Reviewed by Stephen: 10 out of 10.

“Three novels. Two worlds. One story.”

Black

An incredible story of evil and rescue, betrayal and love, and a terrorist threat unlike anything the human race has ever known. A virulent evil has been unleashed upon the people of Earth. The only man who can stop it is Thomas Hunter, an unlikely hero whose life is stretched between two worlds. Every time he falls asleep in one reality, he awakes in the other. Soon Thomas no longer knows which reality is real. Yet it quickly becomes apparent that his choices in each world impact the other–and that the fates of both rest in his hands.

Red

In one world, Thomas Hunter is a battle-scarred general commanding an army of primitive warriors. In the other, he’s racing to outwit sadistic terrorists intent on creating global chaos through an unstoppable virus. Thomas must find a way to change history–or face the destruction of two worlds.

White

Thomas Hunter has only days to survive two separate realms of danger, deceit, and destruction. The fates of both worlds now rest on his unique ability to shift realities through his dreams. Thomas and The Circle must quickly decide who they can trust–both with their own lives and the fate of millions. And neither the terror of Black nor the treachery of Red can prepare Thomas for the forces aligned against The Circle in White.

The first 10 out of 10 for Flannelgraph, but this series deserves no less.

The Circle Trilogy makes up 3 of the 10 books in the Books of the History Chronicles (Black, Red, White – Showdown, Saint, Sinner – Chosen, Infidel, Renegade, Chaos).

My favourite type of reading is when you get (good) sequels so you can follow characters and a story of epic proportions over more than one book. Trilogies can either make or break an author as the story must be intriguing enough to get the reader lured in to the extent that they simply must read the next book, and the final one as well.

Dekker’s page turning reputation was certainly not compromised in The Circle Trilogy, and I couldn’t more highly recommend the books, especially the second and third. When an author can take the redemption story of Jesus’ love and make it astoundingly real to today’s generation with an eye opening dose of personal insight, it is a wonderful thing.

Plot twist after plot twist, plenty of pounding action and real as life characters are some of the things that make The Circle Trilogy a must read!

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