Fantasy is one of the most popular genres of the moment. Iron Flame the sequel to Rebecca Yarros’ book Fourth Wing is sitting at 29th on Amazon’s best-seller list, and it’s not even out until November. This is not the first time Fantasy has been a fad. In the 70s & 80s readers we
Mistborn for me is a sore thumb in your examples, it doesn’t have anywhere near the level of intricacy in plot, nor the wide range of viewpoints, which I’d classify as Epic. Whereas I’d say the focus on it’s magic system and fewer POVs make it a good fit for High as categorised by the writer (again I think that’s a bit problematic anyway, but fair enough, it’s not a bad distinction).