christmas Tale

• (2005) Obsessed

• (2006) House (with Frank Peretti)

• (2006) The Drummer Boy: A Christmas Tale

• (2007) Skin

• (2007) Blink of an Eye

• (2008) Adam

• (2009) Kiss (with Erin Healy)

• (2009) Bone Man's Daughters

• (2010) Burn (with Erin Healy)

• (2010) The Bride Collector

• (2010) Immanuel's Veins - Coming in September

• Graphic Novels

• (2009) The Circle Series

• (2010) The Lost Books Series - except for Lunatic and Elyon

• Non fiction

• (2005) The Slumber of Christianity: Awakening a Passion for Heaven On Earth

• (2010) Tea with Hezbollah: Sitting at the Enemies' Table, Our Journey Through the Middle East (with Carl Medearis)

• Film Adaptations http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2081579/

• (2007) Thr3e

• (2008) House