Bored Of The Rings (Gollancz S.F.)

Bored Of The Rings (Gollancz S.F.)

by TheHarvardLampoon (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 09 Oct 2003

ISBN 10: 0575074957
ISBN 13: 9780575074958
Book Overview: HB had 6 months on the Sunday Times Bestseller list, reaching Number 3. 186,000 copies sold in HB An essential purchase for the army of new LOTR fans. Published to coincide with the media blitz surrounding the release of the third of the Lord of the Rings Films. Cruelly funny, but like all effective parodies - an affectionate parody. Will appeal to 90 per cent of Tolkien fans. A parody of 'The Book of the Century'. The Lord of the Rings is a publishing phenomenon.

Author Bio
The Harvard Lampoon was essentially Douglas Kenney and Henry Beard. They wrote Bored of the Rings when they were students at Harvard. They then went on to form the National Lampoon, a satirical institution in the 70s. Kenney died in 1980, Beard lives in the Hamptons in the USA.