Gianluca Bedini

Gianluca Bedini (born February 13, 1969) is an Italian writer known for his parodies of fantasy novels. He graduated as a biologist in Pisa, where he currently works in the university.His first books, "Deliri" (2001) and "Tomo secondo" (2002), were collections of short stories that he signed using his real name.Using the pseudonym of Joey Luke Bandini, he wrote his first parody, "Lo scrobbit" (2004), based on "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien. In 2005, he wrote "Il signore dei tortelli", a parody based on "The Lord of the Rings" by Tolkien. In 2006, he wrote "Aerosol, Il Fratello Furbo Di Eragon" a parody based on "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini.