White

If you have read Ted Dekker's Circle series, or if you have been following along with these reviews and then decided to pick up the series, you may have noticed something very interesting about the books Black, Red, and now White. All three of them are thinly veiled allegories of the Christian faith and the story of Jesus Christ. Told through the wonderful imagination and fluid writing of Ted Dekker, each book in the series holds a story that, though fictionalized, has the ability to strengthen a Christian's faith walk by reminding him where it started. Black told the story of the fall of man and humanity's plunge into sin, Red was the daring rescue of all mankind carried out by Jesus, and White, the third and final book in the Circle series, tells the tale of Christian missions. It is a reminder of what God has called all Christians to do after the have become whole in Christ.

Thomas Hunter always knew this day would come. From the very first moment he was able to live in two realities at once, he knew that someday both his worlds would end. This knowledge wasn't always in the forefront of his mind, but it had always been present in his thoughts. The day of destruction has finally come. With a deadly virus ravaging earth's entire population in one reality and the Hoard constantly chasing Thomas and his friends in the other, there are no options left. Thomas is cornered on all sides and he has run out of ideas; both his worlds are expecting him to be their savior, but does Thomas have what it takes to fulfill their hopes? Can one man truly alter history, are enemies enemies forever, and could love be the answer to all this? 

I have thoroughly enjoyed Ted Dekker's Circle series. Black and Red were both excellent and, now that I've read it, White can stand beside them and receive the same praise. Building off of its two predecessors, White finishes the story of Thomas Hunter and does so in a satisfying way. I have grown very attached to Thomas and the rest of the characters in the Circle series; like any flaky reader, I grew to love these characters because they felt real to me. I felt their pain, were joyful with them in their triumphs, and were with them during every step of their journey. The story of Thomas Hunter is a special one told by a very gifted writer; it is a story that everyone can relate to and learn from in some way, so everyone should take the time to read it. In many ways, the end of this story and the end of the characters struggles in this last book was also the end of part of my story so I'm glad that it finished on a high note. These characters are part of me, they can be part of you to if you choose to join them on their journey. 

*****

RJ

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