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The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
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The Wise Man's Fear (2011)

by Patrick Rothfuss

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Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero as he attempts to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm where he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist.… (more)
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Title:The Wise Man's Fear
Authors:Patrick Rothfuss
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The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (2011)

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    The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (bikeracer4487, ninjamask)
  2. 10
    Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey (Cloverlimes)
    Cloverlimes: A young powerful magic user learns and grows in a system that fails them. There is a strong theme of music in both Magic's Pawn and The Wise Man's Fear.
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    A Crucible of Souls by Mitchell Hogan (Friederike.Geissler)
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    Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind (bikeracer4487)
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I liked this book but I didn’t love it the way I did The Name of the Wind. I definitely could have done without the pages and pages of adolescent male sexual fantasy. Being neither male nor adolescent it was totally lost in me. ( )
  corliss12000 | Mar 16, 2024 |
For our book club, I'd picked The Name of the Wind as I wanted to try what was being purported to be a great fantasy novel. Gave it 2.5 stars because it just didn't go anywhere. Another club member upon his turn to pick a book chose The Wise Man's Fear, the second installment. I reluctantly agreed and found it to be just as long winded and rudderless.

Make no mistake: Rothfuss can write. But being a good writer and being able to tell a good story are clearly two different things. There's really little story between the two books. I got halfway through this one and just had to call it quits. ( )
1 vote Jarratt | Feb 29, 2024 |
Wow. This was even better the 2nd time around.... ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
Not bad for what it is. I have a burning hatred for how much time is spend pining over the main love interest, but c'est la vie. The world is expanded upon, which is nice, but I can't help but feel the protagonist is just too good at just about everything. I would still like to read the conclusion, but at this point, I highly doubt it's coming. ( )
  MrKusabi | Feb 23, 2024 |
It is a good series so far, but it drags a little. The character of Kvothe is a little ambiguous. I am not sure what to make of his character. He is usually a stand up character, but in little ways of lying and certain actions you see a character that has a dark side.

I will definitely keep reading the series, but at this rate I wonder if it can be finished up in three books or 12+. ( )
  wvlibrarydude | Jan 14, 2024 |
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Rothfuss takes to the Hero’s Journey with a passion and depth that routinely turns the trite into the transcendent.
added by Aerrin99 | editOnion AV Club, Zack Handlen (Mar 17, 2011)
 
Rothfuss works all the well-worn conventions of the genre, with a shadow cloak here and a stinging sword there and lots of wizardry throughout, blending a thoroughly prosaic prose style with the heft-of-tome ambitions of a William T. Vollmann. This is a great big book indeed, but not much happens—which, to judge by the success of its predecessor, will faze readers not a whit.
added by Shortride | editKirkus Reviews (Feb 1, 2011)
 

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To my patient fans, for reading the blog and telling me what they really want is an excellent book, even if it takes a little longer.

To my clever beta readers, for their invaluable help and toleration of my paranoid secrecy.

To my fabulous agent, for keeping the wolves from the door in more ways than one.

To my wise editor, for giving me the time and space to write a book that fills me with pride.

To my loving family, for supporting me and reminding me that leaving the house every once in a while is a good thing.

To my understanding girlfriend, for not leaving me when the stress of endless revision made me frothy and monstrous.

To my sweet baby, for loving his daddy even though I have to go away and write all the time. Even when we're having a really great time. Even when we're talking about ducks.
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Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.
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Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero as he attempts to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm where he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist.

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