A Red Sun Also Rises
An original adventure from the author of the Philip K. Dick Award–winning Burton & Swinburne series
A tale of good and evil, where neither is what it seems!
Aiden Fleischer, a bookish priest, finds himself transported to an
alien world. With him is Miss Clarissa Stark, a crippled hunchback of
exceptional ability, wronged by an aristocrat and cast out from society.
On the planet Ptallaya, under two bright yellow suns, they encounter
the Yatsill, a race of enthusiastic mimics who shape their society after impressions picked up from Clarissa's mind. Creating a faux London, the alien creatures enroll Clarissa in their Council of Magicians and Aiden in the City Guard. But why does the peaceful city require guards? After a day that, in earthly terms, has lasted for months, the answer comes,
for on this planet without night, a red sun also rises, and brings with
it a destructive evil.
The Blood Gods! Hideous creatures, they cause Aiden to confront his
own internal darkness while trying to protect his friend and his new
home.
With a sharp eye for period detail and a rich imagination, Mark Hodder establishes a weirdly twisted version of Victorian London on a
convincingly realized alien world, and employs them to tackle a profound psychological and moral question. A Red Sun Also Rises breaks new
ground by combining the sword & planet genre with Victorian
steampunk while adding an edgy psychological twist.
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