I wouldn't say that Tolkien has ruined the genre of fantasy at all because there are some fantasies that are good. I tend to stay away from the modern fantasy because I don't really want to get involved with witchcraft or any other questionable material in there. However, I can honestly say that the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander (and other books by Lloyd Alexander) and the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis are excellent.
By the by, I like that you consider Tolkien as historical fantasy. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have unicorns.
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