Legends of the Red Sun

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)

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
 * 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:
 * Shout-Out: Dartun wears a cloak of fuligin, the color darker than black.
 * There's also a coroner named Doctor Tarr.
 * What does  Shelley tanks.
 * Smug Snake: Urtica again.
 * Straight Gay:.
 * Sympathetic Murderer:
 * Took a Level In Badass: Eir, by the end of the first book.
 * Torture Technician: Tryst.
 * Tsundere:.
 * Villain with Good Publicity: Chancellor Urtica
 * Wretched Hive: Villiren, described as the most lawless city in the Empire.