Red Fire: A Gods of Midnight Novel

by Deidre Knight

Book Overview

From New York Times best-selling author Deidre Knight: an electrifying tale of seven immortal Spartan warriors, bound to protect humankind from the evils of gods and demons alike...and destined to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451225384
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Signet
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.1"

Customer Reviews

HOT!!

This just might be the hottest first book of series ever. I loved Ms. Knight's Parallel books, but Greek gods and immortal Spartan warriors? Sign me up!! Shay and Jax burn up the pages, and I totally fell for the Spartan band, especially King Leo and his feisty Oracle, and my absolute favorite, River. I cannot wait for his book! Hurry up, RED KISS: June 2nd can't come fast enough for me!

From J. Kaye's Book Blog

RED FIRE is not only my introduction to the Gods of Midnight series, but to Deidre Knight's work as well. The story created centers around a Spartan warrior, Ajax Petrakos, who was given immortality when a deal was made with Ares, the god of war. Ajax along with his slave, King Leonidas, and four warriors drank from the River Styx binding their immortality and their vow to protect mankind from the Djinn demons. Set in present day, Ajax has finally met his destined mate, Shay Angel, the one foretold by the Oracle. Unfortunately, Ajax's nemesis finds her first. Together they will have to fight against evil to fulfill a prophecy that could extinguish Ajax's immortal soul. Not only were the heroes created for this series fascinating, but so were the heroines. Shay Angel's true lineage will not be exposed until the end. The ending like the story itself is a powerful one. Great characters plus an equally electrifying story equals one awe-inspiring read!

Red Fire

Ajax Petrakos and his fellow band of Spartan warriors are immortal. Over two thousand years ago Ajax and his band of soldiers fell in battle at Thermopylae along with their king. Instead of continuing on to paradise, they were given a choice by Ares, the war god himself -- they could lay down their arms and go to Elysium or they could accept a drink from the River Styx and become immortal protectors of mankind. Ajax and his men were willing to follow their king anywhere and so they drank...and became immortal...and defenders of ancient prophecy. Centuries later, Ajax has just about given up. Tired of the battles he is almost ready to give up and somehow find a way out of his immortality. The only thing keeping him going is the fact that he has a mate somewhere in the world. She is his, foretold by the ancients. All he has to do is find her - and find her he does, thanks to his king's oracle. Coming into her presence in a cemetery amongst demons and spawns of hell, Ajax has to fight for his mate. It seems that Shay Angel is the youngest member of a family that hunts demons. Her status as his mate and a demon hunter to boot makes her the prime target of Ajax's worst enemy. If they fail in their quest to solve the prophecy given to Ajax, he could die, and that is something Shay is not willing to accept. With Red Fire, Deidre Knight has taken the last battle of the mighty Spartan 300 and woven a timeless tale of prophecy and immortality. Ajax is a mighty warrior and is loyal to his king. That doesn't stop him from becoming tired of his inability to die and so he often is not the best of warriors. Women, drinking, and lack of motivation often plague Ajax and the only thing keeping him sane is his foretold mate, Shay Angel. His immediate love and tenderness for her was boldly played out in a demon battle of intense magnitude. Their relationship was complicated enough, but add in their inability to deny their passion for each other and I was hooked. A fascinating new series, a magnificent first installment, and the writing of Deidre Knight. A reader couldn't ask for anything more! Run and grab Red Fire. I couldn't put it down! Talia Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Red Fire- Edge of Your Seat Reading!!!

300 magnificent, chiseled Spartan warriors sacrificed their lives at the narrow Thermopylae Pass battle in 480 BC to buy time for the Greeks who were pushing back the fierce invading Persians. After being slain, seven wounded warriors awaken along the River Styx, waiting for their journey to Elysium. But golden Ares, the Spartan god of war, appears and requests they pick up their armor once again and become Immortal Protectors of mankind for eternity. Without hesitation the brave warriors accept and become the GODS OF MIDNIGHT. RED FIRE'S Ajax Petrakos, the last strapping, crimson cloaked Spartan to fall in battle, has gained special powers from Ares to fight the demonic djinn, who are out to steal souls. Ajax discovers their leader and his worst enemy, Sable, is stalking his long awaited soul mate, Shayanna Angel, in Savannah, Georgia. He must rush to save her. Petite, curvaceous Shay Angel had been seeing demons before Sable's first frightening attack. She's hurting because her demon hunting family has kept the family books of knowledge from her, thinking they were protecting her, and keeping her from her true calling. She must muster courage and strength and combine it with the pieces of knowledge she has gleaned on her own while she faces the vile Sable's clawed clutches. When Ajax arrives with his massive black wings, she has to decide if he is friend or foe. As Ajax proves himself and Shay falls in love with him, the big question arises. Are they fated to know each other for a blink in time? How can an immortal and a mortal spend an eternity together? While battling Sable, they find the answer to this mystery. Deidre Knight has spun a powerful, jaw dropping urban fantasy by weaving a masterful tapestry of history and the myths, present day time and eternal love.

A Sexy Urban Fantasy with a lot of Southern Soul

Thousands of years ago, Sparta's greatest warriors gathered at the narrow pass at Thermopylae to face down throngs of Persian invaders. Selflessly battling to their deaths to buy time for their vulnerable country, Ajax Petrakos and his fallen Spartan brothers wake at the banks of the River Styx, prepared to cross to their rewards in the Elysium Fields. Instead, the war god, Ares offers Ajax and his comrades Immortality in exchange for their agreement to protect mortal souls from evil for all Eternity. When an Immortal Ajax returns Earth, he rushes home to Sparta to see his beloved wife and sons. But the Djinn Demon, Sable, has beaten Ajax home and worked a curse that prevents Ajax's family from recognizing or remembering him. An enraged Ajax battles Sable, and strips him of the one thing he loves--his glittering wings. With Sable banished to the underworld, Ajax turns his back on Sparta forever, alone, heartbroken, and not at all sure that living forever is such a good thing if he must do it without the ones he loves. Ajax flees to London, where he has spent centuries spending the time he's not battling demons medicating his loneliness with ale and women. When his friend, the Oracle tells Ajax that the "highest god of all" has asked her to send him to Savannah, Georgia to battle an evil that could lead to his death, he really isn't concerned whether he lives or not. Honestly, death would be a better fate than living forever for a cause he has lost the heart for. Ares has grown in increasingly fickle in his demands of the Spartans. With rumors of this new god, he's not at all sure where his loyalties should lie. At least in death, Ajax could return to the family who waits for him in Elysium. At least there, they would know him, love him. Forever. When Ajax arrives in a Savannah graveyard, he finds a beautiful woman in a heated battle with Sable, who has escaped banishment. Only after rescuing her and taking her to safety does he realize that this woman is Shayanna Angel, the one promised to him. But Shayanna isn't quite the demure, helpless lass he'd expected. A demon huntress in her own right, Shay is just now learning the limits of her own power, and she isn't all that sure Ajax is one of the good guys. But neither can deny that the passion growing between them could well destroy them. As the pair battles an evil that threatens to devour every pure soul in its path, they find themselves drawn into a love they are helpless to deny. But what good is losing his heart to Shayanna Angel when death will only steal her away? She is, after all, a mortal. And he is sworn to live forever. Deidre Knight pushed the boudaries of urban fantasy with this deeply spiritual story of good vs. evil. The lush southern backdrop makes for a sensual background and Knight works it to the hilt, creating an erotic, heroic passion that burns larger than life itself. Highly recommended by Writers Gone Wild.