Ted Dekker

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**Ted Dekker**

Born:	Date Unknown Indonesia
Occupation(s):	novelist
Genre(s):	Christian fiction
Influences:	C.S. Lewis
Website:	http://www.teddekker.com/

Ted Dekker is the author of the novels Black, Red, White, THR3E, Blink, Showdown, Saint, Heaven's Wager, When Heaven Weeps, Thunder of Heaven, A Martyr's Song and the co-author of Blessed Child, A Man Called Blessed, and House

Dekker's dust cover blurb states that he was "raised in the jungles of Indonesia" (where he lived on and off until he was nineteen) -- now he lives in the mountains of the U.S. state of Colorado with his wife and children. He is known for novels that "combine adrenaline-laced stories packed with unexpected plot twists, unforgettable characters, and incredible confrontations between good and evil." Before he started his career as an author, Ted Dekker ran a California-based company with his brother selling adult diapers. According to an informational CD contained in some editions of House, the company was very successful and sold over 6 million diapers their first year of business.

In 2004 Dekker released all volumes from his Circle Trilogy: Black, Red and White -- a combination of suspense, political intrigue and C.S. Lewis-inspired, Christian analogy-infused worlds, with some influence from The Matrix as well. The series "tells the story of a man named Thomas Hunter who lives in two different realities. In one reality, he is trying to stop a virus known as the Raison Strain that will destroy the world, while in the other, he is a respected military leader of the Forest People who is trying to save them from a horrible calamity that will change life as they know it."

Like Stephen King, a lot of Dekker's novels are loosely connected to each other.

Recently, Ted published his first non-fiction work, in which he examines the Slumber of Christianity, and hopes to "awaken a passion for heaven on earth" in the hearts of believers.

On April 1, 2006 he released House (co-written with prolific Christian fiction writer Frank Peretti). THR3E, a novel of good, evil, and all that lies between, began filming in October 2005 and will be released on January 5, 2007. The movie's producer is Ralph Winter (X-Men and its sequels, Being Joe Goodman, Fantastic Four, along with Hangman's Curse and other Christian indie films).