Defending the Wood Perilous
The first part of what promises to be the most insightful essay you are likely to read this year on this topic has been posted. Since I have seen the whole in first draft, I can promise you the whole will prove well worth reading, if you want to know the truth about what is going on in the Fantasy genre and why, and to who’s benefit it is.
http://www.superversivesf.com/2018/01/25/defending-wood-perilous-part-one-live-fairytale/