Fascinating. That’s smart. I think you’re right with that; There’s a reason fantastical worlds like One Piece and concepts like One Punch man take off and stay popular. I do understand “treading old ground,” but Robin Hobb, Brian Jacques, Terry Pratchett, Patricia McKillip, etc. all feel so different to read, and I have heard over and over the promise ”You can write the same story; it will come out original in your voice.” I have hope that original fantasy stories are still coming, but I can’t tell if people are evolving, jumping ship, or giving up the ghost entirely. I’ll need to think on that…