Forbidden

Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee

Center Street, Sep 13, 2011 - Fiction - 384 pages

New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker teams with Tosca Lee to create this gripping thriller set in a desolate future.

Many years have passed since civilization's brush with apocalypse. The world's greatest threats have all been silenced. There is no anger, no hatred, no war. There is only perfect peace... and fear. But a terrible secret has been closely guarded for centuries: Every single soul walking the earth, though in appearance totally normal, is actually dead, long ago genetically stripped of true humanity.

Fleeing pursuit, with only moments to live, a young man named Rom stumbles into possession of a vial of blood and a piece of cryptic writing. When consumed, the blood will bring him back to life. When decoded, the message will lead him on a perilous journey that will require him to abandon everything he has ever known and awaken humanity to the transforming power of true life and love.

But the blood will also resurrect hatred, ambition, and greed.

Set in a terrifying, medieval future, where grim pageantry masks death, this tale of dark desires and staggering stakes peels back the layers of the heart for all who dare to take the ride.

What people are saying

Review: Forbidden - eBook

User Review  - Daniel - Christianbook.com

I loved the book. it was a great sequil and verry well writen. the auther does a good job of keeping you on the edge of youre seat with lots of action all while keeping a good moral story line. the ...

Review: Forbidden (The Books of Mortals #1)

User Review  - Peter Greenwell - Goodreads

More like 2.5 out of 5. Underneath some occasionally implausible scenarios, stock characterisations and a fair piece of weak writing, there's a great story. The central premise is a bit hard to take ...

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.

TOSCA LEE left her position working with Fortune 500 Companies as a Senior Consultant for the Gallup Organization to pursue her first love: writing. She is the critically-acclaimed author of Demon and Havah and is best known for her humanizing portraits of maligned characters. She makes her home in the Midwest.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Forbidden; The Books of Mortals
• Authors: Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee
• Publisher: Center Street, 2011
• ISBN: 1599953544, 9781599953540
• Length: 384 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / Epic; Fiction / Thrillers / General; Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense