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.
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.
Bingo Grabbins is a soddit who enjoys a comfortable life (apart from his feet, of course). But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandef, and a company of bizarrely Welsh dwarves drag him away on an adventure. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard (or so they say) guarded by Smug, a large and very tedious dragon. Bingo is reluctant to take part in this insane venture, but a dwarven dagger held to his throat soon surprises even himself and off the companions go on a quest that seems truly epic (well, until you read about what later happened to Bingo's cousin, at any rate). Oh, and Bingo finds this ring thing...
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.
Sometimes childish, sometimes rude, always clever and always very, very funny, this book has delighted most, and outraged a few, Tolkien fans in the US for nearly 30 years. Pulling in references to popular culture and fantasy literature as a whole, this is a killingly effective parody of LORD OF THE RINGS. From the dreary Goddamn (Gollum), to the feckless Arrowroot (Aragorn), the bungling Goodgulf (Gandalf) to the timid, meanminded boggies Frito (Frodo) and Dildo (Bilbo), no character is safe. Fleeing the Nozdrul, bored by acid-casualty Tim Benzedrine and harrassed throughout by the minions of Sorhed, the fellowship move through a Middle Earth like no other. Short, sharp and very much to the point, even Tolkien would be hard-pressed to surpress a giggle at BORED OF THE RINGS.
Brodo è un piccolo eroe peloso e pavido. Spinto (o forse costretto)dal mago Gondolf, ha deciso di imbarcarsi in un'avventurosa missione per liberare la Terra di Tramezzo dalle forze del male comandate dal mago Saluman e dall'irascibile Salmon. Ad aiutarlo nell'impresa ci saranno il suo fedele amico Spam, il nobile re Aragost,l'elfo Lerciolas,il fidato Borotalc e il nano Girmit. Pellicani bombardieri, lascive fanciulle elfe, pericolose piante che baciano sino alla morte gli incauti viandanti completano questa parodia de "Il Signore degli Anelli".