Author guide
Ted Dekker Books in Order
Ted Dekker is an American New York Times bestselling author known for psychologically intense thrillers, fantasy novels, interconnected speculative fiction, young-adult fiction, and Christian nonfiction. His bibliography includes solo works and collaborations with authors such as Frank E. Peretti, Bill Bright, Erin Healy, Tosca Lee, Kara Dekker, Rachelle Dekker, and H. R. Hutzel.
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Heaven's Wager
The first published novel and entry point to Dekker's career-spanning supernatural fiction.
Black
The best starting point for the interconnected Books of History Chronicles.
Thr3e
A concise standalone psychological thriller and one of Dekker's signature novels.
Read in order
Books by series
universe · complete
The Books of History Chronicles
An interconnected fictional universe involving the Books of History, spiritual conflict, and linked characters and settings.
- 1 BlackAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2004
- 2 RedAmazon ↗
Book 2 · novel · 2004
- 3 WhiteAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novel · 2004
- 4 GreenAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 2009
- 5 ChosenAmazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 2007
- 6 InfidelAmazon ↗
Book 8 · novel · 2007
- 7 RenegadeAmazon ↗
Book 9 · novel · 2008
- 8 ChaosAmazon ↗
Book 10 · novel · 2008
- 9 LunaticAmazon ↗
Book 11 · novel · 2009
- 10 ElyonAmazon ↗
Book 12 · novel · 2009
- 11 ShowdownAmazon ↗
Book 5 · novel · 2006
- 12 SaintAmazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 2006
- 13 SinnerAmazon ↗
Book 7 · novel · 2008
- 14 HouseAmazon ↗
Book connected · novel · 2006
- 15 SkinAmazon ↗
Book connected · novel · 2007
- 16 Immanuel's VeinsAmazon ↗
Book connected · novel · 2010
- 17 The Blood BookAmazon ↗
Book connected · novella · 2011
- 18 GenesisAmazon ↗
Book connected · short-story · 2011
- 19 To Kill With ReasonAmazon ↗
Book connected · short-story · 2010
- 20 The KeeperAmazon ↗
Book 4.5 · novella · 2011
- 21 ForbiddenAmazon ↗
Book 13 · novel · 2011
- 22 MortalAmazon ↗
Book 14 · novel · 2012
- 23 SovereignAmazon ↗
Book 15 · novel · 2013
- 24 The 49th MysticAmazon ↗
Book 16 · novel · 2018
- 25 Rise of the MysticsAmazon ↗
Book 17 · novel · 2018
series · complete
The Paradise Novels
A three-book supernatural thriller series connected to The Books of History Chronicles.
series · complete
The Lost Books
A young-adult fantasy sequence connected to the Circle mythology and The Books of History Chronicles.
series · complete
The Books of Mortals
A trilogy co-authored with Tosca Lee about a civilization confronting the consequences of forbidden knowledge and immortality.
series · complete
The Martyr's Song Series
A supernatural thriller series beginning with Heaven's Wager and following a recurring conflict between earthly suffering and transcendent hope.
series · complete
The Outlaw Chronicles
A connected sequence of thrillers and short novels centered on Outlaw and its related stories.
- 1 OutlawAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2013
- 2 IdentityAmazon ↗
Book 2.1 · novella · 2013
- 3 MirrorsAmazon ↗
Book 2.2 · novella · 2013
- 4 UnseenAmazon ↗
Book 2.3 · novella · 2013
- 5 SeerAmazon ↗
Book 2.4 · novella · 2013
- 6 Water WalkerAmazon ↗
Book 3 · novella · 2014
- 7 HackerAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novella · 2014
- 1 OutlawAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2013
series · complete
Eyes Wide Open
Four separately published short works forming the Eyes Wide Open sequence.
series · complete
A.D.
Historical novels dramatizing key events surrounding the early Christian movement.
series · complete
Beyond the Circle
A continuation of the Circle mythology set within The Books of History Chronicles.
universe · complete
The Dream Travelers
A middle-grade fantasy universe about children who enter other realities through dreams and games.
- 1 Into the Book of LightAmazon ↗
Book 1 · children's-book · 2018
- 2 The Curse of ShadowmanAmazon ↗
Book 2 · children's-book · 2018
- 3 The Garden and the SerpentAmazon ↗
Book 3 · children's-book · 2018
- 4 The Final JudgmentAmazon ↗
Book 4 · children's-book · 2018
- 5 The Boy and His SongAmazon ↗
Book 5 · children's-book · 2023
- 6 The Warrior and the ArcherAmazon ↗
Book 6 · children's-book · 2023
- 7 Out of the DarknessAmazon ↗
Book 7 · children's-book · 2023
series · complete
The Dream Traveler's Quest
The first four-book Dream Travelers sequence, co-authored with Kara Dekker.
universe · complete
The Dragons
A young-reader fantasy universe featuring several connected dragon sagas.
- 1 The Boy Who Fell From the StarsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · children's-book · 2021
- 2 Journey to the Silver TowersAmazon ↗
Book 2 · children's-book · 2021
- 3 Rise of the Light BringerAmazon ↗
Book 3 · children's-book · 2021
- 4 Son of the Light BringerAmazon ↗
Book 4 · children's-book · 2022
- 5 Daughter of the AlchemistAmazon ↗
Book 5 · children's-book · 2022
- 6 Children of ZionAmazon ↗
Book 6 · children's-book · 2022
- 7 The Golden EggAmazon ↗
Book 7 · children's-book · 2024
- 8 The Unknown PathAmazon ↗
Book 8 · children's-book · 2024
- 9 Rise of the Fire WalkerAmazon ↗
Book 9 · children's-book · 2024
series · complete
And They Found Dragons
The first three-book Dragons saga, co-authored with Rachelle Dekker.
series · complete
The Dragons Among Us
A sequel trilogy to And They Found Dragons, co-authored with Rachelle Dekker.
series · complete
The Dragon Rider Who Saved the World
A connected dragon saga set a century after the earlier Dragons books, co-authored with Rachelle Dekker.
universe · complete
The Impossible Places
A young-reader fantasy universe about journeys between Earth and impossible worlds.
- 1 The FallAmazon ↗
Book 1 · children's-book · 2023
- 2 The Great DivideAmazon ↗
Book 2 · children's-book · 2023
- 3 RedemptionAmazon ↗
Book 3 · children's-book · 2023
- 4 Legend of the FlamesAmazon ↗
Book 4 · children's-book · 2024
- 5 Curse of the EmberAmazon ↗
Book 5 · children's-book · 2024
- 6 Treasure Beyond World's EndAmazon ↗
Book 6 · children's-book · 2024
series · complete
Journey to Impossible Places
The first trilogy in The Impossible Places, co-authored with H. R. Hutzel.
series · complete
World of Impossible Things
A sequel trilogy to Journey to Impossible Places, co-authored with H. R. Hutzel.
series · complete
The World Fixers
A young-reader allegorical fantasy trilogy about two enemies trying to heal a divided world, co-authored with Rachelle Dekker.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (24)
- BlinkAmazon ↗
novel · 2003
- Thr3eAmazon ↗
novel · 2003
- The Slumber of ChristianityAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2005
- ObsessedAmazon ↗
novel · 2005
- Black: The Birth of EvilAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2007
- Red: The Heroic RescueAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2007
- White: The Great PursuitAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2007
- ChosenAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2008
- InfidelAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2008
- AdamAmazon ↗
novel · 2008
- RenegadeAmazon ↗
graphic-novel · 2009
- KissAmazon ↗
novel · 2009
- BoneMan's DaughtersAmazon ↗
novel · 2009
- The Bride CollectorAmazon ↗
novel · 2010
- BurnAmazon ↗
novel · 2010
- Tea with HezbollahAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2010
- The Priest's GraveyardAmazon ↗
novel · 2011
- The SanctuaryAmazon ↗
novel · 2012
- The Forgotten WayAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2015
- The Forgotten Way MeditationsAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2015
- The Way of Love, Book 1Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 2018
- The Way of Love, Book 2Amazon ↗
nonfiction · 2018
- The Girl Behind the Red RopeAmazon ↗
novel · 2019
- Play DeadAmazon ↗
novel · 2021
Nonfiction (1)
- Waking Up: How I Found My Faith by Losing ItAmazon ↗
memoir · 2015
Short fiction (2)
Other (1)
- I Need to Know: Answers to Questions About GodAmazon ↗
collection · 2004