The Garden and the Serpent
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- Create Date：2021-08-02 06:54:29
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Ted Dekker
- ISBN：0996812482
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Summary
Millions have taken the journey into the Dekker universe。 Now that universe opens its doors to young readers。
What if you could find a way to enter another reality full of wild and life changing adventure？ And what if every time you fell asleep you woke up in that other reality？ Welcome to the world of Theo Dunnery， a twelve year-old boy who feels alone and full of fear when he stumbles on an ancient book that draws him into another world。
In that world， he learns he must complete a quest to find the Five Seals of Truth if he is to conquer his fears。 Facing great odds and many enemies， Theo sets off on the adventure of a lifetime to discover who he really is as the son of Elyon， and overcome the darkness that has haunted him for so long。
Join Theo on The Dream Traveler's Quest， one story told in four chapter books。 Read all four and discover the truth for yourself。
Reviews
Jen （The Jenerator）
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Amazing again。。。 this is a wonderful series！
PottWab Regional Library
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A
Patricia L Kerr
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Fear is a liar！ When you let fear blind you， you’re not seeing through the Kingdom’s eyes。 Remember who God is and who you are！
Josh Olds
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The Dream Traveler’s Quest is a four-book series written by Kara and Ted Dekker that pairs with Ted Dekker’s Beyond the Circle duology that released around the same time。 Written for ages 7-12， The Dream Traveler’s Quest follows Theo Dunnery， who stumbles upon an ancient Book of History that sucks him into another world。 Here， Theo learns to overcome his loneliness and fear through the Five Seals: five statements of truth that Ted Dekker developed in his non-fiction work， The Way of Love。 But th The Dream Traveler’s Quest is a four-book series written by Kara and Ted Dekker that pairs with Ted Dekker’s Beyond the Circle duology that released around the same time。 Written for ages 7-12， The Dream Traveler’s Quest follows Theo Dunnery， who stumbles upon an ancient Book of History that sucks him into another world。 Here， Theo learns to overcome his loneliness and fear through the Five Seals: five statements of truth that Ted Dekker developed in his non-fiction work， The Way of Love。 But the journey won’t be easy， evil bats and school bullies will conspire to stop Theo from discovering his identity as the son of Elyon。The Garden and the Serpent， the third book in this series， picks up about a week after book two。 And just like Theo introduced Annelee to Other Earth in The Curse of Shadowman， the two find a third friend—Danny—to join them this time。 （If you’re continuing to play the Name Game at home， Daniel is the name of Ted’s son-in-law， Rachelle’s husband。） The third seal is all about finding the light amid darkness， so when Danny—who is blind in Real Earth—suddenly has sight in Other Earth， it’s a genuinely heartwarming construct that plays into the theme of the book。 Unfortunately Kara and Ted Dekker never really do anything more with it， making Danny’s blindness more of a schtick than a character trait。 The two travel with Stokes to the Land of the Mystics where they meet Justin （aka Elyon or the boy。） And it’s in this realm that they are shown how to find the third seal。 In the weakest plot construct of the four books， the rest of the book plays out like a video game。 “Through this door you will find a world—a temple， if you will。 In that temple， you’ll encounter three rooms on three different levels…Completing one challenge will reveal the door to the next room。”“Sounds like a video game。” It’s a completely contrived plot that isn’t that well-constructed and doesn’t make a whole lot of sense。 Both boys are confronted with their deepest fears， but learn to put on the glasses of the Kingdom which enable them to see past their fears and feel confident in their identity as a child of Elyon。 Again， it’s a powerful theme—the plot just doesn’t really do it justice。 The Garden and the Serpent seems particularly disconnected from any overarching storyline in Other Earth。 It’s almost as if Theo and Danny are in Other Earth to participate in some sort of controlled test or competition or game show。 Shadowman appears as the main villain， but within this construct， it’s unclear if he’s “part of the game” or outside of it。 Like the books before it， the thematic elements are okay—though it’s difficult to simplify Dekker’s complex theology into a children’s book—but the literary level is just lacking。 While this book doesn’t have as many inconsistencies with the established universe in the Circle， that’s because it’s pretty well disconnected from the Circle。 I guess that means my takeaway is that the less you think of these books as taking place within the universe of the Circle， the better they become。 。。。more
Holiday Wilde
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Another great， and fast， read。 The world that the Dekker’s created swallows you and brings you home as you search for the third seal。 Everything is not as it seems and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t entirely predictable。
Phil Lemons
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This third installment of the series is my favorite， so far。 I picked this series up with the idea that my boy may have an interest in reading it when he gets a bit older。 What I read tonight to finish this book hit me in a way that I didn’t expect。 In a good way。 Saying this feels like a betrayal to my logical self that says that my feelings about something are suspect at best and are open to manipulation。 At the same time， reading what Dekker is saying in this book rings true to my logical min This third installment of the series is my favorite， so far。 I picked this series up with the idea that my boy may have an interest in reading it when he gets a bit older。 What I read tonight to finish this book hit me in a way that I didn’t expect。 In a good way。 Saying this feels like a betrayal to my logical self that says that my feelings about something are suspect at best and are open to manipulation。 At the same time， reading what Dekker is saying in this book rings true to my logical mind。 Growing up with a mandate to read only Christian material， Dekker’s Circle books feel like they fall outside of that realm because of the strong depictions of evil and they way characters are susceptible to it and don’t easily overcome the evil with the strength of God in their lives。 That is a trope that doesn’t seem genuine， but I understand that Christians want to encourage others without saying anything that might say that sinning is okay。 Theo in this book feels like the world’s most scared person and at first I thought of him as being realistic。 Today， I believe that Dekker emphasizes the fear in order to create a space where it is safe for us to admit our fear。 I walk away thinking that until we truly admit our fears and our inability to overcome them， we are blind to our need for God and the light of truth that he uses to set us free。 Not just once， but as many times as we need。 。。。more
Amanda
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Kids will love this story--an exciting read for upper elementary age to keep their interest and teach them about God。
Casey
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Another fun edition in this series。 I liked how this quest was kind of like a video game。 Danny was a fun new addition to the quest。 The ending has me excited to read the last book！！！
Jan Norton
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