The Wise Man's Fear

The Kingkiller Chronicles: Day Two

'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.

My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me.'

The man was lost. The myth remained. Kvothe - the dragon-slayer, the renowned swordsman, the most feared, fames and notorious wizard the world has ever seen - vanished without warning and without trace. And even now, when he has been found, when darkness is rising in the corners of the world, he will not return.

But his story lives on and, for the first time, Kvothe is going to tell it . . .

Praise for Patrick Rothfuss:

'The fantasy world has a new star' Publishers Weekly, starred review

'I haven't been so gripped by a new fantasy series in years. It's certain to become a classic' The Times

'The Name of the Wind has everything . . . it's humorous and terrifying and completely believable' Tad Williams

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