Ted Dekker's "Inner Circle" group refers to a core group of readers and friends who were privy to early drafts of his writing, including the "Genesis" book. This group saw Dekker's first attempts at the Circle Series and other works, which would later be published. Dekker initially vowed not to share this material with the broader public, but he did share it with the Inner Circle. "Genesis" and the Circle Series: "Genesis" is described as a rough and messy first draft of Dekker's renowned novel "Black" and his early attempts at the Circle Series, which would later expand into the "Books of History".