Hi! I am looking to write fantasy, a kind of notoriously overdone genre. I am curious if there are any “hot takes” on it that look at it from a fresh perspective? I have a long plate of titles to read already but I would be happy to learn what titles you have read and would recommend for somebody who wants to see how other people did interesting fantasy novels.
First one that came to mind for me is The Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemison. I found it to be pretty unique for modern fantasy. For classic fantasy I’d recommend Jack Vance. Very influential but still very unique in its own right. His magic systems were the inspiration for some mechanics in DnD.
I… had a hard time with the first 100 or 200 pages of the first book of The Broken Earth trilogy.
Yeah, yeah, I’m squeamish, ugh… Too dark.
Thank you!