"In this stunning book an original tale derived from the fertile heritage of folk tales and myths has been enriched by illustrations that are full of power and beauty.

"The story concerns twin brothers, children of the Sun and a beautiful mortal woman, who are sent by their father on a quest that will allow them to discover the values each would choose to live by. As they travel, their personalities – one trustworthy, the other deceitful – come into conflict and one brother slays the other. Seeing this tragedy, their father, the Sun, intervenes and revives the dead young man. The result of the Sun’s action is the climax of this tale, which subtly weaves the threads of several universal myths into a tapestry of startling originality."

A children's picture book.