Ted Dekker (born 1962) is a New York Times best-selling author best known for novels which could be broadly described as suspense thrillers with major twists and unforgettable characters, though he has also made a name for himself among fantasy fans. Early in his career he wrote a number of spiritual thrillers and his novels were categorized as ‘Christian Fiction’. His later novels are a mix of mainstream novels such as Adam, Thr3e, Skin, Obsessed and BoneMan’s Daughters, and Fantasy thrillers that metaphorically explore faith.

Best known among these is his Circle Series: Black, Red, White, Green (Green unreleased) and The Paradise Books: Showdown, Saint, and Sinner. Dekker was born to missionaries who lived among the headhunter tribes of Indonesia. Because his parents’ work often included extended periods of time away from their children, Dekker describes his early life in a culture to which he was a stranger as both fascinating and lonely.

It is this unique upbringing that forced him to rely on his own imagination to create a world in which he belonged. After leaving Indonesia, Dekker graduated from a multi-cultural high school and took up permanent residence in the United States to study Philosophy and Religion. After attaining a Bachelor's Degree, he entered the corporate world where he proceeded to climb the proverbial ladder.

But his personal drive left him restless and, after many successful years, he traded corporate life for wide range of entrepreneurial pursuits.

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