New 5th Anniversary Editions include Bonus Graphic Novels. Enter an adrenaline-laced epic where dreams and reality collide Fleeing his assailants through deserted alleyways, Thomas Hunter narrowly escapes to the roof of a building. Then a silent bullet from the night clips his head . . . and his world goes black. From the blackness comes an amazing reality of another world--a world where evil is contained. A world where Thomas Hunter is in love with a beautiful woman. But then he remembers the dream of being chased through an alleyway as he reaches to touch the blood on his head. Where does the dream end and reality begin? Every time he falls asleep in one world, he awakes in the other. Yet in both, catastrophic disaster awaits him . . . may even be caused by him. Some say the world hangs in the balance of every choice we make. Now the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance of one man's choices.
Pages:
432 Format:
N/A EAN/ISBN:
1595543260 Publisher:
Thomas Nelson
A stunning start to a great trilogy| Posted October 15, 2009
Ted Dekker is an ever-better writer with new things from his vivid imagination coming forth into captivating novels. Black is no exception. It is a superb allegory, written as well as you could ask for and not letting up a bit. It all starts with Thomas Hunter, ending his midnight shift at the Java Hut. Walking down an alleyway, shots are fired…at him! He desperately seeks his sister, Kara’s apartment on the 3rd floor of a complex in the same city of Denver, Colorado. Here launches an overly real dream about a future earth where things unseen are seen. In the defiled Black Forest he wakes. He soon learns of the Shataiki, the Roush, Elyon, the Black and colored forests and the fact that he apparently suffers memory loss. There are captivating cliffhangers at the turn of every page and the battle for good rages on in the captivating 400+ page novel. It is told allegorically, and in a way that the message comes across quite clearly. And in the other world, the Raison Strain presents a major crisis. It’s a dramatic race against time in both confusing worlds, told so eloquently and in such wonder, that the novel should delight readers for centuries to come. It’s not one for the very young, as it contains gruesome violence and harsh cruelty, but Dekker always amazes me. This is a book for the adult Christian and every fantasy reader out there. Black: The Birth of Evil. Excellent!
The Circle Trilogy!| Posted August 25, 2009
This Book and Series are amazing. Ted Dekker really knows how to write a good book. It's a thriller that will keep you entertained for hours on end! I'd recommend reading all three books in this trilogy, then move on to read Chosen, Infidel and the ones that follow in that series. All great books!
Fantastic| Posted August 23, 2009
This is the first book I have read by Ted Dekker and I thought it was fantastic. The book has action, romance, horror, fantasy... everything. Dekker is such an amazing visual writer, you can see everything that is going on in your head perfectly. My favorite character is Michal. He's so cool! :D I can't wait to read Red, White and Green!
Excellent!!| Posted August 08, 2009
This book was the secong book i read from Ted Dekker. It provides an interesting concept that is sure to keep you from putting it down. It is an intense and suspenseful book that leads into a very emotional series perfectly. Any Dekker fan must read this book.
Great Book| Posted June 05, 2008
this is ted dekker's first book in the circle trilogy and two other books to follow the second one called Red and the third called White. I live this book because it has good writing, great details of what is happening, and it is like a mystery and it makes you think alot about just trying to figure it out.
Ted's weakest| Posted June 04, 2008
As a Ted Dekker fan, I love the little references to the Circle Trilogy that are tossed into his books on occasion. Paradoxically, I do not like the Circle Trilogy and Black, in my opinion, is the weakest book.
Now, understand that this is only my opinion. I know some people who Love the Circle Trilogy and hate Ted's other books. That said, if you are interested, check the book out from a library. If you like it, buy it. If you don't return it. If you are interested in reading the Circle Trilogy you can not skip this one, it is the foundation of the series.
Nevertheless, I believe the colored forest in the book creates a beautiful picture of what the garden of Eden may have looked like. This is a reason to at least take a peek at the story
Black is In| Posted May 27, 2008
Black is an amazing allegory about a young man who finds himself trapped between two parallel worlds and is forced to try to save his own life and others in both. This books sets the mood for an amazing trilogy, and if that weren't enough, almost every book Dekker has written after Black has some kind of tie-in with this one. This is a must-read!
Black| Posted April 08, 2008
Where to start. I guess you start at the beginning, which would be Black. This book is a definite read for anyone that likes good stories, falling in love with the characters, and also wants another perspective on the fall and redemption of man. It starts several of Ted's recent books and is one I would recommend to anyone.
Great Book| Posted March 06, 2008
Wow I really have to agree with the other comments, this is a phenomenal, which is just the beginning of a great trilogy. I'd recommend this book and Thr3e to anyone.
very good book| Posted March 01, 2008
i've enjoyed many of ted dekker's books. the start of this series i think is particularly interesting. i really like black, red and white.
