Legends of the Red Sun

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A fantasy series by British author Mark Charan Newton set in a fantasy world faced with an impending ice age. The series has received critical acclaim for its stellar world building, unconventional characters and exploration of real-life issues.

Legends Of The Red Sun has been compared to the works of Gene Wolfe and China Mieville, the latter of whom has given it a favorable judgment.

Needs More Love.

So far the series consists of:

1. Nights of Villjamur (2009)
2. City of Ruin (2010)
3. The Book of Transformations (forthcoming)

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This series contains examples of:

• Anti-Villain: Dartun Sur.
• Art Initiates Life: Tuya's paintings.
• Casanova: Randur Estevu.
• Cool Old Guy: Denlin.
• Cosmic Horror Story
• Crapsack World
• Dead Person Impersonation: Randur.
• Evil Chancellor: Chancellor Urtica.
• Fantastic Racism: Although non-fantastic prejudices, such as homophobia, skin color and the divide between rich and poor, notably take center stage far more often.
• Heroic Albino: Brynd.
• Hooker With a Heart of Gold: Tuya Daluud.
• Immortality Seeker: Dartun.
• Kick the Son of A Bitch: It's quite satisfying when Jeryd finally beats the hell out of Tryst and later shoots him.
• Knight in Sour Armor: Rumex Jeryd and Brynd Lathraea.
• Last of His Kind: Jurro.
• Lost Technology: The Dawnir artifacts.
• Mad Scientist: Dartun Sur.
• Manipulative Bastard: Urtica.
• Not So Harmless: The Ovinists, who no one really pays attention to.
• Our Zombies Are Different: Reanimated by lost science and used as an obedient personal army, to be precise.
• Proper Lady / Silk Hiding Steel: Rika.
• The Resenter: Tryst.
• Shout Out: Dartun wears a cloak of fuligin, the color darker than black.
  • There's also a coroner named Doctor Tarr.
  • What does Dartun use to raise the dead? Shelley tanks.
• Smug Snake: Urtica again.
• Straight Gay: Brynd.
• Sympathetic Murderer: Tuya.
• Took a Level In Badass: Eir, by the end of the first book.
• Torture Technician: Tryst.
• Tsundere: Eir for Randur.
• Villain With Good Publicity: Chancellor Urtica
• Wretched Hive: Villiren, described as the most lawless city in the Empire.