A Red Sun Also Rises by Mark Hodder
An original psychological adventure from the 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. This book breaks new ground by combining the Sword & Planet genre with Victorian steampunk while adding an edgy psychological twist.
Mark Hodder is the author of The Curious Affair of Spring Heeled Jack, which won the Philip K. Davis Award for Best Novel. The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man, which won the 2010 Dick Prize, is a sequel to The Curious Case of the Clockwork Man. He built the Blakiana website (http: //www.sextonblake.co.uk) to commemorate, document, and renew Sexton Blake, the most written-about fictional detective in English publication history. Mark is a former BBC writer, editor, journalist, and Web producer who has worked in both new and conventional media. He spent most of his professional life in London until 2008, when he moved to Valencia, Spain, to de-stress and create novels. He has a cultural studies degree and enjoys British history (1850 to 1950 in particular), delicious food, cutting-edge gadgets, cult television (ITC forever! ), Tom Waits, and a wide range of curiosities.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781911390435 |
| ISBN 10 | 1911390430 |
| Title | A Red Sun Also Rises |
| Author | Mark Hodder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Snowbooks Ltd |
| Year published | 2018-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 520 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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