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@Azayzel, one example I liked of an author re-interpreting a common fantasy element (elves) is Stephen Brust's Vlad Taltos books. Another is C. S. Friedman's The Madness Season, which doesn't use the word "vampire" until 3/4 of the way through the book, though by most common definitions the main character is one. It's easy to forget now that Anne McCaffrey's dragons were a pretty radical re-interpretation at the time that she first published "Weyr Search." I like this technique when it's done well, and isn't just a re-labeling of an old element with few new ideas incorporated. Then again, I like modern retellings of fairy tales as well.
@NatCh, I agree on The Princess Bride, and I wonder how much of that was due to the author (William Goldman) also being the screenwriter.
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