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. . .
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" This was a fun idea to do, but I felt that part way through I just wanted it to end. The humour left really quickly. "
— Aaron, 9/17/2013A. R. R. R. Roberts is one of the
pseudonyms Adam Roberts uses for parodies. His books under this name have been
nominated for many awards, including the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Philip K.
Dick Award. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th
century poetry and science fiction.
Mark Perry is a military and foreign-affairs analyst whose articles have appeared in the Nation, Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Politico, and Los Angeles Times, among other papers. He is the author of several books.