The Wise Man's Fear

Patrick Rothfuss

Mar 2011 · Penguin

About this ebook

Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle.
 
“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry Brooks
 
DAY TWO: THE WISE MAN’S FEAR
 
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
 
My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me.
 
So begins a tale told from his own point of view—a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man’s Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.
 
 
Praise for The Kingkiller Chronicle:
 
“The best epic fantasy I read last year.... He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.”
—George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire
 
“Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.”
—Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara
 
"It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing...with true music in the words."
—Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea
 
"The characters are real and the magic is true.”
—Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin’s Apprentice
 
"Masterful.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description."
—Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn

Ratings and reviews

Don't start this series. It may never be finished. Its been 9 years since the last book. The author and his publisher show all signs of delaying any end to the series until the series is onscreen. Yeah yeah he runs a nonprofit doing good things for the needy, and he can finish the book on his own time, and no one is entitled to his next book... as his fans will remind you. So, is he entitled to taking your money for a series he will never finish, that he intends to milk until its dry, that is earning him who knows how much (charities pay salaries and bennies, ask your most hated politician.) He's such a pompous WHINER about it, too.

There was not enough plot. I had to go through so many unnecessary sex scenes just to get tidbits of the plot. Kvothe's year with the Fae was so infuriating and his subsequent rolling in the sheets with any woman that he could find that after i finished the book, I tore out those pages and threw the book in the garbage. It was disappointing because The Name of the Wind was so amazing and had so much promise. I don't know if I can trust the author with the next book.

So first two books were great. That being said I will never pay to read another word this man writes. That's right kvothes story has ended for me. I feel lied too cheated. The third book has supposedly been written for atleast six years yet it hasn't been released. Either because the author is a liar or a greedy little man who likes teasing his fan base. I'd bet its a combination of the two. At this point I have give up hope of ever reading book three. I also refuse to give this man a penny to find out the end.

About the author

Patrick Rothfuss is the bestselling author of The Kingkiller Chronicle. His first novel, The Name of the Wind, won the Quill Award and was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. Its sequel, The Wise Man’s Fear, debuted at #1 on The New York Times bestseller chart and won the David Gemmell Legend Award. His novels have appeared on NPR’s Top 100 Science Fiction/Fantasy Books list and Locus’ Best 21st Century Fantasy Novels list. Pat lives in Wisconsin, where he brews mead, builds box forts with his children, and runs Worldbuilders, a book-centered charity that has raised more than six million dollars for Heifer International. He can be found at patrickrothfuss.com and on Twitter at @patrickrothfuss.