Adrian Rogers

My name is Adrian Rogers, and I'm an author, poet, and private music teacher, with three fantasy novels published as e-books on CD Rom, available for Aus$10 or US$6 each, and in print, by emailing me at: adrianrogers[at]aapt[dot]net[dot]au. These books are listed below. Here you can also check out my links page for my favorite sites, read one of my short stories or find out a bit more about me .

"Lovers of dark fantasy will love this book. The author has written it in a style that entertains through the richness of its language and thought provoking concepts. It is a book that can be read from two different perspectives. Strictly as an action epic in a fantasy environment, or as a deeper reading experience where one’s intellect needs to reflect on hidden meanings. If the reader is prepared to take the time and think about what is presented to them, they will get immense pleasure from the reading." Review of the Secret Chronicle of Oisin by Warren Thurston

Irish hero Oisin travels to the Land of Youth with Princess Naomh to enjoy its pleasures, but after three years revisits home to find that three hundred years have passed in Erin Shocked, he ignores a warning not to leave the magical chariot conveying him, as a result of which it disappears leaving him trapped. But is there a hidden agenda at work" Why is he sent to Hyperborea. searching for a weapon against Death' What is Death doing in the Land of Youth" This Chronicle raises questions provides answers taking Oisin through danger, sacrifice and transformation, half revealing a secret as the lovers challenge Death in a tale uniting myth with fantasy. The Secret Chronicle is now available from Double-Dragon.

"Adrian Rogers has created a wonderful fantasy full of powerful images, brought to life by a language full of richness. The reader is taken on a voyage that shows its creator is indeed a master storyteller with a wonderful command of the English language and his imagination. I found the story fascinating from start to finish. It is a book that once started will not let its reader put it down. For a thoroughly enjoyable read this is a book I highly recommend." Warren Thurston, a book reviewer in Victoria, Australia, reviews the Time Tunnel and The Grail and you can find links to the full text of this review on my links page.

This is a speculative ‘Grail tradition’ fantasy, interweaving modern Australia with alternative locations focused on ‘The Grail’, ‘The Garden of Paradise’, and a sixth century version of Britain containing both real and alternative world elements. Because this involves playing with time I set myself the task of making one of the characters not merely cross over from one time to another, but actually belong to both the sixth and twentieth centuries- reconciling each in his personality. Readers will judge whether or not I have been successful. My version of sixth century Britain is alternative in the sense that I have treated settings as some nineteenth century American painters treated landscapes, by adapting them to suit the needs of the story. It claims no new insights into the nature of the reality behind the Arthurian tradition, simply using elements of the story to frame a tale of ‘The Grail Quest.’ Place names and locations however are not imaginary, and a list of these is included in the appendix. 'The Time Tunnel and The Grail' is now available from Mountain Mist Productions

"All the elements were perfect, just what I wanted to see. It was as if Adrian had read my mind and written the novel I would have loved to, but never had time to write. I really enjoyed reading it." Review of the Gates of Sunset by David-John Tyrer - redsine magazine.

What have 'The Three Fates', spinning destinies in a lifeless world between worlds got to do with a reckless eighteen year old driving his first car, or his studious girlfriend? Very little, one might think, yet because of them, Sean and Melissa find themselves caught up in an alternative reality less than twenty kilometers from their homes.In 'The Gates of Sunset', the struggle between good and evil is portrayed in straightforward language as a story of love, war, self-discovery, the opposition of virtue and vice, and an overarching mystery.It is the story of two young South Australians stepping out of their own small realities, being matured in the process, coming to know themselves better, and finding new purpose in their lives. Guided by the mysterious 'Archer', whose name they never learn, and a host of lesser characters they learn to accept the unimaginable and triumph, but at a cost….. now available from Mountain Mist Productions

Over The Wave Break

A Poetry Collection featuring 91 Poems in the form short messages to an unnamed friend; interspersed are nature poems, fleeting visions, reflections on illusion and reality, on Christmas, capitalism, reconciliation, Australia Day, and some autobiographical recollections.

E-Book Item No 0042 $8.95 AUD

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