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A new HarperCollins book coming out in October.
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.
A bit more from HC about the book
Tom Racine is an illustrator, and the book is mostly illustrations. He’s known in some online circles for the ‘Wizard Blues’ cartoons https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/the ... -rom/list?title_no=957997 Doomed to Die is based on a series of daily sketches he posted on Instagram for Inktober 2024 and has redrawn for the book.
This was definitely not on my radar as a HarperCollins publication but I really like the sound of it. I think it sounds like a fun thing. I like that this started as something of a passion project and has turned into something people can enjoy in book form so I've ordered a copy of it.
I know what it means to win the lottery now, because a million to one shot has happened.
TLDR Version! “Doomed to Die: An A-Z of Death In Tolkien” based on my Inktober series from 2024 is going to be published by HarperCollins UK this fall! AHHHHHHHHH!!!
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