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Red: The Heroic Rescue (The Circle Series #2)

by Ted Dekker (Goodreads Author)

4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 · rating details · 10,953 ratings · 429 reviews

"We have stepped off the cliff and are falling into madness."

The mind-bending pace of "Black" accelerates in "Red," Book Two of Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle trilogy. Less than a month ago, Thomas Hunter was a failed writer selling coffee at the Java Hut in Denver. Now he finds himself in a desperate quest to rescue two worlds from collapse. In one world, he's a battl...more

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Published May 31st 2005 by Thomas Nelson Publishers (first published May 1st 2004)

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Nov 14, 2012 Mike (the Paladin) rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy

I have a friend who loves these books and I hate that I rated it so low. The book is based on a fairly original idea. It makes some good points at times. I am a Christian and I know this trilogy is much loved by some people and I have no problem with it's underlying message or any point it tries to make. I wanted to like it. But as a novel it just isn't that good (at least in my opinion)and it completely failed to draw me in. Thomas and his travails in 2 worlds just don't work for me.

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Dec 19, 2008 Jill Williamson rated it 5 of 5 stars

Thomas Hunter lay sleeping in a hotel room in Bangkok. Just as he’d predicted, the deadly The Raison Strain virus had been released into the world. His sister lets him sleep, though, for now.

In another reality, Thomas rides a black steed over a sandy valley, leading his Forest Guard to war against the Horde. Having eaten the fruit that blocks dreams, it’s been fifteen years since he last walked in Earth’s reality. This alternate world has become his home. But to defeat the Horde he needs an expl...more

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Jan 04, 2013 Tom rated it 1 of 5 stars

OK... let's start off with the good. There's an exciting pace and lots of adrenaline to this story. The pages turn quickly. It's one of those books where you get a nervous sweat going anticipating the next plot turn. Unfortunately, I had a lot of issues with many of those turns.

So if you're a huge fan of the author or the series, you should probably stop reading my review now, because it pretty much goes downhill from here.

I'm no stranger to suspending disbelief for a good story. Sentient robot...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Billy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Roller coaster keeps going in book 2 of Circle Trilogy...,

Part 2 of the Circle Trilogy is good. Obviously, it is a must read as a part of the Circle Trilogy. The main character continues his travels between the real world and the dream world ("Black", the 1st book in the trilogy, sets up the fact that the main character lives in 2 worlds; one when he is awake here, and another when he is asleep here.)

DO NOT TRY READING THIS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE FIRST BOOK IN THE TRILOGY! YOU MUST READ "BLACK...more

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Mar 14, 2012 M.G. Edwards rated it 4 of 5 stars

Author Ted Dekker offers an interesting premise in his Circle Trilogy (Black/Red/White) -- that a man can alternate between the present and the future through his dreams and influence one reality by his actions in the other. The series is also a fascinating Biblical allegory. The final book, White, is the best of the three, because it explains clearly in the finale most of the unanswered questions Dekker raises in this thought-provoking series. For fans of fantasy, speculative fiction, and Chris...more

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Oct 08, 2011 Kasia S. rated it 5 of 5 stars

The second installment of the Circle Trilogy did not disappoint but managed to choke me even more than "Black" - the first book that everyone should read prior to experiencing "Red". It has been a long, long time since a book made me tear up and this roused up with emotions and abyssal feelings that only very skilled writers can exude from their reader. This is a fascinating installment that takes Thomas Hunter, the man who lives in our reality when awake and also in another world when he dreams...more The second installment of the Circle Trilogy did not disappoint but managed to choke me even more than "Black" - the first book that everyone should read prior to experiencing "Red". It has been a long, long time since a book made me tear up and this roused up with emotions and abyssal feelings that only very skilled writers can exude from their reader. This is a fascinating installment that takes Thomas Hunter, the man who lives in our reality when awake and also in another world when he dreams at nigh, on the wildest ride of his life. This can only be described as a new form of allegory; characters who understand our world are reflected in the dream world which is engulfed in a battle of massive proportions, people are no longer standing for an idea, they are someone else in the other world and if they die then those consequences spill over and threaten everything that Thomas and his sister ever knew.

America is in the hot seat with the release and spread of a deadly virus, and Thomas must use his dreams to find answers and ways to stop it before he is eradicated and he can dream no more. Those who oppose him want him dead and want his dreams to stop but others who love life have nothing left but the hope that he can save them - easier said than done, Ted Dekker likes to swing his heroes and foes as deep as his mind allows, and this is one hairy book, it takes a lot of sweat and guts to take this ride.

In the dream world those who rejected Elyon's waters have turned to Desert Dwellers known as Scabs, dry and disease stricken nomads, their minds and eyes are ashen with sickness and visions of death and conquests, the worship Teeleh and the Shataiki and will stop at nothing until the remaining forests and their people are destroyed. In real life Thomas is on hot pursuit to find and rescue the one person who can stop the Raison Virus; the creator of the vaccine herself - Monique de Raison. Her role in the story is much deeper than the reader might think of and I actually guessed part of her secret, it felt amazing thought to live with the characters are see how they developed and how some changed for better and some for worse. Carlos and other mercenaries of death are on hot pursuit and the reader is in for a delicious treat of intrigue, some romance and countless twists and turns.

In this book Ted Dekker writes an ultimate showdown between good and evil, and it's been done to the death in books and movies but this novel is simply astounding. I read it in two days and would have read it in one sitting if I wasn't sick with a bad cold, it was truly a book that I know will stay with me forever and I am simply dying to read the last installment "White". These books are so deep and moving they are impossible to describe in a review, instead they should be enjoyed like a fine meal, one that serves more than one purpose to feed, it enriches the user forever and I feel blessed to have taken this journey with Dekker and his friends and foes. So please enjoy and take away from the riches that make the heart beat faster and the head spin - these books read like nothing else and are extremely satisfying.

- Kasia S. (less)

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Oct 07, 2011 Jonathan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: personal-favourites, science-fiction, re-read, thriller

As good as his first in the series is Red pushes the envelope to another level. There's more action, more suspense and the clock winds down ever closer before the global pandemic destroys most of the world.

Whereas the first book covers the fall of man in allegorical fashion the second novel focuses on the redemption of man. After the fall of man a sickness descended upon the dream world which can only be cured by ritual washing in special water created by Elyon. Thomas is a leader of those who c...more

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Jan 12, 2011 A. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Much better than the previous.

He continues the strategy of the previous book, but he does a much better job this time. His way of re-drawing scripture from an altered point of view is interesting at times and amazing at others.

Unfortunately, a lot about this story still bothered me. It had massive potential, but the author didn't seem to realize it. Between this story and the previous fifteen years has passed for the main character, during which he's become a general and a celebrated warrior i...more

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Mar 09, 2010 Cori rated it 4 of 5 stars

It took me way too long to read this. About 2/3 of the way through, I finally got sucked in and read the last bit really quickly. That last 1/3 was overwhelmingly powerful. The final scenes with Justin and Elyon and the children and Thomas and Johan and Rachelle were so evocative of the gospel that it brought me to tears. Granted, I’m a Christian so the allegory was crystal clear. I’m not sure how someone who is not intimately familiar with Jesus would understand the story. But it really got to...more

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Apr 27, 2009 Derrick added it

Shelves: q4-2009

With wit and originality, Dekker has reintroduced what Thomas Howard in his book, C. S. Lewis, Man of Letters, spoke of as the “crux” or the “real landscape” in myth. Is this crux both inside and outside the human psyche or only within? Lewis argued that the initial assault on human imagination began perhaps as early as the late Middle Ages and with it the rejection of external realities; that is, we can not “verify” that which is outside, only that which is within.

The gods fauns and fairies wer...more With wit and originality, Dekker has reintroduced what Thomas Howard in his book, C. S. Lewis, Man of Letters, spoke of as the “crux” or the “real landscape” in myth. Is this crux both inside and outside the human psyche or only within? Lewis argued that the initial assault on human imagination began perhaps as early as the late Middle Ages and with it the rejection of external realities; that is, we can not “verify” that which is outside, only that which is within.

The gods fauns and fairies were replaced in time, by the cold technical reality of modernity: computers, databases, and nanotechnology that promised to lead us to a better world. Modernity destruction of imagination is nearly complete. Social engineers tell us our struggle is no longer against what Lewis defined as, principalities and powers it is against mere social injustice.

In his Circle trilogy Dekker has seized the initiative-eschewing modernity’s fundamental premise, rejecting scientism, and mocking moral relativism. Sherlock Holmes’s arch-villain Moriarity seems like a misunderstood, run-of-the-mill psychopath when compared to Dekker’s Svensson! For Svensson has released the Raison Strain virus into a world in which no anti-virus yet exists! All of mankind has been exposed and there are only a few weeks to find a solution before the stench of death covers the globe. Only a young, would-be novelist, Thomas Hunter, has the ability to thwart the evil that confronts mankind-but only in his dreams. Because it is in his dreams that Thomas Hunter ascends to the reality of Elyon’s domain. A reality engaged in a conflict that threatens to destroy his people, the people of the Green Forests. Will the “histories” be written, or will Thomas Hunter succeed?

Before reading Red, The Heroic Defense it is imperative to read Black, the first book in Dekker’s trilogy. Otherwise the reader will find it difficult to grasp the storyline.

Fiction philosopher Russell Kirk once wrote is truer than fact For fiction, if it is well written and predicated on truth spares us “numberless painful experiences Ted Dekker in his work strives to reinvigorate, strengthen and replenish what Kirk referred to as the “moral imagination He has unlocked the door and peered over the abyss. What lies beyond is weighted with the wisdom of the All Knowing. Kirk’s wish that the future would bring writers who remember that in the beginning was the Word has come to fruition in Ted Dekker who lives in the high mountains of Colorado.

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Apr 24, 2009 3Manny Dunbar rated it 5 of 5 stars

Red is the story about a man named Thomas who is constantly traveling back through realities to save the world from a wide spreading disease. But thomas also has other problems trying to fight the scabs who are helping the spread of the disease. Thomas in one reality is a well respected military leader. In the other he's just a man who is trying desperately to get help from the president to stop the disease from spreading
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Feb 04, 2011 Lee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: on-my-kindle

This is the second book of "The Circle" trilogy. Having, of course, read "Black" first, I immedidiately continued into "Red." All three books are loaded on my Kindle as one big file!

Dekker keeps you turning page after page with short chapters and the fact that the main character falls asleep in one place and dreams about his life in another "world." I guess you could say it is part sci-fi, part time travel, but it is totally engrossing!

Thomas Hunter is the man of the hour, growing from a 25-year...more

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Mar 07, 2010 Lydia Presley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fiction, scifi

When I finished this book (and finished wiping away the tears it inspired) my first thought was "How in the world am I going to come up with something different to say about this series?". I couldn't come up with anything different. So instead of talking about how the writing is and how the pace progressed I'm going to tell you about what this book did to me.

It tore me apart.

When reading something like this it's easy to forget that this story has a deeper meaning at times. I got so caught up in...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Kyle rated it 2 of 5 stars

Note: this review treats the whole series, of which this book is a part. No spoilers.

All in all, a bit disappointing. Dekker's strength is suspense; he kept me wanting to know what happened enough to read the whole series (Black, Red, White, Green) pretty quickly (~1600 pages). In the end, though, I'm not sure it was worth the time. He isn't a very good writer, his plots are predictable, the Christian imagery is a bit heavy-handed (extremely so at times), and aspects of the story went beyond my...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Tracy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: march-2011

This second installment was just as mind blowing as the first one, Black. It all started even before the story began with this little message from the publisher...

"Dear reader,

Thomas Hunter's story begins in Black, Book One of The Circle Trilogy. If you've yet to read Black, I strongly encourage you to start there. Red is far richer once you've fully experienced Thomas's initial journey into two realities. There are numerous plot twists that deserve grounding before you plunge into the pages a...more

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Sep 23, 2012 Ámbar rated it 5 of 5 stars

Entre Negro y este, debo decir que Rojo ha logrado estremecerme como ninguno. He tenido el corazón en la boca todo el tiempo y la historia ha dado tantos giros que simplemente no puedo esperar y comenzare la lectura de Blanco esta misma noche.

La parte que más me sobrecogió fue la muerte de Justin. Nunca había sufrido tanto, la descripción de su tortura me hizo querer llorar y más al enterarme que él era Elyon. Ahora todo se ha vuelto más difícil, con el envenenamiento del lago, la corrupción de...more

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Jun 29, 2012 Jody rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: thriller, sci-fi

Dekker has done what few authors ever do...make me want to keep reading in a series. Most of the time the plot weakens or the places and people lose my attention but this series has its hooks in me. I am patiently waiting for the copies of Green and White to be returned to the library so I can continue so if you happen to have them finish reading them and get them back because you are holding me up. I picked up Black and Red at the library, read the jacket description and put them back on the sh...more

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Mar 12, 2011 Jaclynn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

#2 in the series continuing the story of Thomas and the deadly Raison Strain virus that has been unleashed by one mad man into the world! In the other world in which Thomas travels between, his people are facing the army of the Scabs/Horde people who have refused to embrace the Great Romance. There is deception and decisions and death, and Thomas must try to do what is best for his people as their leader. Something happens that he never intended...but it is their salvation.

This was probably my f...more

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Mar 16, 2010 heather rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-ebooks, favorites

This second book in the Circle Trilogy is just as good as the first.
The Christian allegory gets stronger in Red, but again Dekker comes
short of preaching and the story remains very enjoyable. I should note
that I am not actually "reading" these Circle Trilogy books (Black, Red,
and White). I am listening to them on my iPhone and wanted to mention
this as I cannot really speak for the writing style of these books. The
narrator is simply fantastic and could probably make a poorly written
book sound goo...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Tgirl rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mediocre-or-good, adult-books

WARNING! CONTAINS SPOILERS! I have the hardest time rating books like this! If you split the book in half I'd throw the first half away with an emphasized "ICK!" while I'd put the second half of the book on my book shelf in a place of honor. The book had a lot of action in the second half which greatly pleased me, and Justin was such a loveable character! But my complaint on the first book carries onto to this book. I feel like some of the main characters lack some depth. I still didn't feel lik...more

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May 14, 2010 Devin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, christian

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Nov 16, 2011 Chris Griffith rated it 3 of 5 stars

Not as good as Black, the first of the Circle series by Dekker, but good enough to make me want to go and read the final volume. Tolkien said, "I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence." I couldn't help but see a blond haired/blue-eyed typed Jesus (think, cheesy religious poster found in a "Christian" bookstore) when I tried to imagine "Justin" or the Messiah type figure. Dekker does try to build a histor...more

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Mar 02, 2010 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite

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Thomas Hunter is caught between two shocking realities, each facing a meltdown of epic probortions. When he dreams in one world,he awakens in the other. In one reality, Thomas is a respected military leader urgently trying to deliver the vastly outnumbered Forest People from an agonizing calamity that wee end life as they know it. In the other, he's trying desperately to work with the world's top leaders to stop the release of the deadliest are-borne virus ever created.
The earth's...more

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Apr 19, 2012 Julian rated it 5 of 5 stars

In part 2 of his best-selling "The Circle" series, author Ted Dekker pens an absorbing thriller that convincingly blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. In "Black," book 1, readers met Thomas Hunter, whose dreams move him from a contemporary world to a strange other-world and back again.

In this sequel, Hunter finds himself again torn between two realities after a 15-year respite from his dreams. Pitted against the New Allegiance, which has intentionally spread a deadly virus known as the...more In part 2 of his best-selling "The Circle" series, author Ted Dekker pens an absorbing thriller that convincingly blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. In "Black," book 1, readers met Thomas Hunter, whose dreams move him from a contemporary world to a strange other-world and back again.

In this sequel, Hunter finds himself again torn between two realities after a 15-year respite from his dreams. Pitted against the New Allegiance, which has intentionally spread a deadly virus known as the Raison Strain that threatens to destroy the modern world, he launches a desperate search for the scientist who can provide the vaccine. In Hunter’s other world, the savage Horde with its loathsome skin disease is on the brink of overpowering the Forest People, who hope for Elyon’s deliverance. But the Forest People’s "Great Romance" - love of Elyon - has degenerated, and when the controversial, messiah-like Justin proposes a truce, things quickly disintegrate. (Publishers Weekly)

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. READ THE BOOK BEFORE CONTINUING

I greatly enjoyed Dekker's use of parallel symbolism to illustrate the redemptive blood of Christ. In one reality, mankind is threatened by a very real virus. Yet in alternate reality, Justin, the Christ-like prophet, sacrifices himself for the people, and his blood washes away the disease afflicting their bodies. This is genius writing of Dekker's.

Thomas Hunter is a superbly written character. I found it intriguing that Dekker paralleled the situation of the Forest Dwellers with actual Biblical history. In the same way that the Jewish people expected the prophesied Messiah to be a warrior who would come and defeat Rome and free them, Thomas Hunter and the Forest Dwellers thought Elyon would do the same. From the book:

"For so long Thomas' people had waited for Elyon's deliverance. They'd spun a thousand stories about the way he might ultimately deliver them from the Horde. Would he rise from the lake and flood the desert with water to drown them? Or would he ride in on a mighty white horse and lead them in a final battle that rid the earth of the scourge once and for all?"

Yet in the end, Justin didn't overthrow the Horde. He never even lifted a weapon against them. He came and allowed himself to be killed, just as Christ did. These scenes were so full of emotion that I found myself thanking Christ for the terrible sacrifice He paid that we didn't, and still don't deserve.

I highly enjoyed Justin's final directive to the newly formed Circle at the book's conclusion. We just celebrated Easter, so it was thrilling to see Justin back in the flesh. Resurrected!! And he admonishes Thomas and the Circle with a message reminiscent of what Christ told His disciples following His own resurrection:

"You are mine. Never break the circle that unites us. Do you understand what I'm asking you to do? Your lives have always been about the Great Romance, and in the days to come you will understand that like never before. Your love will be tested. Others will join you. Some will leave the circle. Some will die. All of you will suffer. The Horde will hate you because their hearts have been stolen and their eyes have been blinded by the Shataiki. But if you keep your eyes on me until the end, the lake will seem tame compared to what awaits us...Remember how I love you, and love me the same. Always."

Dekker has created an wonderfully accessible story that demonstrates the love of Christ for each of us, and how critical it is that we love Christ with all our hearts, and that we love the world around us. In the end, it really is all about love. As the Bible says, the two greatest commandments are to love God with your heart, soul and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. The meaning of our lives is the Great Romance that Christ longs to share with each of us.

I highly recommend this series of books. It's been a while since I've latched onto a story so completely that I'm willing to miss my favorite TV shows to read another few chapters. I couldn't put the book down, and now I'm halfway through book 3, "White." Do yourself a favor and read "The Circle" series.(less)

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Jun 26, 2010 Iris rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Iris by: Kim S.

Shelves: christian-fiction, fantasy

Red continues the series that started with Black. It picks up immediately from where Black left off. Thomas is still striving to save the world from destruction, but this story focuses more on what is happening in Thomas' dream world. In his dreams, fifteen years have passed, and he has become the leader of his people. They are under attack from the Horde (the bad guys). Thomas battles to save them using knowledge from the real world.

The Christian allegory, which I had been expecting, came to it...more

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May 31, 2009 Heather Palmer added it

Thomas Hunter is caught between two shocking realities, each facing a meltdown of epic proportions. When he dreams in one world, he awakens in the other. In one reality, Thomas is a respected military leader urgently trying to deliver the vastly outnumbered Forest People from an agonizing calamity that will end life as they know it. In the other, he's trying desperately to work with the world's top leaders to stop the release of the deadliest airborne virus ever created.

The earth's population is...more

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Apr 01, 2009 Danielle rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is one of the best books I've picked up in a long time. Before reading it I really felt as though my passion for Jesus was dying...until I came to the part of the book where the "Jesus" (Justin) dies for the sins of the people. The way the book described it brought tears to my eyes, and I realized...this is what Jesus did for us. For me. That really brought the passion that I have been lacking in my life back, once I realized what Jesus had done for me. I never really understood how hard it...more

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Sep 20, 2012 Angel Roman rated it 5 of 5 stars

De nueva cuenta nos encontramos con una narración que salta de una realidad a otra, a diferencia de la rigidez de Negro, en esta ocasión pareciera ser que la alternancia entre una capitulo y otro desaparece, tomando las páginas y capítulos necesarios para describirnos con detalle suficiente ambas realidades.

En Rojo experimentamos como el bosque en el que Thomas Hunter despertó en una ocasión, lleno de colores y de una sociedad que convivía en paz y sumisión hacia Elyon es transformado poco a poc...more De nueva cuenta nos encontramos con una narración que salta de una realidad a otra, a diferencia de la rigidez de Negro, en esta ocasión pareciera ser que la alternancia entre una capitulo y otro desaparece, tomando las páginas y capítulos necesarios para describirnos con detalle suficiente ambas realidades.

En Rojo experimentamos como el bosque en el que Thomas Hunter despertó en una ocasión, lleno de colores y de una sociedad que convivía en paz y sumisión hacia Elyon es transformado poco a poco en un campo de guerra entre aquellos que decidieron permanecer fieles a Elyon y aquellos que decidieron ser fieles al adversario de la historia: Teeleh. Algo a destacar es la "aparente" ausencia de estas fuerzas del bien y el mal, que permanecen en el anonimato dentro de la narración, pero que a la misma vez forman parte de las acciones de ambos bandos y sobre todo de la motivación que los obliga a vivir en un eterno conflicto.

Aunque Thomas Hunter sigue siendo el protagonista de la historia, Rojo nos presenta a personajes nuevos en ambas realidades. Nos damos cuenta de la vida cotidiana de la gente del bosque, de como su relación del Gran Romance con Elyon se convierte poco a poco en una rígida lista de leyes y costumbres que empiezan a ser semejantes a aquellas leyes de los habitantes del desierto, los que alguna vez fueron humanos pero que han decidido tomar el papel del enemigo, siendo infectados por una terrible enfermedad aunque acostumbrados a vivir con ella y sirviendo a los líderes de la Horda: Qurong y Martyn.

Kara, hermana de Hunter y que captó nuestra atención en Negro, le deja su lugar a Monique de Raison. Ella podría será la única capaz de ponerle final al peligro que amenaza al mundo entero y para sorpresa de muchos también será una pieza del reencuentro de Elyon con la gente del bosque cuando despierta a la "otra" realidad.

Los problemas no terminan en Rojo, al contrario, solamente se intensifican y muestran el verdadero carácter y temple de los protagonistas. Ya no estamos más frente a un Thomas Hunter que es un chico inmaduro, ni frente a una Monique de Raison que es la hija de un magnate farmacéutico, sino a un Thomas que se ha convertido en general del ejercito del bosque y a una Monique que debe de pasar por muchas pruebas para toparse con una final: hallar un antivirus que detenga el caos mundial.(less)

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Nov 29, 2010 Chris Hawks rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review is being written four years after the fact. My father recommended this series, otherwise I would never have picked it up. I enjoyed it at the time, though a lot of stuff bugged me; namely, that the "real world" plot was pretty unbelievable, and the "alternate world" plot got fairly heavy-handed with Christian allegory.

That said, four years later, a lot of the imagery from this series has stuck with me. If I thought it a bit hokey back then, now I'd say it's more enjoyable in hindsigh...more

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Feb 28, 2010 Matt Barker rated it 5 of 5 stars

The second part of the Circle trilogy from Ted Dekker. This one definitely got me hooked right from the beginning and was well worth the read.

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Red centers around the heroic rescue attempts of Thomas Hunter to save both worlds. With the devastating realization that he has unleashed death into both worlds, he now must figure out how to undo this evil all while trying to save his true love. From meeting with world powers in one world to leading a small band of mighty warriors in t...more

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