"Yesterday he was an unemployed philosophy major, today he lives in a castle that's worlds away from home. His best buddy looks like seven feet of walking shag carpet, and the girl in his life's from California. In Castle Perilous, everyone has some magical talent, and behind each of the 144,000 doors there's a new world to explore. There's only one hitch. There's a reason it's called Castle Perilous."

These four books by John DeChancie are funny, bizarre, and imaginative:

• Castle Perilous
• Castle for Rent
• Castle Murders
• Castle Spellbound

Paperback, from the 1980's. In good condition.