Kaleidoscopes in the Dark

Dark short stories in technicolour

A short story collection that writhes with black humour, remnants of fairytales and gothic themes.

 
 
 
Author B.G.Rogers holding up a copy of Kaleidoscopes in the Dark at the book launch in 2022

Praise for Kaleidoscopes in the Dark.

  • “Each of these stories leaves an aftertaste, a sour curl in the waves in the brain.”

    Tahake

  • “These tasty bite-sized stories drop you into worlds that seem familiar — until they’re not."

    NZ Spec Fic

  • “Full of wonder and terror, Kaleidoscopes in the Dark is a compelling blend of deliciously dark short stories sure to engage the mind."

    Kete Books

  • “Author B G Rogers takes reality and flips it, stretching and manipulating the every day into the extraordinary."

    NZ Booklovers

About Kaleidoscopes in the Dark

Where to buy Kaleidoscopes in the Dark

Kaleidoscopes in the Dark: Dark short stories in technicolour was released on 31 October 2022 and was officially launched at the Queenstown Writers Festival. It’s available to order through most major book retailers including Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, Dymocks and Amazon.

I’m thrilled to be supported by New Zealand indie bookshops and stores like:

  • Paper Plus Alexandra, Cromwell and Queenstown Airport

  • Bound Books & Records Queenstown

  • Lakes District Museum (Queenstown)

  • Two Wee Bookshops (Manapouri)

  • Good Books (Wellington)

If you’d like to see it stocked in your local bookshop or would like to order a copy directly from me, just give me a yell via my contact page.

About the book

A child carefully crawls through a world of plastic waste in search of water but knows she won’t make it if the blood-drinking gulls catch a glimpse of her.

A young woman plots her way onto the latest reality TV programme, where murderers are publicly executed in a manner that mirrors their crimes.

Mice conspire with a seamstress to bring her dead fiancé back to life using an old English tradition.

At 112 pages long and with eleven gothic short stories inside, Kaleidoscopes in the Dark will pull you into strange worlds and have you back before tea-time. In the realm of gothic fiction and dark fantasy, there are twisted fairytales, dystopian futures and our own world with an extra serving of devil’s coach-horse beetles. For fans of Roald Dhal's twisted tales, Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood and the Black Mirror TV series.

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