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This series humorously parodies classic fantasy tropes, set in a world filled with absurd adventures and quirky characters. Follow an reluctant hero embarking on a seemingly simple, yet chaotic treasure quest with a motley crew of companions. Each step is fraught with unexpected twists, bizarre creature encounters, and magical artifacts that bring more trouble than aid. Prepare for laughter and surprises in this satirical take on the genre.

Bored of the Rings
The Sellamillion
The Soddit: Or, Let's Cash in Again

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Following "Bored of the Rings" comes the equally irreverent parody of Tolkien's other masterwork, "The Hobbit". Bingo Sac Grabbins is asked by the coughing wizard Gandef and some oddly Welsh dwarves to help them relieve the great dragon Smug of his gold.

    The Soddit: Or, Let's Cash in Again1
    3.0
  2. The Sellamillion

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    THE SELLAMILLION is NOT a parody of Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION. That would be pointless because although all Tolkien fans have a copy, only three of them have read past page 40. It is, however, a parody of all that Tolkien created as he worked on LORD OF THE RINGS. The history of the elderly days. Early missing drafts of LORD OF THE RINGS. A correspondence between the author and publisher on whether it should be a Bellybutton Stud of Doom rather than a Ring of Power. An experimental version of LOTR as if written by Dr Seuss. That sort of thing. It'll be funny. Possibly hilarious. The author's told us it will be. Promised even. And he did write THE SODDIT. And that was quite funny.

    The Sellamillion2
    3.2
  3. Bored of the Rings

    A Parody

    • 192 pages
    • 7 hours of reading

    First published in 1969, the New York Times bestseller Bored of the Rings is back—and just in time for the major motion picture release of The Hobbit . This classic parody of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional universe is a timeless comedic masterpiece. The classic parody of The Lord of the Rings is back! With a brand-new “boreword” by Henry Beard. The Power almighty rests in this Lone Ring. The Power, alrighty, for doing your Own Thing. If broken or busted, it cannot be remade If found, send to Sorhed (the postage is prepaid). It’s up to Boggie Frito Bugger and his band of misfits—including inept wizard Goodgulf Grayteeth, halfwit Spam Gangree, twins Moxie and Pepsi, and Arrowroot of Arrowshirt—to carry the Great Ring to Fordor and cast it into the Zazu Pits. Can they avoid death by hickey tree and escape the dread ballhog? Can the fellowship overcome the narcs and Nozdruls hounding their every move and save Lower Middle Earth once and for all? Yes, of course—this isn’t Hamlet, you know.

    Bored of the Rings3
    2.9