 | | |
| Black: The Birth of Evil (The Circle Trilogy, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | List Price: $7.99
Buy New: $2.27
You Save: $5.72 (72%)
Buy New/Used from $2.27
Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 54559
Category: Book
Author: Ted Dekker
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Studio: Thomas Nelson
Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
Label: Thomas Nelson
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 1595543260
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781595543264
ASIN: 1595543260
Publication Date: July 17, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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. Then he remembers the dream of the chase 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-both facing catastrophic disaster. Thomas is being pushed beyond his limits...even beyond the limits of space and time. Black is an incredible story of evil and rescue, betrayal and love, pursuit and death, and a terrorist's threat unlike anything the human race has ever known. 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 choice.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 The BEST! August 17, 2008
Amazing book!! I have read it along with Waking the Dead by John Eldridge. Excellent Christian based book, if you think about that as you read it, it is fantastic!!!! Can't wait to purchase RED Book 2! Very recomended!!!
Inspiring, Amazing, Exciting Book! July 7, 2008
Thomas Hunter-just an ordinary guy-right? WRONG. Right after getting hit in the head by a bullet his whole life changes before him. Now everytime he sleeps in one world, he awakens in another. And each world is depending on him to save them. On earth a virus is threatening to wipe out the entire population in just three weeks. In the other world -the temptation of the black forest threatens to disturb the perfection and beauty of this fascinating place of the future. The fate of both worlds hangs in the balance of one person.
I just got done reading Black-the first book in the Cycle series by Ted Dekker. This book contains tons of symbolism. I won't spoil it for you, but this is definately related to the Bible in a way. If you are a Ted Dekker fan, this is a MUST for you!
WOW!!!!! That is all I have to say June 4, 2008
I am not much of a reader for fun type guy, in fact my wife bought this book for me for Christmas and I did not start reading it until May.
After reading the first 3 chapters I could NOT put this book down. Now I cannot wait to read the other ones that go with it and what happens next.
Do not hesitate to get this book and the 2 others that follow. A real treat.
Tolkien Meets Science-Fiction May 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Imagine an apocalyptic scenario in the near future in which, due to a virus, mankind stands on the verge of annihilation.
Then imagine a Tolkien-nish world with sword fights, ork-like creatures, medieval communities, and brave men.
Now bring the two worlds together through someone who always wakes up in the one reality when he falls asleep in the other, and who, through his constant travel between the two realities, is the crucial person in both.
Voila! You've got the fascinating premise of the trilogy.
Some might find this too tall of a tale, but I was enthralled. The first chapter or two left me a little confused. Then, however, the story took on more definite shape and I was served several of my favorite types of literature in one book: classic fantasy, edge-of-your-seat science-fiction, and a supernatural thriller.
Given this superb combination, possible imperfections of the book faded into insignificance.
Be warned, though: The book is not a complete novel on its own but only the first third of a story published in three parts. Moreover, it ends with a cliffhanger. So if you only buy the first book of the trilogy and enjoy it at all, you'll want to pick up the second book right after finishing "Black."
- Jacob Schriftman, Author of The Crack Beneath the Worlds and Other Books
 A Challenge to Read April 20, 2008
My first Ted Dekker novel. I was really wondering what was going on. I think that is exactly what Dekker wanted. The challenge to get my mind around and try to understand the moral of the story and his symbols, not to mention the suspense, held me to the end.
Ray Ruppert, Author of "The Sovereign Reigns, or Does He?" "The Sovereign's Last Battle" and "Revelation: A Layperson's Reflections"
|
|
|
 Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| | |
