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White : The Great Pursuit ___MASK44___ a novel by Christian author ___MASK47___ Dekker . It ___MASK44___ the third book of four in the ___MASK63___ series . ___MASK47___ Dekker ( born October ___MASK8___ , 1962 ) is an American author of mystery , thriller , and fantasy novels including " Thr3e ", " Obsessed ", and the " Circle Series ". The ___MASK63___ Series , formerly known as the ___MASK63___ Trilogy until the novel " ___MASK39___ " was released in September 2009 , is a pentalogy of spiritually inspired novels by American author Ted Dekker , written mostly in 2004 , about a man named Thomas Hunter who , after a head injury , wakes up in an alternate reality every time he goes to sleep . The stakes are raised when he realizes that a deadly virus is about to be unleashed in the world , and that the other earth is also being threatened with catastrophe . The pace quickens as links and parallels between the two worlds are revealed , and the clock begins to run down for both worlds . ___MASK30___ is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe , ___MASK64___ but not always without any locations , events , or people from the real world . Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element , theme , or setting . Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds . ___MASK30___ is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes , respectively , though there is a great deal of overlap between the three , all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction .