Crimson (Dead World, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Jordan Summers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2009

On the run from their enemies, hunted by the law they once dedicated their lives to, werewolves Morgan Hunter and Gina "Red" Santiago have no choice -- they must enter the outlaw territories in order to disappear completely from society. With only themselves to trust, they must somehow navigate this "No Man's Land" full of outlawed Others and dangerous nomadic tribes.

Losing themselves in this arid wasteland would be easy, but Morgan and Red know that the only way they can regain their life together is by turning the tables on the man who is hunting them -- destroying his plans to rule the united territories once and for all.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Red Santiago is a heroine with fire befitting her name. Summers has a winner with this one!”—USA Today bestselling author Cathy Clamp

"Get in, sit down, shut up and hold on." – USA Today bestselling author Lynn Viehl on Red

"Dark, action-filled, and hot! This heroine is a wolf dressed in Little Red Riding Hood's clothing." --Jeaniene Frost

"Clever and gripping, Red kept me guessing at every step.  Jordan Summers spins a dangerously exciting tale with a mind-bending twist." --Cheyenne McCray, USA Today bestselling author

"Dark and dangerous and shivering with possibility, Red's a temptation worth indulging." --Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

About the Author

JORDAN SUMMERS is a former flight attendant with a penchant for huge bookstores and big, dumb action movies. Happily married to her very own Highlander, they split their time between two continents.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Tor Paranormal Romance; 1 Original edition (November 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765359162
• ISBN-13: 978-0765359162
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,854 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jordan Summers finished her first book in 2002. It was a finalist in the 'Daphne Du Maurier' contest the same year. She went on to sell eight fantasy books to Ellora's Cave Publishing and has enjoyed success with her Atlantean's Quest series.

In 2003, she entered the Lori Foster/ Kensington Brava contest and won the Reader's Choice. The win led to a multi-book contract from Kensington Publishing. Jordan also won the Harlequin Blaze Published Author contest in 2005 and garnered another book deal. During the same year, she submitted a dark paranormal romance to Tor and landed a three-book deal. RED is the first book in her Dead World trilogy. It was followed by SCARLET and CRIMSON. She has gone on to sell stories to various anthologies, including the Horror Writer's Association anthology, Blood Lite 2 (9/2011).

Jordan has nineteen published books to her credit. She is a member of Novelist Inc., International Thriller Writers, Horror Writer's Association, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and Romance Writers of America. Learn more at jordansummers.com.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a synth-review, December 20, 2009

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V. Dalpe "Ursala V" (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crimson (Dead World, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Okay so I have now read this series and have some observations, SPOILERS AHEAD. This will also be a list/ramble type review, my apologies for the chaos.

1. No one in any of these books has a lick of sense. They stumble around filled with false bravado, the bad guys are sloppy and stupid, the good guys are oblivious and stupid. And everyone consistently makes the wrong choice, and that is how the plot moves around. Everyone trusts too easy, lies at the wrong times, and I could feel the desire to strangle half the characters.

Red flits from being psycho and overconfident, to whiny and helpless. Hunter is all alpha-male, but then leaves her to go deal with his clone family (2nd book) which seemed contrived as all hell. Rapheal falls in love with Chaos in about a second, and everyone is concerned but not concerned enough that creepy Michael Travers, who is now insane, won't double cross them.

Chaos is an annoying character with a cool ability she does not use nearly enough, and she also is damselly, a half wit, and also not that likeable. Demery could have resolved a lot of issues if he had just told the truth, and Morgan would not get kidnapped if he did not fall for a ruse that Bugs Bunny has used.



2. So we are in the future. And it's all post apocalyptic, and I like that. But then it's killed by everything being called synth-beer, and synth-paper. You build a future world, fill it out more. I like the dome lives, and the water's sparseness, the hovering cars and all of that. The gritty desert landscapes. it's interesting, but I feel like the author did not throw herself into the world building as much as she could have.

3. It is apparently very easy to go back and forth thru no man's land. Also relatively easy to survive there, even the bad guys are fairly hospitable.

4. The sex is pretty good and pretty hot, but I wish there had been a lot more time with everyone roughing it out in no man's land. And what it really means to be an Unknown and all that, instead of constant humping on the part of Chaos and Rapheal,

All in all she is not a bad writer, and has some interesting ideas that make her work memorable in such an oversaturated genre. It is just frustrating when I see potential to work with some really cool, really unique ideas, and they don't live up to it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved the Series!, October 30, 2011

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pammur (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

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I really liked this series, slightly different than what I usually read, but really got into it. One thing that bugged me though was the woman they used on all of the book covers. She had really short hair, when in the books the woman was constantly pulling her long hair into a pony tail. Whoever did the art for the covers didn't read the stories! All in all, this book tied everything up neatly to end the series. I would recommend the series.

4.0 out of 5 stars Crimson, April 2, 2011

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Bernard L. Deleo "BernardL" (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crimson (Dead World, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

In this third saga of the `Deadworld' series, Morgan Hunter, Gina `Red' Santiago, and a vampire named Demery as a guide enter `no man's land' trying to find evidence to clear their names. Their nemesis, Roark Montgomery seems untouchable. To make matters worse Demery plans to guide them into the clutches of a nomadic tribe called the Sand Moles who drink the blood of `Others' like Red and Morgan as ransom for someone he loves. No man's land is home to the most vicious criminals on the planet. Commander Santiago, Red's Grandfather, okays a plan for Catherine `Chaos' Meyers to find Red with vampire Raphael Vega's help. They encounter Raphael's brother, Michael Travers Vega, during the search, unaware that Roark has had a deadly chip inserted into Michael's head and that Michael is there to kill Red and Morgan. The twists and turns in this gritty series roundup lead to a violent climactic confrontation and a very satisfying final judgment for Roark Montgomery.