WiP: a slower pace – nanomech simmering

Work in progress I’ve been taking a more social stance past couple of weeks. Orient Express. A long weekend in London. Slower progress on creative projects but that is no bad thing. Means I’ve been seeing a lot of my friends. Meanwhile, the Nanomech system simmers on in a positive way; nearly finished, I just [...]

Reasons to like Lovecraft: Nyarlathotep (Crawling Chaos)

Nyarlathotep – Outer God If you’re a fan of H.P.Lovecraft you may recognise and hopefully enjoy seeing this. If you’re unaware of H.P.Lovecraft, then peel the rime off your eyeballs and get into this world of ultimate, sanity-blasting cosmic horror… Image:  Used to illustrate Nyarlathotep in human form: Nephren Ka – The Black Pharaoh. Image  by [...]

29% Discount on any Sci-fi Cyberpunk Dark Fantasy and Cthulhu Fiction – today only – a leap year special from LULU

Those fun loving folks at LULU are running a one-day promotion – today only. 29% DISCOUNT on anything. Just use the discount coupon LEAPYEAR at the online checkout: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/DavidJRodger See more posts like this – click David J Rodger – DATA

You have found David J Rodger – British Sci-Fi & Dark Fantasy Author

Welcome This site is my sandbox for brainstorming new ideas, documenting the weird and wonderful gems I find on the web – things that inspire me – and promoting my books and RPG.  It’s also where I post updates on work-in-progress.  You can subscribe using the link at the top left of this page. Bringing [...]

Sharing positive words from a fan of Cyberpunk and Cthulhu Mythos

I saw this on Facebook and wanted to share. Always great to get mentioned in the same vein as other authors, in this case Stephen Erikson, Raymond Feist and Dean Koontz… The sale he mentioned is the monster 30% discount on all sci-fi and dark fantasy paperbacks that’s in place until New Year’s Day. If [...]

Thank you!

I ran a combined special offer with LULU on the 27th and 28th of December, basically creating a saving of 65% on all my paperbacks, and the response has been phenomenal.  Looks like a lot of people decided to buy two or even three out of the choice of five different novels available. So, thank [...]

Best read ¦ Sci-fi meets Cthulhu Mythos – favourite short story of 2011

2011 has been an insanely busy year for me. Promoting the new novel Dog Eat Dog (first to be set in the post-apocalyptic Cthulhu Mythos infected world of Yellow Dawn – The Age of Hastur), then hammering out 14 short stories in a 40 day frenzy and now deep into a nine month overhaul of [...]

Sci-fi, Cyberpunk and Cthulhu Fiction gets massive discount savings on paperbacks from LULU – nearly 2/3rds off!

I’m already running a 30% discount on all my sci-fi and dark fantasy novels until New Year’s Day; now LULU have expanded this discount by a whopping extra 35% saving on everything today (27th Dec) and tomorrow (28th Dec). That’s nearly 2/3rds off all paperbacks.  . To enjoy this discount just go to LULU’s online [...]

Top 10 blog posts of 2011 from Sci-fi, Fantasy, Cyberpunk and Cthulhu Mythos Horror

I’ve been running this blog for about 18 months now and it’s already eclipsed the “old thing” I used to run since the late 1990s.  It’s a great counterpoint to the daily grind of crafting novels and RPG systems – where often there is very little to show for weeks at a time; a place [...]

Photography ¦ light painting by Dennis Calvert conjures up images of Occult or Cthulhu Mythos sorcerers and Road Mages in Yellow Dawn

Part of a series of images from the shadowy fringes of the Internet.  Visuals that stir my sense for the eerie and macabre. I love this image by Dennis Calvert.  It taps directly into how I visualise the Road Mages within the world of Yellow Dawn  – The Age of Hastur; sorcerers who wield occult [...]

A free science fiction & dark fantasy short story for every subscriber: giving you reasons to like this wordpress blog

It’s simple. Take a peek at the Subscribe option top left.  If you already use WordPress just click “sign me up” otherwise, bang in your email address and you’re done :o) You’ll be the first to recieve previews of new material, get an insight into the world of writing this particular flavour of Science Fiction [...]

Cover of Dog Eat Dog, a sci-fi and dark fantasy novel set in the post-apocalyptic world of Yellow Dawn gets used in a French textbook

Quite flattering to get approached by the French publisher Didier, who are planning to release an English language textbook called “Password Terminale” in April 2012.   They’re going to reproduce the cover of my novel Dog Eat Dog in a chapter entitled “Tech-less world”.  The novel is a political crime thriller (science-fiction and dark fantasy) [...]

Sneak Preview Yellow Dawn 2.5 – The Quantisphere, a definition

I’ve been working on the overhaul of the current version of Yellow Dawn (2.1) for over 8 months now. Here’s a chunk of text that’s going to be bolted into the start of the chapter on Occult & Mythos, it’s a narrative overview that gives you a picture of the Quantisphere.  The Quantisphere is a [...]

Oakfield ¦ the planned next novel by Cthulhu Mythos horror author David J Rodger

Oakfield ¦ the planned next novel by science fiction & dark fantasy author David J Rodger – where crustaceous horrors The Mi-go will terrorise a small Cornish township I’m currently deep into an 8 month overhaul of  Yellow Dawn  – The Age of Hastur, with a view to launching an updated version (2.5) early in [...]

Superb review of God Seed, a sci-fi & dark fantasy novel that blends Cyberpunk with the Cthulhu Mythos

Superb little review of God Seed, a sci-fi & dark fantasy novel that blends Cyberpunk with the Cthulhu Mythos Just spotted this wee review on Amazon.  Very pleased. A really entertaining read but not for the faint-hearted. . This novel moves along at a fast pace, crossing genres from crime/political thriller to sci-fi and full [...]

Update: excerpts of five exciting new science fiction and dark fantasy novels now available

There are five palm-sweating novels to choose from.  Excerpts now available for each of them.  Scroll down and see what’s available: . God Seed “Mankind will be judged, and smitten and cleansed” Read Excerpt . . . . Lovecraft brought screaming and thrashing into the 21st Century! David Rodger has created a World where Lovecraft’s [...]

WiP: still battling through Travel & Encounters chapter plus Gizmodo UK gets closer

¦ dialling in from the Sky Bunker ¦ First mug of coffee in hand; life support blowing warm air on my legs as I sit wrapped in Starsky. Ahh blisto, a whole weekend ahead of me.  It comes after a very productive week where I’ve been managing to get up and started at 3 a.m. [...]

5 Star Review on Amazon for Edge, a sci-fi & dark fantasy novel that blends Cyberpunk with the Cthulhu Mythos

5 Star Review on Amazon for Edge, a sci-fi & dark fantasy novel that blends Cyberpunk with the Cthulhu Mythos Just caught wind of an excellent review on Amazon.  Very pleased. A great read with Cthulhu mythos flavour. . “Edge is a great book. It’s got an epic mountain setting and brings strong characters with [...]

Letters ¦ Fan feedback on Dog Eat Dog: Your Stupid Book…

Letters ¦ Fan feedback on Dog Eat Dog: Your Stupid Book… This is an email I received from a fan who had bought the post-apocalyptic sci-fi & dark fantasy novel, Dog Eat Dog. {} From: Hågen Landsem [mailto:dog@k9design.co.uk] To: David Rodger Subject: Your stupid book… Is keeping me up all night reading! Must say how [...]

Introducing: C-P Models and a range of Cthulhu Mythos figures 25mm

Introducing: C-P Models and a range of Cthulhu Mythos figures 25mm. I found these folks by random, thought I’d share the find.  Nice selection I reckon.  I’ve presented a few of them here: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You can browse  the full [...]