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The Wise Man's Fear

The Wise Man's Fear

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  • Author：Patrick Rothfuss
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Summary

My name is Kvothe。

I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings。 I burned down the town of Trebon。 I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life。 I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in。 I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day。 I have talked to Gods， loved women， and written songs that make the minstrels weep。

You may have heard of me。

So begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view — a story unequaled in fantasy literature。 Now in The Wise Man's Fear， an escalating rivalry with a powerful member of the nobility forces Kvothe to leave the University and seek his fortune abroad。 Adrift， penniless， and alone， he travels to Vintas， where he quickly becomes entangled in the politics of courtly society。 While attempting to curry favor with a powerful noble， Kvothe uncovers an assassination attempt， comes into conflict with a rival arcanist， and leads a group of mercenaries into the wild， in an attempt to solve the mystery of who （or what） is waylaying travelers on the King's Road。

All the while， Kvothe searches for answers， attempting 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， is forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh， and travels into the Fae realm。 There he meets Felurian， the faerie woman no man can resist， and who no man has ever survived 。。。 until Kvothe。

In The Wise Man's Fear， 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。

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Reviews

myla ，

*3。5

David Seidman ，

The sequel to The Name of the Wind fully lives up to its amazing predecessor， while going in a completely different direction。 The first book centered around Kvothe's childhood and coming of age as a magician at the University。 In the second book he travels the world and becomes a warrior。 The same compelling， nuanced characters return， others are introduced， and a great deal of depth is added to the world。 Once again the story is riveting from end to end。 I will buy the third book on the day it The sequel to The Name of the Wind fully lives up to its amazing predecessor， while going in a completely different direction。 The first book centered around Kvothe's childhood and coming of age as a magician at the University。 In the second book he travels the world and becomes a warrior。 The same compelling， nuanced characters return， others are introduced， and a great deal of depth is added to the world。 Once again the story is riveting from end to end。 I will buy the third book on the day it's released。 。。。more

Samuel Gutiérrez Moreno ，

Deseando ver cómo acaba la historia。

Florencia :） ，

4。5 ⭐️Lo hiceeeee， lo termineeee！1190 paginas después que valieron totalmente la pena！Amo la historia de Kovthe y como solo te hace querer más y más。Puntos extras para patrick por que GOD， como logra ARRASTRARME en el tiempo， y cambiar todo el entorno con solo poner: Interludio。 🛐No llega a 5 estrellas por que mas de una vez me encontré rodando los ojos por la manera en que Kovthe narraba algunas cosas， en especial sobre mujeres…En este libro Denna me cayo mucho mejor， antes no comprendía totalm 4。5 ⭐️Lo hiceeeee， lo termineeee！1190 paginas después que valieron totalmente la pena！Amo la historia de Kovthe y como solo te hace querer más y más。Puntos extras para patrick por que GOD， como logra ARRASTRARME en el tiempo， y cambiar todo el entorno con solo poner: Interludio。 🛐No llega a 5 estrellas por que mas de una vez me encontré rodando los ojos por la manera en que Kovthe narraba algunas cosas， en especial sobre mujeres…En este libro Denna me cayo mucho mejor， antes no comprendía totalmente que Kovthe podia añadir o quitar cosas ya que él es el narrador， y cuenta a Denna como la perfección en persona， pero bueno， ahora que ya tengo en cuenta eso me ha ayudado a entender mucho mejor a los personajes y a Kovthe。 Y tampoco podemos culparlo， el pobre esta enamorado。Bueeeno， extrañaba mucho esta historia y supongo que ahora toca seguir extrañandola。No acepto lo de Bast。 Nop。 。。。more

Χρήστος ，

Και εκεί που έλεγα πόσο ωραίο ήταν το πρώτο βιβλίο， διαβάζω το δεύτερο。 Και αυτό είναι ακομα καλύτερο。 Παρακολουθούμε τον πρωταγωνιστή της ιστορίας να εξερευνεί το μαεστρικά καλοστημένο σύμπαν και να ζει επικές περιπέτειες。 Η γραφή του Rothfuss είναι τόσο προικισμένη που θα έπρεπε να διδάσκεται。 Το μόνο μειονέκτημα είναι ότι ο κόσμος τώρα πρέπει να περιμένει το τρίτο μέρος。。。

Joep Noot ，

Last month I started with The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss。 The Name of the Wind was an amazing read and I couldn't wait to continue with the series。 So I didn't。 I read two smaller books inbetween to keep my reading a bit diverse， but dived right back into to astonishing world Rothfuss created。In a lot of series， especially trilogies， the middle is often the worst part of the series。 You've already been introduced to the world， so you want the plot to start moving。 However， you don Last month I started with The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss。 The Name of the Wind was an amazing read and I couldn't wait to continue with the series。 So I didn't。 I read two smaller books inbetween to keep my reading a bit diverse， but dived right back into to astonishing world Rothfuss created。In a lot of series， especially trilogies， the middle is often the worst part of the series。 You've already been introduced to the world， so you want the plot to start moving。 However， you don't have the big climax in the book either。 A lot of books have a vast amount of sideplots and things to fill the time。 It's usually just a bridge between the beginning and the end。 The Wise Men's Fear did that too， but to my surprise， I loved it even more than book one。Kvothe has matured quite a lot since book one， and you notice that in a lot of things; how he handles and reacts to certain situations。 He is however still no adult， and that's noticeable too。 He still makes stupid mistakes and pays for them。 He is a flawed character， but there are good reasons behind his actions。 I think Rothfuss found a great balance between the two for this book。 You also see him become a legend more and more。 In book one， there were some stories going around。 But in book two， he is really becoming famous， and slowly a legend is being born。There was also quite some more action in this novel。 In the first book， he was still quite young and because of that， he avoided a lot of confrontation。 Now he's older， wiser， smarter and stronger and doesn't let him get pushed around anymore。 This leads to a lot more confrontation， actions， battles and honestly， a much more exciting read。He also explores a lot more of the world。 Rothfuss did quite some world-building in the first novel， but luckily， he had a lot more to show。 Personally， I loved the Adem culture a lot， where they use hand motions instead of facial expressions to express their emotions。 There's a lot more to this and their culture I won't spoil， but it's very original and definitely worth a read。Because of Kvothe's large travel this novel， he also met a lot of new characters。 The cast of characters was already quite large， but there were a lot of great new additions and some weren't even around that long， but left a big impression on me。The writing was my favourite part of the first novel， and kept me going through the slightly less exciting parts。 In this novel， the writing was just as good， maybe even better than in book one， and there were even more exciting scenes than before。 It was just really good， and I couldn't stop reading。The last thing I want to touch on， is the unpredictability of the story。 Yes， there are certain things that are bound to happen and I can already predict for the final novel。 However， there are a lot of things that Kvothe suddenly does， or that just happen， that I didn't see coming。 Suddenly he's going on a travel and is gone for half a book。 The destination is quite clear in my opinion， but the journey is full of surprises。I don't have any complaints about this novel。 It was 1100 pages long， but it still felt short in my opinion， so the length is no complain either。 I hope the final novel will be even longer。 I now get why people are so anxious for the final novel to come out， and I'll be waiting with them。 For now， I'll continue with other books。 I give it 5 stars！ 。。。more

Danny Perez ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wow。 Where do I start？ Let me start by saying Patrick Rothfuss has a writing style second to none。 Although I was really disappointed with the book， he can make the simplest of sentence sound so elegant。 As far as coming up with a story that actually makes sense？ That may be where his gifts end。 I felt the events in this book were so random it became frustrating beyond belief。 We start at the university， then for some reason that escapes me， we end up in a new place where Kvolve ends up saving a Wow。 Where do I start？ Let me start by saying Patrick Rothfuss has a writing style second to none。 Although I was really disappointed with the book， he can make the simplest of sentence sound so elegant。 As far as coming up with a story that actually makes sense？ That may be where his gifts end。 I felt the events in this book were so random it became frustrating beyond belief。 We start at the university， then for some reason that escapes me， we end up in a new place where Kvolve ends up saving a mayor from being poisoned。 From there he’s sent on a random journey through the woods with a group of mercenaries that are taking orders from a 16 year old boy （Kvolve）。 Then he some how gets courted by a random sex fairy who he literally does nothing but have sex with for 70 pages。 For a man who’s a virgin， somehow he’s even incredible at that。 Jump to another part of the book where he ends up in a mercenary village and learns to become an assassin。 He goes on to kill a large group of people seamlessly when he couldn’t so much as throw a punch 2 months before that。 He goes on to become this “tough guy” who starts breaking 17 year old boys arms and threatens to kill them and hang them by a tree。 From there he seamlessly finds his way back to the university and after all these experiences I’m suppose to still buy in to the fact that Ambrose is still an enemy to this guy？ Beyond laughable。 The love story with Deanna gives the term ‘dragging’ a whole new meaning。 How he conveniently runs into her no matter where he is in the world is nothing short of annoying。 Also how he’s able to solve any problem he comes across because he’s “studied at the university” is ridiculous。 Im sure a lot more people would be going to collage if that was the case。 Bass as to be the most annoying character I have ever experienced in literature。 I felt this book was a product of lazy writing and is a series of random events that have nothing to do with the story。 A bunch of side quests。 All this running around in a circle to end up in the exact same place as book one ended。 Right back to this bulls**t university。 This book took effort to get through and I can’t say I’m excited for the 3rd （if we ever get it）。 Maybe him and George RR。 Martin and having a competition to see who can take longer to complete a series。 。。。more

Emily ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Despite reading multiple fantasy books that would dispute this， this book gave me the conviction that it should be illegal for male fantasy writers to write female characters。 I wasn't aware of these books around their publication date， but my assumption is that The Name of the Wind was perhaps criticized for its dearth of female characters （it was truly dismal）， so Rothfuss decided to jam pack the sequel with female characters。 Oh my god， do I wish that he had maintained that dearth。 Just like Despite reading multiple fantasy books that would dispute this， this book gave me the conviction that it should be illegal for male fantasy writers to write female characters。 I wasn't aware of these books around their publication date， but my assumption is that The Name of the Wind was perhaps criticized for its dearth of female characters （it was truly dismal）， so Rothfuss decided to jam pack the sequel with female characters。 Oh my god， do I wish that he had maintained that dearth。 Just like The Name of the Wind， every single female character is sexualized， but now you get to read about it on every page！ I was honestly impressed that Rothfuss held back from sexualizing Shehyn and two of the other minor elderly female characters， because I know that he is not past that。So just because I need to get this off my chest， here is an inexhaustive list of some of the most egregious sexism: - every woman Kvothe coming across wanting to fuck him despite him being 16 and most of them being in their 20s- that stupid bit about Adem women taking the men's "anger" through sex and that's why they don't sleep after sex （when the real reason is that you only get sleepy after an orgasm which means that these women aren't orgasming - maybe that's where the anger is coming from）- literally every single woman's appearance is described in detail （95% of the time sexualized） while men are either just not described （which is bad writing） or described vaguely- Kvothe comparing staying in school after being whipped only twice for misdemeanours to Denna being physically and probably sexually abused by a patron on a frequent basis- Kvothe literally saying "not all men" to two girls who had just been repeatedly rapedI could go on。 I said this in my review of the previous book， but I honestly would have preferred if Kvothe was a raging， violent misogynist because the fact that he （and possibly Rothfuss by extension） thinks that he's a feminist king is absolutely infuriating。 I understand that this was before the "me too" era but that's no excuse - it severely lowered my enjoyment of an otherwise engaging and well-written story。The only other flaw I found in this book was the pacing。 I get that this is how Kvothe wanted to tell the story， but that seems like a convenient excuse for poor pacing， particularly skipping over huge swaths of time and spending far， far too long on one area。 The episode with Felurian was particularly difficult to get through， especially because I just didn't see the point in it。 I think that was meant to quickly inject some maturity into Kvothe for his character development but， again， sexism got in the way and I fail to see how simply having sex with a fairy endlessly invokes maturity。I know I haven't said many positive things - I do think this is a gripping story， interesting format， and well-written （in terms of prose）。 But the length of this book just made those negative aspects stand out all the more and leave a sour taste in my mouth。 If the third book is ever released， I hope that Rothfuss has learned from the recent feminist movements and actually decides to write female characters as human beings this time。 。。。more

Mariana ，

I'm now joining de club of waiting and anticipating Doors of Stone。 This was incredible， kvothe truly is one of my favorite characters ever。 I'm now joining de club of waiting and anticipating Doors of Stone。 This was incredible， kvothe truly is one of my favorite characters ever。 。。。more

Sophia Olson ，

I’m so sad this is over。I liked this book as much as if not more than the first in the series。 I felt totally bereft and sad after I finished it because it is so rare to come across a book that has a universe I want to stay in this badly。 The last time I felt this way was with The Empire of Gold which was a year ago。 Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear are everything I love about fantasy。 They are long， complex， and action packed， while still being full of emotional complexities and well ro I’m so sad this is over。I liked this book as much as if not more than the first in the series。 I felt totally bereft and sad after I finished it because it is so rare to come across a book that has a universe I want to stay in this badly。 The last time I felt this way was with The Empire of Gold which was a year ago。 Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear are everything I love about fantasy。 They are long， complex， and action packed， while still being full of emotional complexities and well rounded main and side characters。 In this book Kvothe goes through SO many adventures in this story and it takes place over maybe one year。 I'm not even emotionally prepared to write a review for this book。 。。。more

Christine Kayser ，

Loved every second of reading this。 I love this world。 I love these characters。 Absolutely captivating。

Rachael ，

I never had a favourite book before this one。 Now my biggest fear in life is DYING before the third book comes out。

epstuk ，

They really do have a lot to finish up in book 3

Vianey ，

3。5

Nahid ，

Rating and review to come。

Paula ，

This was a literally TOME。 It was so good， so much happened- I loved all the characters。 I feel so accomplished for finishing this dude it was eternal！ But good like super unexpected twist and turns can’t wait to read the final book 📖

Sadhbh Dodd ，

didn't enjoy this one as much as the name of the wind， felt it was a bit boring in places esp during Kvothe's time in Adem， excellent world building again， so annoyed that there isn't a 3rd book， esp bc so much has been left up in the air ！！！ thought its a bit strange that its supposed to be his life story but he's only gotten up to the age of 17 in over 1500 pages & 2 books？？ we also still don't know how he got his name the kingkiller but whatever didn't enjoy this one as much as the name of the wind， felt it was a bit boring in places esp during Kvothe's time in Adem， excellent world building again， so annoyed that there isn't a 3rd book， esp bc so much has been left up in the air ！！！ thought its a bit strange that its supposed to be his life story but he's only gotten up to the age of 17 in over 1500 pages & 2 books？？ we also still don't know how he got his name the kingkiller but whatever 。。。more

Sus ，

Very very good。 Not sure why there was a sex faerie。 But the rest was pretty legit if not a wee bit waffly sometimes。 Now to wait

Mikki Bunnett ，

It feels so melancholy to finish this book and know we’ll never find out the end of these characters。 Even if the final book were written， and it had a tragic ending， it would feel different （better？） than the story dying before it’s time。 I enjoyed this book a lot， although a couple parts of Kvothe’s adventures seemed a bit out-of-the-blue and poorly built？ Idk how to explain it， but they seemed unrealistic， which is silly to say for a fantasy novel lol I suppose there are plenty of people in t It feels so melancholy to finish this book and know we’ll never find out the end of these characters。 Even if the final book were written， and it had a tragic ending， it would feel different （better？） than the story dying before it’s time。 I enjoyed this book a lot， although a couple parts of Kvothe’s adventures seemed a bit out-of-the-blue and poorly built？ Idk how to explain it， but they seemed unrealistic， which is silly to say for a fantasy novel lol I suppose there are plenty of people in the book who also thought some of Kvothe’s adventures were unrealistic as well， so I’m in good company 。。。more

Greg ，

Maybe the third one will solve all the problems I'm having with these books。 I just don't think the main character ever really fails at anything。 I love fantasy， but so far this one feels a bit like wish fulfillment。 But given the subjective narrator， maybe third book pays for all。 Maybe the third one will solve all the problems I'm having with these books。 I just don't think the main character ever really fails at anything。 I love fantasy， but so far this one feels a bit like wish fulfillment。 But given the subjective narrator， maybe third book pays for all。 。。。more

Steven ，

Again - one of the best fantasy series out there。 Go read it and do yourself a favor。

Hema ，

After reading the first book in the series， I expected this to be at the same level。 The book is long and there are chapters which doesn't add anything to the story。 I was not able to connect to any of the characters in book 2- it seems like rambling with few interesting chapters thrown in。While I took few days to finish the first book， this was difficult to get through。 I do hope the third book （whenever it comes） do justice to the tale。 After reading the first book in the series， I expected this to be at the same level。 The book is long and there are chapters which doesn't add anything to the story。 I was not able to connect to any of the characters in book 2- it seems like rambling with few interesting chapters thrown in。While I took few days to finish the first book， this was difficult to get through。 I do hope the third book （whenever it comes） do justice to the tale。 。。。more

bronte ，

tell me a book was written by a man without telling me a book was written by a man

Lynn ，

Great book！ Can't wait for the next one！ Great book！ Can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more

Ali Khan ，

75% of this book was unnecessarily drawn out。 Everything I enjoyed about the first book gets put on the back burner in this follow-up。

Imogen Kathleen ，

Don't touch me， I'm fragile。 Holy shit。I will write a full review shortly， but I am currently recovering from that journey。 I'm not in a particular rush though， as I imagine I won't ever be seeing the final book in the trilogy。。。 Don't touch me， I'm fragile。 Holy shit。I will write a full review shortly， but I am currently recovering from that journey。 I'm not in a particular rush though， as I imagine I won't ever be seeing the final book in the trilogy。。。 。。。more

Ismail ，

I have given this a 3 star rating even though I enjoyed the read more than the first book and there was more action。The reason: So many unanswered questions and I feel like the long awaited third book will have to be a very chunky one to answer them properly。 Not much has changed in the story since the first book。。And I am now sick and tired of this Denna character。 That story line has been dragged out too much and frustrating is an understatement in describing it。

Lino ，

Otro libro， como parece que nos ha acostumbrado Rothfuss， asombrosamente bien escrito， sobre todo los Interludios o partes en tercera persona。 Es en esos escasos capítulos cuando podemos ver la auténtica prosa de Rothfuss， sin estar permeada por la visión y la propia manera de hablar de Kvothe， que a veces se me antoja demasiado cercana para el tono heroico que atraviesa toda la saga。 Las referencias musicales， sonoras y las descripciones cada vez más sinestésicas son maravillosas， porque nos in Otro libro， como parece que nos ha acostumbrado Rothfuss， asombrosamente bien escrito， sobre todo los Interludios o partes en tercera persona。 Es en esos escasos capítulos cuando podemos ver la auténtica prosa de Rothfuss， sin estar permeada por la visión y la propia manera de hablar de Kvothe， que a veces se me antoja demasiado cercana para el tono heroico que atraviesa toda la saga。 Las referencias musicales， sonoras y las descripciones cada vez más sinestésicas son maravillosas， porque nos introducen un doble elemento: por un lado， nuestra imaginación; por el otro， la cada vez mayor sensibilidad de Kvothe gracias al entrenamiento de su "mente dormida"。A diferencia del primer libro， que me pareció bastante equilibrado， a este le sobran varios cientos de páginas。 La primera mitad del libro （view spoiler）[（hasta que Kvothe se marcha de la Universidad） （hide spoiler）] se parece demasiado al primer libro， y no parece avanzar demasiado。 La segunda mitad， a pesar de ampliar los Cuatro Rincones geográfica， cultural e históricamente， acaba pareciendo un desvío del protagonista。 Aunque puedo entender los motivos （esta no es nuestra historia， sino la de Kvothe， que además sigue un propósito muy claro para Bast， que es animarlo a recuperar la confianza en sí mismo）， es extremadamente larga para concluir en dos únicas cosas: Kvothe sabe pelear y sabe follar。 El aprendizaje es un momento importante， pero no sé si está tratado de la manera adecuada， lleno de anécdotas y rencillas que， cuando tienen un tinte de humor， son ligeras; cuando no， intrascendentes。 Al final de la historia， todo parece seguir como estaba: （view spoiler）[en la Universidad， sin haber avanzado nada apenas en nominación， en conocimiento de los Chandrian， en la nueva investigación sobre los Amyr。。。 （hide spoiler）]。 No ha cambiado nada。 Es más， tenemos mucho más interrogantes que al comienzo del libro， pues los anteriores no se resuelven。 ¿Cómo no va a tardar el autor en escribir todas estas respuestas en un volumen de un tamaño razonable？ A veces se pierde en minucias， que de cotidianas y agradables pasan a ligeras y sosas。 Lo único que he detestado del libro es la parte de （view spoiler）[Felurian （hide spoiler）] y toda sección que tenga que ver con mujeres en general。 En el primero se deja entrever lo que en el segundo es ya descarado， cuando Kvothe define a la mujer como un instrumento que hay que aprender a tocar adecuadamente， lavándose las manos con un "el que quiera entender que entienda"。 Igual que hay veces que puedo ver la sátira que hay en el personaje principal， asombrosamente perfecto， en estas secciones tan íntimas me cuesta horrores separar el pensamiento del autor y el del personaje， y no creo que pueda hacerse。 La mayoría de mujeres son personajes planos， cuya única función es apoyar al protagonista （y la mayor parte de estos apoyos son sensuales， sexuales o emocionales， con escasas excepciones; no leemos la cotidianidad que suele acompañar a otros amigos de Kvothe）。 Es una pena y son momentos siempre incómodos y molestos， aunque tengo entendido que La música del silencio enmienda este error en parte。 。。。more

Ashleigh ，

An author who presents all his female characters in such misogynistic， objectified， one-dimensional contexts has no right to use rape as a plot device- let alone solely to further the already excessive hubris of the male protagonist。 The last half of this book is a tragedy。 And I already knew I was getting into a pile of sexist garbage after book 1， but I kept reading， hoping for a good story （maybe 20 / 150 chapters？）， then the pile grew bigger than I ever expected… I was so physically uncomfor An author who presents all his female characters in such misogynistic， objectified， one-dimensional contexts has no right to use rape as a plot device- let alone solely to further the already excessive hubris of the male protagonist。 The last half of this book is a tragedy。 And I already knew I was getting into a pile of sexist garbage after book 1， but I kept reading， hoping for a good story （maybe 20 / 150 chapters？）， then the pile grew bigger than I ever expected… I was so physically uncomfortable reading Rothfuss’ own sexual fantasies spilled out on paper- out of literally nowhere。 WTF， MAN？？ 。。。more

Amanda Bivens ，

I binged this 1，000 page wonder。

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