Introduction

Ted Dekker was born and raised in Indonesia, and now lives in the Mountains of Colorado. His first novel, THR3E was an Award-Winning Best-Seller; Dekker's subtlety and masterful weaving of his story continues to keep readers glued to the page in his new novel, Black.Black is a complicated book, it is fantasy but it is believable. It goes from the main protaganist, Thomas Hunter, to multiple antagonists, ranging from a scientist bent on world domination to his trained assassin. These characters all interact indirectly at first, until eventually they meet together in somewhat of a "Grand Battle" of sorts. As if going between these two sections of plotline wasn't enough, there is another plotline added to this story which really makes it unique, not just a "Thomas will beat the scientist and save the world" just like every other hero book. When Thomas falls asleep he wakes up in a different world, an alternate reality, a seperate universe. His life in each world is serperate but still connected, learning a new skill such as hand-to-hand combat in this fantasy world will carry over to the world he is used to. Thomas must find himself and learn how to stop this dangerous scientist before he unleashes a worldwide epidemic which would wipeout the entire population without 2-3 weeks.