Come hear Warner author Ian M. Rogers talk about his second (and even more ridiculous) novel, Carcrash Parker and the Haven of Larpers, on Saturday, 7/26 at 2:00pm at MainStreet BookEnds. Come for a reading, Q&A, insights into how the novel came to be, and a crash course in fantasy role-playing — no costumes required.

Glimrick Therrinbottom, humble bard and devoted LARPer, is on a noble quest to defeat the legendary Rogue of Bulafar—until he's unceremoniously kicked out of his group for keeping the wrong company. That "wrong company" is Carcrash Parker: pop culture fanatic, vintage video game collector, and high school nostalgia addict who wouldn’t be caught dead in a foam sword fight.

When Carcrash’s beloved Commodore 64 goes missing, the unlikely duo sets off on a not-so-epic journey to get it back. But what begins as a simple retrieval mission spirals into a bizarre adventure that blurs the line between fantasy and reality, threatening both their worlds.

Equal parts Kevin Smith and J.R.R. Tolkien, Carcrash Parker and the Haven of Larpers is a hilarious, heartfelt collision of old-school fantasy, ‘80s and ‘90s cult classics, and the magic of friendship. Get ready for a genre-bending quest like no other.

“Tender, earnest, and completely original.” Sean Doolittle, author of Device Free Weekend