Black by Ted Dekker
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In January I was introduced to Ted Dekker through his most recent Circle book, Green. I was fascinated by Thomas Hunter and his dreams in that book and with Black I feel as if they have been taken to a whole new level.
Now, Black was written before Green. And Green is meant to be read as the finale, or as the beginning – it doesn’t make a difference really. I will tell you that having read Green first I was able to jump with both feet i to the story laid out in Black and my level of understanding was much higher than it might have been had I just been learning about the worlds of Thomas.
In Black we’re introduced to the steps that were taken to release the Raisan Virus into the world. Parallels are made between the future world and between our current world. The action is literally non-stop and there are so many things left unexplained.. argh I get all twisted up inside just thinking about them. And there is an awesome cliffhanger at the end of the book so you’d better make sure to have Red close by and ready!
My one complaint about the Dekker books is that, at times, they seem almost too intense. As much as I want to pick up Red and read I feel as if I need to take a deep breath, relax a little and mentally gear myself up for another jump into the story. But, rest assured, jump I definitely will.
