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.
Maybe I should mention it is still an entertaining and decent work of fantasy in the “hoi polloi” sense too. I just think it’s not remarkable in that way, and it isn’t what the author intended either so the best experience does require some effort on the reader’s part or maybe at least an interest in topics like free will
I will read and judge it eventually, but I want to write broadly accessible stuff, so other things will have priority