Ted Dekker Books in Order
Ted Dekker has written 66 books, published between 2000 and 2021. The first book is Heaven's Wager / The Martyr's Song (2000) and the newest is Play Dead (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 66
- Published
- 2000–2021
- Confirmed
- 66 of 66 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,786 in 34 of 66 books
- Reading time
- 196–295 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,786 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 66 titles with a page count on record.
Christian mystery, thriller and fantasy novels make up the work of Ted Dekker, an American author born October 24, 1962, whose name is stylised TED DEKkER. Thr3e, Obsessed and the Circle Series are named in the sourced record. The catalogue holds 66 Dekker books from Heaven's Wager (2000) to Play Dead (2021), including Black, Red and White (all 2004). Listed series include Books Of Mortals, Martyr's Song, Paradise, Dream Traveler's Quest and A.D. No new title is recorded after 2021, so the catalogue lists Dekker as dormant.
How many Ted Dekker books are there?
Ted Dekker has 66 books, released between 2000 and 2021. They include 14 separate series.
Ted Dekker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 66 Ted Dekker books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120003843/4
- 220013683/4
- 320013843/4
- 420024003/4
- 520023683/4
- 620023043/4
- 72003–3/4
- 820044323/4
- 920044003/4
- 1020044003/4
- 1120054963/4
- 122005643/4
- 132005–3/4
- 1420054963/4
- 1520064483/4
- 1620064163/4
- 172006623/4
- 182007–3/4
- 192007–3/4
- 202007–3/4
- 212007–3/4
- 222007–3/4
- 232008–3/4
- 242008–3/4
- 2520082883/4
- 262008–3/4
- 2720084003/4
- 2820082563/4
- 292009–3/4
- 302009–3/4
- 312009–3/4
- 3220093363/4
- 3320093043/4
- 3420094323/4
- 352009–3/4
- 362009–3/4
- 372010–3/4
- 3820103843/4
- 392010–3/4
- 402011–3/4
- 4120113883/4
- 422011–3/4
- 432012–3/4
- 442012–3/4
- 452013–3/4
- 4620133273/4
- 4720144153/4
- 4820142773/4
- 4920143043/4
- 5020142663/4
- 5120153543/4
- 522015–3/4
- 5320152833/4
- 542018–3/4
- 5520184093/4
- 5620183983/4
- 572018–3/4
- 582018–3/4
- 592018–3/4
- 602018–3/4
- 612018–3/4
- 6220193303/4
- 6320202133/4
- 642020–3/4
- 652021–3/4
- 662021–3/4
Ted Dekker series and characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
Ted Dekker books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Ted Dekker Standalone Novels
10 books10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Ted Dekker Non-Fiction
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lost in order
6 booksCircle books in order
4 books by Ted DekkerLost Graphic Novels in order
4 booksBooks Of Mortals in order
4 books- 1. The Keeper
- 2. Forbidden
- 3. Mortal
- 4. Sovereign
Outlaw Chronicles in order
4 books- 1. Outlaw
- 2. Eyes Wide Open
- 3. Water Walker
- 4. Hacker
Dream Traveler's Quest in order
4 booksMartyr's Song in order
3 booksParadise in order
3 booksCircle Graphic Novels in order
3 booksCaleb Series in order
2 booksTed Dekker Children's in order
2 booksDanny Hansen in order
2 booksA.D. in order
2 booksBeyond The Circle in order
2 booksMillie Maven Series in order
2 booksBooks Of History Chronicles books in order
2 books by Ted Dekker- 2. Skin
- 3. Immanuel's Veins
And They Found Dragons Series in order
1 bookTed Dekker Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Ted Dekker books run from Heaven's Wager / The Martyr's Song (2000) to Play Dead (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ted Dekker in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Ted Dekker books in order?
You only need to read Ted Dekker books in order within each series: the books listed here span 14 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Ted Dekker books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Black (2004), the first Books of History Chronicles book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Heaven's Wager / The Martyr's Song (2000).
What is the newest Ted Dekker book?
Play Dead (2021) is the newest Ted Dekker book released so far.
Is there a new Ted Dekker book coming?
No next Ted Dekker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ted Dekker at a glance
- Paused
- No new Ted Dekker title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Ted Dekker books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,786 pages across the 34 of 66 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ted Dekker books, 36 of 66, were published in the 2000s.
What the Ted Dekker books are about
50 of the 66 Ted Dekker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 11 of 50. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Suspense 11 of 50 books
- Christian fiction 8 of 50 books
- Christian life 8 of 50 books
- Fantasy 7 of 50 books
- Good and evil 5 of 50 books
- Religious fiction 5 of 50 books
- Thrillers 5 of 50 books
- Children's fiction 4 of 50 books
- Christian, suspense 4 of 50 books
- Comics & graphic novels 4 of 50 books
- Quests (expeditions) 4 of 50 books