num_pages: 271
description: 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 &amp; planet genre with Victorian steampunk while adding an edgy psychological twist.
language: English
title: A Red Sun Also Rises
publisher: Pyr