Worthy Publishing has signed New York Times best-selling novelist Ted Dekker to release the trade editions of his self-published Young Adult series as part of a multi-book deal.

Dekker's first novel with Worthy, Eyes Wide Open, will be published in January, followed by Water Walker and Hacker next spring.

"This new series of thrillers target the enormous category that includes the Harry Potter series and The Hunger Games," Worthy officials said.

Dekker independently published the digital edition of Eyes Wide Open last Christmas as an episodic novel released in four e-book installments.

The first installment, Identity, was released for free and downloaded more than 530,000 times, reaching the top of the Amazon, iTunes and Barnes & Noble e-book best-seller charts. The series has since sold an additional 107,000 e-books. Trade editions will expand the series beyond the reach of digital-only readers.

"Worthy is thrilled to be publishing Ted Dekker's startling new fiction series," said Byron Williamson, president of Worthy Publishing. "The first book is a raw adrenaline rush from first page to last. The series will not only excite Dekker fans, but all readers of mystery and suspense."

Dekker's novels have sold more than 9 million copies—with 10 of his titles appearing on the New York Times best-sellers list. Dekker's most recent novel, Sovereign, in the "Books of Mortals " series  written with Tosca Lee, was published by FaithWords.

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