WRITTEN

BY TED DEKKER
ADAPTATION BY J.S. EARLS AND KEVIN KAISER
EDITED BY KEVIN KAISER AND JOCELYN BAILEY
ILLUSTRATIONS BY CAIO REIS
COLORS BY SALVATORE AIALA AND ROMULO FAJARDO
LETTERED BY ZACH MATHENY
FRONT COVER ART BY EDUARDO PANSICA

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Dekker, Ted, 1962–

Chosen / by Ted Dekker.
p. cm. — (The lost books ; bk. 1)
“Story by Ted Dekker. Adapted by J.S. Earls” —T.p. verso.
Summary: As the land of the Forest Dwellers is increasingly decimated by the
Horde, Thomas Hunter, supreme commander of the Forest Guard, choses four
sixteen-year-old recruits for a special mission--to find the seven lost Books of
History that have power over the past, present, and future.
ISBN 978-1-59554-603-6 (softcover)
1. Graphic novels. [1. Graphic novels. 2. Fantasy. 3. Christian life—Fiction.] I.
Title.
PZ7.7.D45Ch 2008
741.5’973—dc22

2008036861
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