The Crimson Pact

Book Review: 'The Crimson Pact' Volume Five, Edited by Paul Genesse

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:53:07 -0400

Book Review: 'The Crimson Pact' Volume Five, Edited by Paul Genesse:

Volume five finishes up with a sequel to its origin story and 20 more demonic short stories.

As the review notes:

While Volume Five holds up on its own, it’s hard to recommend the book as a stand-alone read. Like the warning at the beginning of the book states, jumping straight to the end will rob the reader of a great deal of context.

Which is a great time to remind you that there is a discounted bundle of volumes 1-4 available only directly from Alliteration Ink at

http://thecrimsonpact.com/store.html#tcpBIG

Volume Five of the Crimson Pact is released today! Published by...

Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:46:28 -0400

Volume Five of the Crimson Pact is released today! Published by Iron Dragon Books, it is available exclusively at Amazon in digital and print formats.

The digital version is on sale for a short time at $2.99; the print version is 500 pages for $21.84.

Check it out at http://amzn.to/1aWImBF!

If you haven’t had a chance to get into The Crimson Pact...

Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:29:42 -0400

If you haven’t had a chance to get into The Crimson Pact before now, we’re offering volumes 1-4 as a single large digital bundle! It’s 20% off ($16 all told), and you get the books in ePub, Kindle, and PDF formats.

This deal is only available if you buy directly from the publisher.

Don’t wait - go take advantage of this deal at http://bit.ly/tcpbundle now!

Big announcement for the Pact tomorrow....

Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:05:47 -0400

….tomorrow….

Donald J. Bingle - author of Net Impact, and featured in...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:43 -0400

Donald J. Bingle - author of Net Impact, and featured in Sidekicks!, Eighth Day Genesis, and many of The Crimson Pact anthologies reads his story for the upcoming fifth volume of The Crimson Pact.

Review of The Crimson Pact Volume One by T. Allen Winn

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:56:12 -0500

Review of The Crimson Pact Volume One by T. Allen Winn:

T. Allen Winn has a nice review of Volume One up at MK Horror. Key quote here: “If you haven’t partaken of this little jewel, I encourage you to do so, but beware, what lies beneath a mortal’s skin could be something marvelously demonic.”

Review of The Crimson Pact by Lance Roth

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:00:26 -0500

Review of The Crimson Pact by Lance Roth:

This is the kind of review I love to read; Mr. Roth takes the time to set his reading experience in the greater literary and social context of the world around him. It’s a great meditation on the form of the short story as well as a review of all four volumes of The Crimson Pact.

Oh, and he also has this to say about The Crimson Pact:

Almost 30 years later The Crimson Pact supplants Clive Barker’s Books of Blood series as the modern compendium of fantasy horror short stories.

You can get all four volumes from most online booksellers, or directly at the website.

Win Yourselves Some Evil Little Demons....

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:04:45 -0400

We have Goodreads Giveaways for the deadtree editions of The Crimson Pact, running only from NOW until Halloween!

Volume One:
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/36231-the-crimson-pact-volume-one

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Crimson Pact Volume One

by Paul Genesse

Giveaway ends October 31, 2012.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Volume Two:
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/36232-the-crimson-pact-volume-two

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Crimson Pact Volume Two

by Paul Genesse

Giveaway ends October 31, 2012.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Volume Three:
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/36234-the-crimson-pact-volume-three

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Crimson Pact

by Paul Genesse

Giveaway ends October 31, 2012.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Volume Four:
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/36235-the-crimson-pact-volume-four

Goodreads Book Giveaway

The Crimson Pact Volume Four

by Paul Genesse

Giveaway ends October 31, 2012.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Lovely review of The Crimson Pact: Volumes 1-4 at HellNotes

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:22:02 -0400

I’d love to just quote one section of the review, but I can’t… it’s such a tightly-written, well-thought out bit of writing. Even if you’ve read all the books so far, go check it out over at HellNotes!

The Crimson Pact v4 FINALLY available in print!

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:46:52 -0400

It should show up at Barnes & Noble and Amazon in the next few days as a print option; if you don’t want to wait, you can get the print version right now from Alliteration Ink here!

If you’re interested in seeing all the places you can get volume four (and the other offerings from Alliteration Ink), you can do that at http://alliterationink.com/store.html#tcpv4.

The Codex

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:47:22 -0400

The Codex:

The Codex - a compilation of Justin Swapp’s stories from The Crimson Pact Volumes 1 and 2 - is available now from Amazon and Smashwords.

“Follow an unsuspecting foreign exchange student named Sloan Boyle as a seemingly innocent interaction with a stranger in a Spanish Cafe leads to a dangerous series of events, and a weighty discovery that threatens everything Sloan ever knew about this world, and his role in it.”

Change in Publishers for The Crimson Pact

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:54:44 -0400

I regret to inform you that The Crimson Pact Volume Four will be the last Crimson Pact anthology handled by Alliteration Ink.

This does not mean the series will end; Mr. Genesse retains the ability and rights to produce and edit future volumes with another publisher. Indeed, I understand that Mr. Genesse does have plans for another volume in the future with Iron Dragon Books, and I wish him the greatest success with it. Enquiries about a fifth (or further) volume should be directed to Mr. Genesse.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the current (volumes 1-4) series of anthologies will continue to be available in print and digital formats from Alliteration Ink. Enquiries about volumes one through four would be most effectively directed toward Alliteration Ink.

Review of The Crimson Pact Volume Three

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:53:01 -0400

Review of The Crimson Pact Volume Three:

Elitist Book Reviews takes a stab at reviewing The Crimson Pact Volume Three - check it out!

The Crimson Pact is available at thecrimsonpact.com

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:54:21 -0400

The Crimson Pact is available at thecrimsonpact.com

Read the story that started it all for free!

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:58:41 -0400

Read the story that started it all for free!:

Even though Tales of the Crimson Pact is back to a (bargain!) price of $0.99, you can still read “The Failed Crusade” - the story that served as inspiration for all four volumes of the Crimson Pact - is available in PDF form from our website. It’s humbling and awesome to know that one story spurred the imaginations of so many other authors, resulting in over eightyawesome stories. Check it out!

Read the story that started it all for free!

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:58:20 -0400

Read the story that started it all for free!:

Review of a story from The Crimson Pact Volume Four

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:53:32 -0400

Review of a story from The Crimson Pact Volume Four:

Usman Malik, one of the authors in The Crimson Pact Volume Four, got this review from thefreaking poet-in-residenceat Pepperdine University:

…mightily impressed. I loved the different perspective on horror, on creatures and how they interact with humans. And you did a remarkable job paralleling the horrors we put dying people through to assuage our own internal demons with the physical torments of the story-within-the-story. All handled skillfully and well.

Impressive indeed! You can pick up your own copy of Volume Four right here!

Today (4 August) is your last chance to get Tales From The Crimson Pact for FREE

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:57:23 -0400

Today (4 August) is your last chance to get Tales From The Crimson Pact for FREE

To celebrate the release of the fourth volume of The Crimson...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:38:50 -0400

To celebrate the release of the fourth volume of The Crimson Pact, we’re making our sampler from Volume One, Tales From the Crimson Pact freeat Amazon again until the end of the week. Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can still read it on the freeKindle apps for your computer or smartphone. You can download that at http://amzn.to/PjCULx

Additionally, the first story in the Crimson Pact series, the one that sets the whole thing up, is available in PDF form from our website: http://thecrimsonpact.com/Failed_Crusade.pdf

If you’ve been looking for a quick way to either start with The Crimson Pact yourself - or introduce a friend without overwhelming them! - these are a greatopportunity.

Volume Four of The Crimson Pact is Released

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:52:50 -0400

By a bullet or a blade, the Pact will have justice.

A gunslinger rides down a dark road in an alternate history Old West …
A lone woman tries to save a distant planet from a diabolical invasion …
A rogue demon seeks vengeance on his former queen …

Read the supernatural Western, “Darkness of the Sun,” a novella by Patrick M. Tracy, and sixteen other action packed and terrifying stories that run the gamut of urban fantasy, horror, science fiction and fantasy, with stories by Michaele Jordan, Usman T. Malik Brett Peterson, Sarah Hans, Daniel Myers, Kelly Swails, Sarah Kanning, Valerie Dircks, John Perkins, Elizabeth Shack, Leigh Dragoon, Donald Darling, Steven Diamond, and Suzzanne Myers.

Make your mark in blood and join the Crimson Pact!

Edited by Paul Genesse, and available directly from the publisher, from Amazon, and Barnes & Noble in ePub and Kindle formats.