Centuries 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. A terrible secret was 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.
Nine years have gone by since an unlikely hero named Rom
Sebastian first discovered a secret and consumed an ancient
potion of blood to bring himself back to life in Forbidden.
Surviving against impossible odds, Rom has gathered a secret
faction of followers who have also taken the blood-the first
Mortals in a world that is dead.
But The Order has raised an elite army to hunt and crush the
living. Division and betrayal threaten to destroy the
Mortals from within. The final surviving hope for humanity
teeters on the brink of annihilation and no one knows the
path to survival.
On the heels of Forbidden comes MORTAL, the second novel in
The Books of Mortals saga penned by Ted Dekker and Tosca
Lee. 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 take the journey.
The Books of Mortals are three novels, each of which stands
on its own, yet all are seamlessly woven into one epic thriller.