David J Rodger ¦ Fiction • RPG • Photo

David J. Rodger (born 1970 in Newcastle Upon Tyne) is a British author and game designer best known for his novels set in a near-future world of corporate and political intrigue. So far he has published four novels set in the same world: God Seed; Dante’s Fool; Iron Man Project and Edge. He has also published Yellow Dawn, a role-playing game set in the same future world as his novels, ten years after it has been devastated by a terrible mutagenic virus.

Rodger's novels often combine high-tech intrigue and political/corporate machinations with elements of the Cthulhu Mythos, as created by H.P. Lovecraft. Rodger's contributions to the Mythos include the creation of a new Great Old One in his novel Edge, and the use of the Outer God Nyarlathotep in the novel God Seed. In Yellow Dawn Rodger's interpretation of the Mythos, in particular the Great Old One Hastur, is a major part of the background material. Rodger has recently published Shadows of the Quantinex, a large-scale campaign expansion for the Yellow Dawn game.

Rodger has also written Cloudy Head, a children's story illustrated by Kenn-Ole Moen, and Murder at Sharky Point, a murder mystery game.

Rodger spent 8 years working for a non-departmental government agency, developing a virtual communications service within the IT Division, before moving into commercial project management for a UK media company. In 2000 Rodger's presence on the Internet got him a place in the BBC documentary Through The Eyes of the Young, directed by Chris Terrill.

Rodger now lives in Bristol, England, with a Braun coffee-maker, writing from a house on a hill with a view of Earth's curve.

What's New - Updates

[21st January 2010] < I'm giving away one novel or a copy of Yellow Dawn at the end of Feb to one fan: get at least one of your friends to join my facebook fanpage and you get a chance to win. Learn more...//>

[12th January 2010] < A new year brings new opportunities. I'm aiming to finish Dog Eat Dog by the summer. I'll then be turning my attention back to Yellow Dawn to coincide with the launch of the book.//>

[26th December 2009] < Making good progress with Dog Eat Dog, the first novel to be set within the world of Yellow Dawn. You can read a sneak preview of first few chapters.//>

[14th December 2009] < I've just done a massive overhaul on this website, stripping the design to essential information. I hope you like it. Meanwhile, I'm dealing with the death of my mother, and doing my best to keep writing...working on the new novel, Dog Eat Dog: currently 62,000 words in. Aiming to be finished by summer 2010 //>

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NOVELS: God Seed Dante's FoolIron Man Project EDGE

SHORT: Cloudy Head

SCRIPT: Salo IV

MURDER MYSTERY(game): Murder at Sharky Point

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YELLOW DAWN : Primary Rulebook (2nd Edition)Shadows of the QuantinexRed Desire ¦ Cold MurderBaruch's Burden

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RECENT WORK: Gallery 1

 

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BOARD GAME EXPANSIONS : CluedoFury of Dracula

 

 

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Interview with SFX Magazine (talking about Edge and Yellow Dawn) • Article about Yellow Dawn on German Call of Cthulhu website (Yellow Dawn as a CoC setting) • F-Word Magazine (overview of work up to Spring 2008) • Pub Story Evenings Cash Hope (top advertising guru uses God Seed in literacy campaign)• Norwegian newspaper article (interview with Kenn-Ole Moen, illustrator for Cloudy Head)

 

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