{"product_id":"9780063474420","title":"Doomed to Die: An A–Z of Death in Tolkien","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRacine, Tom\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWilliam Morrow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien's \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings \u003c\/em\u003emeets Edward Gorey's \u003cem\u003eThe Gashlycrumb Tinies \u003c\/em\u003ein this darkly satirical illustrated parody of the Tolkien universe:\u003cem\u003e ‘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…'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Stories – frankly, human stories are always about one thing – death. The inevitability of death.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e J.R.R. TOLKIEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoomed to Die\u003c\/em\u003e is a uniquely irreverent glance at the world of Tolkien. It started life as an innocent \u003cem\u003eInktober\u003c\/em\u003e project, but somehow grew in the telling to become a book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46948556308735,"sku":"9780063474420","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063474420_s600x595.jpg?v=1780330202","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063474420","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}