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Doomed to Die: An A-Z of Death in Tolkien

by Tom Racine

A Tolkien-inspired alphabet of mortality

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A Tolkien-inspired alphabet of mortality

Tom Racine’s illustrated parody pairs the familiar world of Tolkien with the darkly comic alphabet format associated with Edward Gorey’s *The Gashlycrumb Tinies*. Each letter points to a figure or fate from Tolkien’s universe, framing epic fantasy through the recurring subject of death. The book grew out of an Inktober project into a compact, irreverent companion to Tolkien’s mythology, with its humor rooted in the contrast between grand fantasy and mortal endings.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Tolkien readers interested in a comic reimagining of the books’ world
  • Fans of dark humor and illustrated alphabet books
  • Readers curious about playful parodies of fantasy mythology

Themes

MortalityDark satireTolkien’s fantasy worldIllustrated parody

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Book overview

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings meets Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies in this darkly satirical illustrated parody of the Tolkien universe: 'A is for Arwen broken by sorrows; B is for Boromir punctured by arrows. C is for Celebrimbor hung out to dry; D is for Denethor...'

'Stories - frankly, human stories are always about one thing - death. The inevitability of death.' J.R.R. TOLKIEN

A distinguished linguist and scholar, J.R.R. Tolkien is celebrated as the father of the fantasy genre, drawing on his knowledge of legends and folklore to create a new mythology and write the ultimate epic novel. He populated his books with Hobbits, Orcs, Elves, Dragons and Dwarves, but as in all epic tales, there can be only one fate for Mortal Men...

Doomed to Die is a uniquely irreverent glance at the world of Tolkien. It started life as an innocent Inktober project, but somehow grew in the telling to become a book.

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