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    I am looking for a fantasy book that parts from the Tolkien-ish tropes (I love Tolkien, but when I want to read Tolkien, I will read Tolkien).

    It can have fantasy races and such; but perhaps a plot that varies a bit from the rise of an ancient dark lord who now threatens the realm, and must be defeated by an unlikely hero or group.

    by zulwe

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    1. AliasNefertiti on

      How about “An Unusual Practice” by Tom Jolly. A newly minted MD has started practicing in an inner city clinic…and ends up figuring out how to help supernaturals with various health problems. He also runs into a bad element. Just released the 2nd “Unusual Remedies.”

      James White did the same for science fiction with a series about Sector General- a hospital at an interstellar crossroads treating various types of aliens.

      The Myth Adventures series by Aspirin is also unconventional–did it first.

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