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> I heard complaints that it's just a Tolkien clone

What a flattering complaint. Reminds me of this:

"Terry Brooks has often been disparaged for imitating Tolkien, particularly by those reviewers who find his books inferior to Tolkien's own. I can say only that I wish there were more imitators -- we need them -- and that all imitations of so great an original must necessarily be inferior. "

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Yes, this is exactly how I feel. 1) The parallels arent that strong and 2) the parallels are good.

It doens't feel like a Tolkien clone. There are definitely parallels you can draw but they start very broad and become even less defining as the books progress. A hero's journey, humble beginnings, a powerful magic user, clear good vs evil. And the world is very different than middle earth.

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