{"id":152,"date":"2008-04-21T21:14:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-22T03:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\/?p=152"},"modified":"2008-04-21T21:14:59","modified_gmt":"2008-04-22T03:14:59","slug":"the-chosen-by-ted-dekker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=152","title":{"rendered":"The Chosen by Ted Dekker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s April 21st, time for the Teen FIRST blog tour!(Join our alliance! Click the button!) Every 21st, we will feature an author and his\/her latest Teen fiction book’s FIRST chapter!<\/p>\n

Ted Dekker<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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and his book:<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chosen (The Lost Books, Book 1) (The Books of History Chronicles) <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas Nelson (January 1, 2008)<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a>Ted is the son of missionaries John and Helen Dekker, whose incredible story of life among headhunters in Indonesia has been told in several books. Surrounded by the vivid colors of the jungle and a myriad of cultures, each steeped in their own interpretation of life and faith, Dekker received a first-class education on human nature and behavior. This, he believes, is the foundation of his writing.<\/p>\n

After graduating from a multi-cultural high school, he took up permanent residence in the United States to study Religion and Philosophy. After earning his Bachelor’s Degree, Dekker entered the corporate world in management for a large healthcare company in California. Dekker was quickly recognized as a talent in the field of marketing and was soon promoted to Director of Marketing. This experience gave him a background which enabled him to eventually form his own company and steadily climb the corporate ladder.<\/p>\n

Since 1997, Dekker has written full-time. He states that each time he writes, he finds his understanding of life and love just a little clearer and his expression of that understanding a little more vivid. To see a complete list of Dekker’s work, visit The Works section of TedDekker.com.<\/p>\n

Here are some of his latest titles:<\/p>\n

Adam<\/a>
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\nBlack: The Birth of Evil (The Circle Trilogy Graphic Novels, Book 1)
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\nSaint
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AND NOW…THE FIRST CHAPTER:<\/span> <\/strong>
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<\/a><\/a>beginnings <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Our story begins in a world totally like our own, yet completely different. What once happened here in our own history seems to be repeating itself thousands of years from now,
\nsome time beyond the year 4000 AD.<\/p>\n

But this time the future belongs to those who see opportunity before it becomes obvious. To the young, to the warriors, to the lovers. To those who can follow hidden clues and find a great
\ntreasure that will unlock the mysteries of life and wealth.<\/p>\n

Thirteen years have passed since the lush, colored forests were turned to desert by Teeleh, the enemy of Elyon and the vilest of all creatures. Evil now rules the land and shows itself as a painful, scaly disease that covers the flesh of the Horde, a people who live in the desert.<\/p>\n

The powerful green waters, once precious to Elyon, have vanished from the earth except in seven small forests surrounding seven small lakes. Those few who have chosen to follow the ways of Elyon now live in these forests, bathing once daily in the powerful waters to cleanse their skin of the disease.<\/p>\n

The number of their sworn enemy, the Horde, has grown in thirteen years and, fearing the green waters above all else, these desert dwellers have sworn to wipe all traces of the forests from
\nthe earth.<\/p>\n

Only the Forest Guard stands in their way. Ten thousand elite fighters against an army of nearly four hundred thousand Horde. But the Forest Guard is starting to crumble.<\/p>\n

one<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Day One<\/p>\n

Qurong, general of the Horde, stood on the tall dune five miles west of the green forest, ignoring the fly that buzzed around his left eye.<\/p>\n

His flesh was nearly white, covered with a paste that kept his skin from itching too badly. His long hair was pulled back and woven into dreadlocks, then tucked beneath the leather body armor
\ncinched tightly around his massive chest.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you think they know?\u201d the young major beside him asked.<\/p>\n

Qurong\u2019s milky white horse, chosen for its ability to blend with the desert, stamped and snorted.<\/p>\n

The general spit to one side. \u201cThey know what we want them to know,\u201d he said. \u201cThat we are gathering for war. And that we will march from the east in four days.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems risky,\u201d the major said. His right cheek twitched, sending three flies to flight.
\n\u201cTheir forces are half what they once were. As long as they think we are coming from the east, we will smother them from the west.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe traitor insists that they are building their forces,\u201d the major said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith young pups!\u201d Qurong scoffed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe young can be crafty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019m not? They know nothing about the traitor. This time we will kill them all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Qurong turned back to the valley behind him. The tents of his third division, the largest of all Horde armies, which numbered well over three hundred thousand of the most experienced warriors, stretched out nearly as far as he could see.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe march in four days,\u201d Qurong said. \u201cWe will slaughter them from the west.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s April 21st, time for the Teen FIRST blog tour!(Join our alliance! Click the button!) Every 21st, we will feature an author and his\/her latest Teen fiction book’s FIRST chapter! Ted Dekker and his book: Chosen (The Lost Books, Book 1) (The Books of History Chronicles) Thomas Nelson (January 1, 2008)   ABOUT THE AUTHOR: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}