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The Wise Man's Fear

The Wise Man's Fear

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Summary

Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND， THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss。 This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R。 R。 Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE， and a must-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES。

Picking up the tale of Kvothe Kingkiller once again， we follow him into exile， into political intrigue， courtship， adventure， love and magic 。。。 and further along the path that has turned Kvothe， the mightiest magician of his age， a legend in his own time， into Kote， the unassuming pub landlord。

Packed with as much magic， adventure and home-grown drama as THE NAME OF THE WIND， this is a sequel in every way the equal to its predecessor and a must-read for all fantasy fans。 Readable， engaging and gripping THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the biggest and the best new fantasy novel out there。

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Reviews

Monica Maria Pintilie ，

The 2 books can be easily be a movie， with lots of twists and action。 Both of the 2 books of the Kingkiller Chronicle are great and I just couldn’t stop reading them， always wanting to see what happens next。

Zachary Flessert ，

3。5/5The writing is fantastic and it's so enjoyable to read。 I hope the third book comes out soon as I get to devour it just as quickly as I did the first two。 Although it looks like a book， it is really more a collection of short stories as there is really no overarching plot。 This doesn't bother me too much - real lives don't actually have plots， why should we expect standard plot structures even from genre fiction？ And in terms of genre fiction， it's really good fantasy。 The lore， the world， 3。5/5The writing is fantastic and it's so enjoyable to read。 I hope the third book comes out soon as I get to devour it just as quickly as I did the first two。 Although it looks like a book， it is really more a collection of short stories as there is really no overarching plot。 This doesn't bother me too much - real lives don't actually have plots， why should we expect standard plot structures even from genre fiction？ And in terms of genre fiction， it's really good fantasy。 The lore， the world， and the prose are incredible。I particularly enjoyed the foray into Ademre and who can't help but fall in love with Tempi？ A huge issue I had reading this book is similar to the first book， where in that book I called it heteronormative hand-wringing， and that term was appropriate。 There is more heteronormativity here in the fact that there is just straight up homophobic moods and jokes。 Now sure， there is a gay/bisexual couple introduced， and done so with more or less neutral acceptance by a group of main characters。 And sure， I do not expect characters in books to be woke or to not have problematic aspects to their characters。 After all， there is plenty of sexism （delightfully countered by the Ademre）， racism， and xenophobia - but these are all dealt with more thoughtfully and subtly。 In contrast， homophobia is taken up in the same way but rather woven into the insults and barroom humor thrown around by the characters。 tWhile the xenophobia different groups feel against each other （for example， like that felt against the Edema Ruh） is actually central and meaningful to the story， the homophobia is not。 When Kvothe ridicules Ambrose as a gay pedophile while Ambrose is decked out in white and an outrageous hat， it is so obvious this is not central， meaningful， or useful to the story at all。 It is so useless and so woven in that the mention of the same-sex couple basically relegates that to a token mention。 As much as I was entertained and enjoyed so much of the novel， I do NOT expect to feel the same sort of alienation reading fiction that I experienced growing up in the closet。 Based on the quality of the prose and diversity of word choice in the book I expect the author to be more clever in finding ways for the characters to poke fun at each other。 。。。more

Louisa ，

ok i take back what i said about the series。 i would quite readily， if not eagerly， read the third book when it’s done。 i’m surprised too and i’m not sure what’s changed - maybe it’s just a matter of time， because the characters have grown on me， or maybe it’s just impatience， because i know the ending is in sight and want to see it play out。 either way。 there were more moving segments here than i expected， and it’s teaching me to enjoy exposition， stories that you wouldn’t describe as clever， d ok i take back what i said about the series。 i would quite readily， if not eagerly， read the third book when it’s done。 i’m surprised too and i’m not sure what’s changed - maybe it’s just a matter of time， because the characters have grown on me， or maybe it’s just impatience， because i know the ending is in sight and want to see it play out。 either way。 there were more moving segments here than i expected， and it’s teaching me to enjoy exposition， stories that you wouldn’t describe as clever， deep or even enjoyable， but somehow still nourishing。 ¯\_（ツ）_/¯ 。。。more

Allison Scott ，

I NEED SO MANY ANSWERS！

Brett Boehmke ，

Tough to put down Loved the adventurous storyline and availing of the author to describe many differing settings， cultures， and characters。 Highly recommend to all readers of fiction。

Donald R ，

Fresh myth with the polish of generations。

Lim Paul ，

Can't really put a finger where it all went wrong but many of the plots don't seems to relate with one another。 Furthermore， the book just seems like a book of storytelling， and more storytelling。 In addition， the ending is so abrupt。 Pat spends the entire book off tangent， I not even sure how each plot is going to contribute to the final book not to mention the relationship between each plot， which may explain why it is taking so long for the final book to come about。 So， it will either be an a Can't really put a finger where it all went wrong but many of the plots don't seems to relate with one another。 Furthermore， the book just seems like a book of storytelling， and more storytelling。 In addition， the ending is so abrupt。 Pat spends the entire book off tangent， I not even sure how each plot is going to contribute to the final book not to mention the relationship between each plot， which may explain why it is taking so long for the final book to come about。 So， it will either be an amazing piece of work or a total mess， when it eventually come out。 I just hope it is the former and this book is to build on the final book that seems to take forever to come out。 。。。more

Elena Indialyn ，

Engancha desde la primera página， deseando que acabe la historia y se publique por fin

Linus ，

The Wise Man’s Feat has both intriguing， action-"packed" scenes as well as thoughtful， reflective and poetic passages。 Rothfuss writes in a very captivating way， making it hard to leave the book on the table。 I would really recommend the book， but I would give a heads up that the third book in the series （The Kingkiller Chronicles） has not yet been released！I mentioned in my review about the previous book that the female characters were portrayed in a way that was a little less nuanced than I ha The Wise Man’s Feat has both intriguing， action-"packed" scenes as well as thoughtful， reflective and poetic passages。 Rothfuss writes in a very captivating way， making it hard to leave the book on the table。 I would really recommend the book， but I would give a heads up that the third book in the series （The Kingkiller Chronicles） has not yet been released！I mentioned in my review about the previous book that the female characters were portrayed in a way that was a little less nuanced than I had hoped for。 Many women in the book are primarily described as beautiful or sexy， making their characters kind of flat。 Unfortunately， this book contained even more of that。 Rothfuss writing is really good， but because of this major flaw， I can’t give it 5/5。 。。。more

vic ，

Es simplemente una locura。 Empezas a leer y te olvidas por completo de tu propia existencia

AGO ，

I will begin with a response to some people’s issues:When I first read the line about him wanting to play women like an instrument， I was kind of shocked。 Offended even。 However， I believe that when he said no one understands love and music like he does， he means it。 Earlier in the book， he said that he loves his music “despite”， rather than “because”。 He respects music and musical instruments and he knows not to play someone else’s instrument because of the love someone feels towards their inst I will begin with a response to some people’s issues:When I first read the line about him wanting to play women like an instrument， I was kind of shocked。 Offended even。 However， I believe that when he said no one understands love and music like he does， he means it。 Earlier in the book， he said that he loves his music “despite”， rather than “because”。 He respects music and musical instruments and he knows not to play someone else’s instrument because of the love someone feels towards their instrument。 He takes great care of his lute and works hard to manage the lute。 So， I realized that him comparing women to an instrument was more of a compliment than a degradation of women。 He respects women， he knows they deserve love， and recognizes the beauty of a woman。 He’s 16 and wants to play all the instruments that he sees， but knows he can’t because it’s not his place。 Same with women。 If we consider how he feels about his music， we should understand that he has a deep respect and love for women。 The sex scenes were a bit much， but I feel like those scenes will have some importance later on。 Scenes from “The Name of the Wind” have impact on some of the scenes in this book。 Why wouldn’t the same be true for “Doors of Stone”？ Because we don’t have the 3rd novel， we can’t say whether some of these scenes are relevant。 Kvothe promised to return to the faerie lands after he finished the song。 Perhaps that will have great important in the future book and the sex scenes will make sense。 If not， then we can say they were truly irrelevant。 So many of the scenes cannot be judged until we see the third book。 Again， we won’t know what the importance of these scenes are until “Doors of Stone”。 I really enjoyed this book and found it entertaining， as well as extremely well written。 I’m excited to see what some of the scenes， stories， and poems lead to in the 3rd book because I feel like Rothfuss wouldn’t have added them without reason。 Only time will tell！ 。。。more

Melissa ，

A very enjoyable read that left me ready for book 3 of the trilogy。 Most earlier readers have been waiting 10 years for book 3。 I will have to be patient。

Moksh ，

The best fantasy book I have ever read。

Jdwilson ，

Should have been called "The Incel Boy's Fantasy"。 Pure trash。 Reads like the "author" has never met a woman in his life， except through binoculars while looking out the window of his mother's basement and cranking it。 I read the dude who wrote this thinks of himself as a feminist。 LMFAO。 What a self deluded tool。 I have no idea why anyone would like this， except maybe lames who imagine themselves in the role of the Mary Sue "hero"。 If you like this book I feel sorry for you Should have been called "The Incel Boy's Fantasy"。 Pure trash。 Reads like the "author" has never met a woman in his life， except through binoculars while looking out the window of his mother's basement and cranking it。 I read the dude who wrote this thinks of himself as a feminist。 LMFAO。 What a self deluded tool。 I have no idea why anyone would like this， except maybe lames who imagine themselves in the role of the Mary Sue "hero"。 If you like this book I feel sorry for you 。。。more

Lisa D ，

One of my favourite books。 It’s the second in the trilogy and as good as the first。 It’s got all the comfort of the familiar - a boy wizard， an arch enemy， even a magic tree reminiscent of the whomping willow。 It’s also wonderfully original with fascinating kinds of skills and magic， culture and language and a bit more sex than was ever found in Harry Potter。 It’s a world you become so engaged in that it’s hard to get to the end and leave it。 I could have happily read another 800 pages but if Pa One of my favourite books。 It’s the second in the trilogy and as good as the first。 It’s got all the comfort of the familiar - a boy wizard， an arch enemy， even a magic tree reminiscent of the whomping willow。 It’s also wonderfully original with fascinating kinds of skills and magic， culture and language and a bit more sex than was ever found in Harry Potter。 It’s a world you become so engaged in that it’s hard to get to the end and leave it。 I could have happily read another 800 pages but if Patrick Rothfuss never finishes the third book I will just continue to re-read the first two。 。。。more

Anna Nesterovich ，

I am upset。 As is the custom， the second book in a series is transitional at best。 Someplace between the epic beginning and a happy or bitter end。 It was long。 It was convoluted。 And it is completely devoid of any answers to questions I had had since the first installment。 There are only more questions。 Kvothe is obviously leading us somewhere。 The author is also leading us somewhere， somewhere else it seems。 It better be good and worth the journey。As a book it was quite entertaining and I would I am upset。 As is the custom， the second book in a series is transitional at best。 Someplace between the epic beginning and a happy or bitter end。 It was long。 It was convoluted。 And it is completely devoid of any answers to questions I had had since the first installment。 There are only more questions。 Kvothe is obviously leading us somewhere。 The author is also leading us somewhere， somewhere else it seems。 It better be good and worth the journey。As a book it was quite entertaining and I would give it 4 stars， but for the author's incompetence in trivial matters。 Things like yeast bread taking an hour from starting from scratch to eating or fresh pressed cider are trifles， but they snag the attention。 。。。more

Eli Snyder ，

Following the events found in The Name of the Wind， The Wise Man's Fear is simply more of Rothfuss's brilliance transcribed。 As someone who adores slow-paced plots filled to the brim with back-and-forth dialogue and painstaking detail， this was such a delight from the first page to the last。Like the prequel， the storytelling here was easy to follow along， the world building was unique and expansive， and the characters were nicely fleshed out and differentiated for the most part。 All of this， and Following the events found in The Name of the Wind， The Wise Man's Fear is simply more of Rothfuss's brilliance transcribed。 As someone who adores slow-paced plots filled to the brim with back-and-forth dialogue and painstaking detail， this was such a delight from the first page to the last。Like the prequel， the storytelling here was easy to follow along， the world building was unique and expansive， and the characters were nicely fleshed out and differentiated for the most part。 All of this， and more， coalesced into one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I've had all summer。 After I finished The Name of the Wind， I didn't think I could be any more of a fan of this series。 However， after finishing The Wise Man's Fear， I realize I am wrong。 Now， I will join Rothfuss's immense fanbase who's patiently awaiting The Doors of Stone。 。。。more

Marissa Bunce ，

Definitely a different type of fantasy book as it’s told mostly through memories and the storytelling of a single character。 I got very wrapped up in it and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series。

Jim Vuksic ，

This second of the three-book series by Mr。 Rothfuss did not disappoint。 As with the first installment， the storyline occasionally appears to be disjointed and confusing; however， the reader eventually comes to realize that every side story contributes invaluable information， without which， the following chapters would not make sense。I sometimes had to read a few paragraphs more than once to thoroughly appreciate exactly what and why something was happening， as well as the incentive behind a spe This second of the three-book series by Mr。 Rothfuss did not disappoint。 As with the first installment， the storyline occasionally appears to be disjointed and confusing; however， the reader eventually comes to realize that every side story contributes invaluable information， without which， the following chapters would not make sense。I sometimes had to read a few paragraphs more than once to thoroughly appreciate exactly what and why something was happening， as well as the incentive behind a specific character's actions。 It is this complex intersecting of personalities and attitudes of each paticipant that makes this story so interesting and intriguing。The author obviously expects the reader to approach each chapter with a determined level of patience， sophistication， and focus to truly comprehend what is going on。I anxiously look forward to reading the final installment。 。。。more

Shannon ，

Overall， this was pretty fun。 Random thoughts。What I liked。- Kvothe leaving the university and the growth there。 - the shade cloak was cool。- his band of bros。- his loyalty to Tempi。 - the storytelling in this。 I really loved quite a few of them。- the scene in which he faces the sword tree juxtaposed against the hill of stones。 - the fact that Kvothe gets his ass kicked by women A LOT in this。 LOL。 My mehs。1 - The section with the Adem warriors was too long。2 - The way that all the beautiful wom Overall， this was pretty fun。 Random thoughts。What I liked。- Kvothe leaving the university and the growth there。 - the shade cloak was cool。- his band of bros。- his loyalty to Tempi。 - the storytelling in this。 I really loved quite a few of them。- the scene in which he faces the sword tree juxtaposed against the hill of stones。 - the fact that Kvothe gets his ass kicked by women A LOT in this。 LOL。 My mehs。1 - The section with the Adem warriors was too long。2 - The way that all the beautiful women were into Kvothe was painful。 *EYE ROLL*3 - I don't see the point of Ari， except to show how nice and caring Kvothe is。 We're two books in and she didn't need to exist for Kvothe to find his way into the stacks。。。 。。。more

Riley Fletcher ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 There are three questions I want to start this review by posing and answering。 Is Kvothe a Mary Sue， perhaps more so than in the first book？ Absolutely。 Is the treatment of love and sexuality from Kvothe’s perspective strange and sudden？ Absolutely。 Do we find out much of import regarding the Chandrian in this book？ Not really。 And yet， the story that exists in this book somehow manages to be rich enough to have kept me interested through its narrative shortcomings。 Sure， Kvothe is hard to relat There are three questions I want to start this review by posing and answering。 Is Kvothe a Mary Sue， perhaps more so than in the first book？ Absolutely。 Is the treatment of love and sexuality from Kvothe’s perspective strange and sudden？ Absolutely。 Do we find out much of import regarding the Chandrian in this book？ Not really。 And yet， the story that exists in this book somehow manages to be rich enough to have kept me interested through its narrative shortcomings。 Sure， Kvothe is hard to relate to， but the interactions with the plethora of other characters in this book show that there are plenty of ordinary people who end up being important in some way or another， and add depth to the story in a way the protagonist fails to。 Add to this that the mental imagery conjured by the descriptions of Vintas， the Fae， and all lands between are wonderful without being forced， and that the numerous small pay-offs present throughout this book will evoke some response from you， the reader， and this might just end up being a book you love， despite it seeming more a filler between “The Name of the Wind” and “The Doors of Stone”。 。。。more

Scott Walker ，

Bit of a shift but worth it。 Now just gotta wait another couple years for my man Paddy to come out with the final piece to this trilogy。

Kate Cherian ，

I only read this out of hope that it would deliver on some of the promises set up in the first book。 It kind of did， but a lot of things still grossed me out。 Maybe I've been spoiled by reading other modern fantasy/sci-fi with women who are written as real， complex humans rather than objects or accessories。 I only read this out of hope that it would deliver on some of the promises set up in the first book。 It kind of did， but a lot of things still grossed me out。 Maybe I've been spoiled by reading other modern fantasy/sci-fi with women who are written as real， complex humans rather than objects or accessories。 。。。more

Lisa-Marie L ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoyed the book up until the Felurian。

Zoë ，

I don't know how to put this。 On the one hand， the concept of magic is appealing in a scientific and natural law way。 On the other hand， the execution was long-winded。 The main character is literally the best and the most powerful that has ever existed and his only weakness is apparently that he is still a virgin。 It felt to me more like I was reading a teenage drama about a boy who was sexually frustrated。 This book had more potential。 I don't know how to put this。 On the one hand， the concept of magic is appealing in a scientific and natural law way。 On the other hand， the execution was long-winded。 The main character is literally the best and the most powerful that has ever existed and his only weakness is apparently that he is still a virgin。 It felt to me more like I was reading a teenage drama about a boy who was sexually frustrated。 This book had more potential。 。。。more

Alice ，

In a way， I really like the story。 But it would have been so much better if he had removed the parts alluding to the adolescent idea of manliness， including a scene only included to give his support to the “not all men。”

Laura Martínez ，

En El temor de un hombre sabio， Rothfuss nos trae la continuación del relato la vida de Kvothe， en la cual se puede ver cómo el personaje va madurando y pasa de ser un niño a ser un muchacho en los pasos previos de convertirse en adulto。 Uno de los aspectos que más me gustan de este libro es que， por un lado， se confirma la gran inteligencia y astucia del protagonista， pero por otro y al mismo tiempo， estas se ven afectadas por la plena pubertad de un muchacho en mitad de la adolescencia， lo cua En El temor de un hombre sabio， Rothfuss nos trae la continuación del relato la vida de Kvothe， en la cual se puede ver cómo el personaje va madurando y pasa de ser un niño a ser un muchacho en los pasos previos de convertirse en adulto。 Uno de los aspectos que más me gustan de este libro es que， por un lado， se confirma la gran inteligencia y astucia del protagonista， pero por otro y al mismo tiempo， estas se ven afectadas por la plena pubertad de un muchacho en mitad de la adolescencia， lo cual hace del relato cercano y divertido de leer。 Le doy 4 estrellas porque al ser tan grande se hace un poco largo de leer， pero no pesado （de hecho es igual que el primero en este aspecto， empiezas a leer y sin darte cuenta te has leído 10 capítulos）。 Sin duda lo recomiendo mucho siempre y cuando no seas una persona impaciente jajaja。 。。。more

Norah Oldenziel ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 It was a great and interesting read and the worldbuilding of the first book was far elaborated in this one。 I feel in this book Kvothe truly started his learning， or rather in this book he started the true learning to what he might become。 I eagerly await the final book in this trilogy。

Yasaman ，

My problem with this book is that it relies entirely on Kvothe。 You can take away all the other supporting characters and the story would not change at all- just a man telling his story about everything he taught himself and he did himself。 I know the idea of him being a liar and an unreliable narrator is popular， but this is something that would pay off way later with a proper introduction to another key character （maybe Denna？） outside of Kvothe’s narration and heavy revisiting of almost every My problem with this book is that it relies entirely on Kvothe。 You can take away all the other supporting characters and the story would not change at all- just a man telling his story about everything he taught himself and he did himself。 I know the idea of him being a liar and an unreliable narrator is popular， but this is something that would pay off way later with a proper introduction to another key character （maybe Denna？） outside of Kvothe’s narration and heavy revisiting of almost everything Kvothe has said。 For right now， without this payoff present， it’s a one-man show。 。。。more

Daniel Martin ，

Rothfuss is such an expert world builder。 The cultures， their differences and how their upbringings influence the character traits and tendencies of his characters is really thoughtful and well put together in this triloogy。 Not to mention the astounding and endlessly surprising development of Kovthe the protagonist of this series。 I do not often read fantasy， nor do I often find myself reading lengthy novels， but Rothfuss delivers。 I didn't want this book to end because after all of these years Rothfuss is such an expert world builder。 The cultures， their differences and how their upbringings influence the character traits and tendencies of his characters is really thoughtful and well put together in this triloogy。 Not to mention the astounding and endlessly surprising development of Kovthe the protagonist of this series。 I do not often read fantasy， nor do I often find myself reading lengthy novels， but Rothfuss delivers。 I didn't want this book to end because after all of these years the third book has still not been released。 I am super grateful that I got on the Rothfuss train recently thanks to my partner who gifted me his books for Christmas， neither of us will forget my face of books yay but why are they so huge！ She promised me that they were worth it and that I wouldn't want them to end。 In my naivety I had doubts， but in the end she was right。 I would love to see not only the third novel but some offshoots of other characters and their histories as well。 Mostly because Kvothe's life and world are so fun that I want them to keep going on。 If Rothfuss could work in that world to make more novels based on the tertiary characters to extrapolate on their backstories that he has already eluded would be fantastic series of adventures themselves then that would be great！I really appreciate the time that Rothfuss spends to also put a lot of meaning and depth and social commentaries into his work， I think that the way he does it without interrupting the story is noteworthy and should be appreciated alongside his skills in world and character building and narrative sequencing。 。。。more

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