Doomed to Die

An A-Z of Death in Tolkien

Tom Racine

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English

Miscellaneous
11 November 2025

Fantasy; Fantasy

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.

By: Tom Racine
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United States
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9780063474420
ISBN 10: 0063474425
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 11 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Tom Racine has a degree in English and a long career in illustration, design, voice acting, and film and video production. His body lives in San Diego and his head in Middle-earth, and he blames the great illustrator and satirist Edward Gorey for much of his very dark sense of humor [sic].