An original adventure from the author of the Philip K. Dick Award winning—Burton & Swinburne seriesA 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 by 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 and planet genre with Victorian steampunk while adding an edgy psychological twist.