Mark E. Rogers (April 19, 1952 – February 2, 2014) was an American author and illustrator.

Biography

Rogers, while a student at Pt. Pleasant Beach High School, wrote a short novel, ''The Runestone'', which has since been adapted into

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, although it remains unpublished, except as a numbered, signed limited edition chapbook published by Burning Bush Press in 1979. At the

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he continued his interest in writing, graduating

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with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. He was elected to membership in

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. He thereafter became a professional writer. His published works include the ''

Samurai Cat Samurai Cat ( Miaowara Tomokato) is the main character in a series of books by Mark Rogers. To accompany the anachronistic satire, almost every page in each book has a picture painted by Rogers, depicting the events described on that page. Each ...

'' series; a number of novels, ''The Dead'', ''Zorachus'', and the latter's sequel, ''The Nightmare of God''; a series of books known as ''Blood of the Lamb''; and another series called ''Zancharthus''. He has also published three art portfolios and a collection of his pin-up paintings, ''Nothing But A Smile''.

Death

Rogers often had heart problems, he died from apparent heart failure while hiking with his family in California's Death Valley.

Bibliography

Samurai Cat

* (1980) '' The Bridge of Catzad-Dum - chapbook, published by The Burning Bush Press, ltd. ed. of 500 * (1984) ''

The Adventures of Samurai Cat ''The Adventures of Samurai Cat'' is a collection of linked humorous fantasy short stories by Mark E. Rogers. Rogers had done a series of paintings and drawings which feature his character Samurai Cat and spoofing martial arts films and fantasy s ...

'' * (1986) ''More Adventures of Samurai Cat'' * (1989) ''Samurai Cat in the Real World'' * (1991) ''The Sword of Samurai Cat'' * (1994) ''Samurai Cat Goes to the Movies'' * (1998) ''Samurai Cat Goes to Hell''

Zorachus

* (1986) ''Zorachus'' * (1988) ''The Nightmare of God''

Blood of the Lamb

* (1991) ''The Expected One'' * (1991) ''The Devouring Void'' * (1992) ''The Riddled Man''

Zancharthus

* (1998) ''Blood and Pearls'' * (2000) ''Jagutai and Lilitu'' * (2002) ''Night of the Long Knives''

Novels

* (1989) ''The Dead'' * (2010) ''Lilitu'' * (2010) ''Yark''

Nonfiction

* (2003) ''Nothing But a Smile: The Pinup Art of Mark Rogers'' * (2005) ''The Art of Fantasy''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Mark E. 1952 births 2014 deaths 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American fantasy writers American male novelists American science fiction writers University of Delaware alumni Writers from Delaware Chapbook writers 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers