The Lord of the Ring Roads by Robert Rankin
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Modern infrastructure meets epic fantasy in "The Lord of the Ring Roads." The borough of Brentford is under siege again, not by dragons or orcs, but by bureaucrats planning a major road project that threatens to disturb the very fabric of the community. Cue Jim Pooley and John Omally, the familiar Rankin characters tasked with saving their town—and perhaps the world itself—from concrete monstrosities.
With an ensemble cast of mythical figures, townies, and inexplicable phenomena, the quest to thwart the dreaded Ring Road project becomes a parody of epic proportions. Yet amidst the madness, Rankin delivers stinging observations on modern life and urban planning that would make even a hobbit ponder progress versus preservation.