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This modern fable is a satirical retelling of the work of J. R. R. Tolkien. It follows two young doctors as they settle into a wondrous village in New York’s Hudson Valley. Surrounded by colorful (and oddly familiar) characters, they find themselves in the midst of a struggle between good and evil that goes back to the time of the American Revolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611f10eb99c19c4d092dfdc4/1635524894270-NSB7KUWNNXC0CXKDBJMC/Companion+COver.png Home - Available Now! This free eBool is the ultimate guide to the series of Tolkienesque. Inside you will find my original project proposal, a brief history of Harmony On Hudson, genealogy of the Old Ones, the village map, a character index and much more! Get your copy by subscribing to my free newsletter: The Harmony Herald! 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Sign up for my newsletter and never miss a thing! Four times a year (or as the fates move me) you’ll receive the best of my recent content right in your email. The Harmony Herald is the local newspaper for Harmony On Hudson—complete with all the latest happenings in this very Tolkienesque village. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611f10eb99c19c4d092dfdc4/1631321204948-HASOZCNQ21U1RHED257K/IMG_4E3774FD74BB-1.jpeg Tolkienesque - It’s a valid question. Read why I chose to write this and how I came up with this foolhardy idea! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/611f10eb99c19c4d092dfdc4/13eb7109-7773-4c8c-bc8a-fe7bb04f09f7/Tolkienesque+Cover+2022+pop.jpg Tolkienesque - About Tolkienesque Format: A series of novellas and stand-alone short stories Status: First Novelette complete Availability: Read the first segment below. The first novella is available here. Genre: General Fiction, humorous Setting: A small village in New York’s Hudson Valley Synopsis: Meet Ralph Crespo, an undersized psychologist looking for his place in the world. This modern fable heavily inspired by the work of J.R.R.Tolkien follows two young doctors as they settle into a small and wondrous village in the Hudson Valley of New York State. Surrounded by colorful and oddly familiar characters (like Ralph's Uncle Billy Bakken, the wise Mitch Renier, and the troubled Seamus Glum), the couple quickly find themselves in the midst of a struggle between good and evil that goes back to a time before the American Revolution. Themes: In some way this is a “Fish out of water” story that will be similar to other works of fiction about individuals giving up urban lives to move to a small village. 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