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Ted Dekker (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Sep 2011
The world as we know it is unrecognisable.

Almost 500 years have passed since civilization's brush with extinction. Perfect order reigns and humanity's gretaest threats have been silenced by the ruling totalitarian government. There is no disease. No passion. No hate. No war. There is only peace.

Until one man discovers the truth hidden in a secret journal: the human heart has been stripped of all that makes it human and exists only in a kind of living death. But when Rom exposed himself to the vial of blood contained in the journal he was filled with uncontrollable emotions. Only Rom is now truly alive, and only he has the knowledge that can reawaken humanity. But the way is dangerous and the cost staggering . . . the way is forbidden.

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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (1 Sep 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1444724908
  • ISBN-13: 978-1444724905
  • Product Dimensions: 15.6 x 2.8 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 743,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Mammoth twists and head-pounding turns that will have readers and book clubs debating the roles of emotion and logic that drive human existence' (Publishers Weekly )

'Ted Dekker is a true master of thrillers, and this is his best.' (Nelson DeMille on THE BRIDE COLLECTOR )

'It doesn't just get under your skin. It crawls there, nests, and raises its head with a bitter tug, as if it's living within you.' (Brad Meltzer on THE BRIDE COLLECTOR )

'...a tour-de-force of suspense that demands to be read in one sitting.' (James Rollins on THE BRIDE COLLECTOR )

'Dekker is adept at unraveling stories of good and evil at a nail-biting pace...' (Library Journal Review on THE BONE MAN'S DAUGHTERS )

'There's lots of good Christian fiction around but it's virtually impossible to get non-Christians to read it because it's overtly Christian. This book isn't. The story is gripping. It weaves together the abduction of two young children, the unfolding drama of 'Eve' a serial killer who leaves no clues as he kills a young woman every month, and the tensions between Clark, his ex-wife and an attractive female detective. Be prepared for a terrifying climax.' (Christian Marketplace on ADAM )

About the Author

TED DEKKER is a New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels with a total of more than 5 million books in print. He is known for thrillers that combine adrenaline-laced plots with incredible confrontations between good and evil.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A world ruled by fear. 3 May 2012
By Escape In A Book
Format:Paperback
The people of the world has been in a peaceful state for several hundred years. All emotions has been eradicated, all except fear. Now Rom Sebastian has been given a mysterious vial, a vial that have been passed on from Keeper to Keeper in wait for the time of the Rebirth. Rom decides to taste what is in the vial and his life is turned upside down. Rom is trusted into a world of Chaos(aka. filled with feelings). This is only the beginning of a fulfillment of a prophecy foretold over 480 years ago. The prophecy spoke of a boy that will become Sovereign, but to what cost? The price? Kidnapping, murder, fear, sorrow and love.

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To live in a world ruled by one feeling, and that feeling is fear. Sounds absolutely dreadful, right? It might for us, but for the people of this future world it is perfectly normal. Why would they want to go back to the age of Chaos? Well for starters because living in fear and being stripped of all other emotions isn't really to be alive. The description might make you think of Lauren Oliver's Delirium trilogy, they certainly lack love in Forbidden as well but other than that there isn't any similarities I would say. It is perhaps more plausible that one can better control the worlds population when all they can feel is fear, at least that's what I think. This book is a lot darker then Delirium as well and has a lot more violence in it. I don't think this is a book suited for the younger demographic target group when it comes to YA.

Some of the characters in this book was easy to relate to. It wasn't difficult to imagine what inner turmoil a sudden blossoming of all kinds of feelings could do to a person. Everyone would react differently, and for some it might just be too much.

Forbidden is a novel that can be labled as Christian fiction, a genre I usually never read(although I consider myself a Christian). I must say that it didn't bother me in the least, which it did in ie. The Dark Divine by Bree Despain. There is symbolism here of course and those with knowledge of Christianity will certainly see it but I read this story with my dystopian glasses on. Forbidden can be read like a dark, dystopian with great characters and some memorable quotes. I will continue on with The Book of Mortals that's for sure.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite sure....yet! 20 April 2012
By gracewarrior
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Okay, well firstly, I have just discovered Ted Dekker through his Circle Series and cannot recommend it highly enough. Superb, imho, and I "eat" the book as if i had never tasted words in my life before! So coming to this one I expected so much. Perhaps that was the issue - I expected so much that in the end I was disappointed. I wouldn't say that it was disastrous but neither did it live up to the mythical, fantastical, allegorical, moving epic that was the Circle series. The story is set in a dystopian future (post apocalyptic) where all emotion bar fear has been genetically removed from humans. That is until Rom and his colleagues stumble upon a vial of blood that changes their whole world. They are chased and threatened by Saric whose uncontrollable emotions are swept into dark political anguish with his quest for power. But i'll end there. There is beautiful poetry to some of the descriptions and the characters are drawn well (at times) although I have to say some of them seem to be slightly caricutured. Kudos to the writers for not always sticking to the safe path and the book particularly lifts towards the end with some heart wrenching moments. However, I have to say that whilst the dramatic scenes worked well...the transition between them seemed almost superflous and hurried, this wasn't helped by the lack of scene/world setting. I didnt "feel" the world like I could with Ted Dekkers Circle series and I am not sure I totally connected with some the characters either. So, I await the second and third books with anticipation and perhaps this anticipation will be buoyed by the fact that i felt slightly let down by the first in the trilogy. Come on Ted and Tosca, lose me in the world you create and then leave marks on my heart that bring me back to reality!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book 17 Oct 2011
By Geoffrey R. Smith
Format:Hardcover
Though I don't remember ordering the Large print version I am still looking forward to reading this book and it came both quickly and in great shape!
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