Johnis, Silvie, and Darsal found the Books of History, and now it's time to return home--but five years have passed at home, and nothing is as it was. The Horde has taken over Middle, Thomas and the rest of the Forest Guard are in hiding, and a strange new force is challenging everything they thought they knew. Should the Chosen One continue to follow his heart . . . or is his heart finally leading them astray?

Dekker is the son of missionaries John and Helen Dekker, whose incredible story of life among headhunters in Indonesia has been told in several books. Surrounded by the vivid colors of the jungle and a myriad of cultures, each steeped in their own interpretation of life and religion, Dekker received a first-class education on human nature and behavior. This, he believes, is the foundation of his writing.

After graduating from a multicultural high school, he took up permanent residence in the United States to study Religion and Philosophy. After earning his Bachelor¹s Degree from Evangel College in Springfield, Missouri, Dekker entered the corporate world as a store manager for a large healthcare company in California. Dekker was quickly recognized as a talent in the field of marketing and was soon promoted to Director of Marketing. This experience gave him a background which enabled him to eventually form his own company and steadily climb the corporate ladder.

However, Dekker was not satisfied in his current career and began writing at night and on the weekends. By 1997 he was writing fulltime. He states that each time he writes, he finds his vision of God just a little clearer and his expression of that vision a little more vivid. Dekker recently reached the million mark in sales and has won numerous awards including a Christy, Gold Medallion, and the Retailers Choice Award.

Ted Dekker lives in the mountains of Colorado on a small ranch with his wife LeeAnn and their four children.