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Black

by Ted Dekker

Two realities, one widening crisis

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Two realities, one widening crisis

Thomas Hunter moves between two worlds whenever he sleeps: a present-day setting threatened by a planned viral release and a far-future conflict involving the Circle’s resistance. The split gives the suspense plot a speculative structure, while the stakes in each reality are tied to different kinds of danger—an approaching pandemic in one, forbidden love and a threatened community in the other. As the opening novel in Ted Dekker’s Circle series, Black introduces a story that combines thriller and fantasy elements with explicitly religious subject matter. Its central question is whether Hunter’s ability to cross between realities can help him alter the course of events in both.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Christian suspense with thriller and fantasy elements
  • Readers who enjoy parallel-world premises and interconnected plotlines
  • Readers seeking the opening installment of Ted Dekker’s Circle series

Themes

Parallel realitiesFaith and redemptionPandemic threatResistance and communityForbidden love

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Book overview

Thomas Hunter is a man torn between parallel realities, each teetering on the brink of disaster. Every time he falls asleep in one reality, he wakes in the other: one where he must race to outwit terrorists intent on releasing an unstoppable virus and the other, far into the future, where a forbidden love could forever destroy the Circle's ragtag resistance. Dive into the mesmerizing world of Ted Dekker's The Circle Series with the first novel-- Black.

Thomas Hunter narrowly escapes mysterious assailants only to encounter a silent bullet that clips his head . . . and his world goes black. He awakens in an alternate reality and soon finds himself pulled between two worlds. In one, Thomas is an average guy working in a coffeehouse. In the other, he's a battle-scarred general leading a band of warriors known as the Circle.

Every time Thomas closes his eyes, he awakes in a different reality, where he must thwart a looming pandemic in one and confront forbidden love in another. Thomas can bridge both worlds, but he quickly realizes that he may not be able to save either. In this mind-bending adventure of suspense, thriller, and fantasy, the fate of both worlds now rests on his ability to shift realities through his dreams--and somehow find a way to change history.

Ted Dekker excels in crafting a narrative rich with allegorical depth and spiritual introspection, making The Circle Series a profound exploration of faith, redemption, and the human spirit. Experience the novel that started it all with Black and join the Circle with the rest of the series:

  • Book 1: Black
  • Book 2: Red
  • Book 3: White
  • Book 4: Green
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