Red: The Heroic Rescue

Red by Ted Dekker continues the saga of Thomas Hunter and the Circle Trilogy.

Thomas is still living in two worlds, trying to defend them both. In the other Earth, Thomas lays to sleep, but this time he doesn’t dream. His wife, Rachelle, has brought him a fruit called the Rhambutan and made him promise not to dream of the Histories. He does this for 15 years. While this time passes, he becomes a mighty general.

He is the leader of the Forest Guard, those that have honored the way and commandments of Elyon. He and the Forest Guard fight the Horde, which are those that were attacked by the Shataiki and turned away from Elyon.

During one heavy battle that has cost him many soldiers, he sleeps. This sleep brings him back to our Earth again and the problems with this mutated anti-virus that threatens the world, The Raison Strain.

He is in a desperate search for Monique D’Raison, the creator of this anti-virus. She has been kidnapped by a madman who has unleashed this virus upon the world.

Will Thomas find her in time? Will he be able to come back and save the Forest Guard from the Hordes?

Then there is another problem. A man named Justin, a former Lieutenant under Thomas. He has been seen in the midst of the Horde, preaching peace with the Horde amongst the Forest People. He has saved The Southern Forest.

Martyn and Qurong are the two leaders of the Horde. Who are they and why do they want to create a truce with Justin? What could be in it for them?

Many believe Justin to be the savior, but many believe him guilty of treason and blasphemy of The Great Romance and Elyon Himself. Which is true?

The truth will be revealed, and it is not what it seems.

Dive Deep and Live.

Personally, this book is probably the more allegorical of the 2 so far in this series. Again, I shed many tears at the end of the story. The beauty of Grace shine through, yet the pain of rejection hurts the deepest. This book kept me hooked from the first page to the last. So many times I wanted to jump ahead a few chapters just to see if a character was still alive.