Forbidden

By: Ted Dekker, Tosca Lee

Narrated by: Henry Leyva

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 at terrible risk.

The first book in a thrilling series set in a desolate future, FORBIDDEN begins a journey that continues with Mortal and will conclude with Soverign. From the combined pens of master storytellers Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee, this tale of passionate love and dark desires peels back the layers of the heart for all who dare to take the journey.

Decent book.

The ending left me wanting more. May move to next book. Dry in some areas.. But overall an interesting story.

Ted Dekker fuan extrordinare!

I am thrilled to see and understand how this will tie in with the rest of the other books..

One Of The Best Trilogies

Where does Forbidden rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The narrator did a great job with this audiobook, and all three books for that matter. Phenomenal story in all the books. Due to this series Ted Dekker has become a must read/listen to author for me.

Brilliant!

The narrator did an amazing job, and it made me love the book even more!!! Definitely a good read if you're up for a fun read, or if you want to take a more abstract approach and compare it to today's society.

Surprised with the content and overall experience

I would recommend this to a friend. Dekker does an excellent job with futuristic concepts and ideas of what could be the future state of existence. Even though some of the conditions are somewhat unrealistic, Dekker weaves the story together in a way that does not leave you questioning or doubting the possibilities.

Very good development of characters and the plot. Very nice carry over to 2nd book "Mortals".

Takes a while to get into, but overall a good read

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. However, I didn't think I would for the first half of the book, and I almost gave up reading a few times. But the story eventually comes together to become an enjoyable read with some surprising twists.

What did you like best about this story?

The overall premise of the story is an interesting concept.

Would you be willing to try another one of Henry Leyva???s performances?

Maybe. The narrator (much like the book) seems to improve as the the story progresses. He's better in the second half of the book

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

loved this book

if I was physically reading this book it would have been a page turner. I can't wait to start the next one. story line was very captivating. a little gruesome in a couple of places but so is life sometimes.

the writing wasn't as good as the story

i also listened to book #2 hoping that the writing and characters would improve, but they didn't. they might have even gotten worse. the story is creative, but just about everything lacked depth. i won't be listening to book #3.

EXCELLENT!!!

Intriguing, suspenseful, gratifying. Loved the story, the writing, the performance! EXCELLENT!! Can’t wait to continue with the next!

Christian romance

I love Ted Dekker and the Circle Series, but this one wasn't very good. Definitely has some light scifi and light Christian motifs, but felt way more romance and young adult. Some of it even seemed like soft core p**n. Not my cup o' tea.