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It's often said that the bad guys have all the fun, and full-bodied villains of fantasy literature are no exception to this adage. Standard Deviants: Rings, Kings and Things -- Monsters and Mayhem features the Standard Deviants Academic Team exploring the historical inspiration and mythic basis for the world's best-known fantasy stories, with a special emphasis on the black-hearted villains, fire-breathing dragons, malevolent beasties, and other evil-doers who populate imaginative fiction.