BOOK LAUNCH PARTY for "Doomed to Die: An A–Z of Death in Tolkien"

Thu Nov 13 2025 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-08:00

Serpentine Cider & Smokehouse | San Diego

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BOOK LAUNCH PARTY for "Doomed to Die: An A\u2013Z of Death in Tolkien"
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Join us for the launch party celebrating the publishing of Doomed to Die: An A–Z of Death in Tolkien by San Diego author Tom Racine!
About this Event

We are so happy to host the launch party for the publishing of Doomed to Die: An A–Z of Death in Tolkien by San Diego author Tom Racine!

This will be a night to celebrate our love of Tolkien, fantasy, and local book community!

Tickets are $10/person, and include your first drink and an art print.

There will be Lord of the Rings trivia with prizes for the top winner! Mysterious Galaxy will also be on-site with copies of Tom's book available for purchase, as well as other Tolkien/book related goodies! Get your book signed.

You can buy books during the launch party, or pre-order through Mysterious Galaxy: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/book/9780063474420

You can also purchase food and drinks throughout the night to enjoy during the event, and we will be playing a movie from the Middle-earth universe on the TVs!


ABOUT DOOMED TO DIE: AN A-Z OF DEATH IN TOLKIEN

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.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Serpentine Cider & Smokehouse, 8665 Miralani Drive, San Diego, United States

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