Black - Ted Dekker

A silent bullet from the night clips Thomas Hunter, and his world goes black. From the blackness comes an amazing reality of another world--a world where evil is contained. Every time he falls asleep in one world, he awakes in the other--both facing catastrophic disaster. \n \nEnter the adrenaline-laced story that started it all: the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance of one man's choices as dreams and reality collide.\n \nThomas Hunter narrowly escapes mysterious assailants only to encounter a silent bullet that clips his head . . . and his world goes black. He awakens in an alternate reality and soon finds himself pulled between two worlds. In one, Thomas is an average guy working in a coffeehouse. In the other, he's a battle-scarred general leading a band of warriors known as the Circle.\n \nEvery time Thomas falls asleep in one reality, he wakes in the other--and both worlds are facing catastrophic disaster. In one world, he must race to outwit sadistic terrorists intent on creating a global pandemic by releasing an unstoppable virus. In the other, far into the future, a forbidden love could forever destroy the Circle's ragtag resistance.\n \nThomas can bridge both worlds, but he quickly realizes that he may not be able to save either. In this mind-bending adventure, the fate of both worlds now rests on his ability to shift realities through his dreams--and somehow find a way to change history.\n \nFrom New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker, experience the novel that launched The Circle.\n \n- Full-length epic contemporary fantasy \n- Part of the Circle Series \n- Book 1: Black \n- Book 2: Red \n- Book 3: White \n- Book 4: Green \n- Includes discussion questions for book clubs