David J. Rodger

Who is David J. Rodger?

David J. Rodger 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 six novels; five set in the same milieu: God Seed, Dante's Fool, Iron Man Project, Edge and Living in Flames. He has also published Dog Eat Dog a novel set in the world of 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 several new Great Old Ones in his novels Edge, Dog Eat Dog and Living in Flames 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 published Shadows of the Quantinex, a large-scale campaign expansion for the Yellow Dawn game, and recently released a 2.5 Edition update to the basic 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.