by: Patrick Rothfuss
The Wise Man's Fear is the second of an expected trilogy by Rothfuss called The Kingkiller Chronicle. You may recall I reviewed the first book, Name of the Wind, back in September. This one picks up right where that left off and is even more fantastical. Featuring fairies, mercenaries, kings, traitors and more, our hero Kvothe certainly has his hands full. It is almost inevitable how his name -- and reputation -- grow to perilous heights in the process.
The book ends with seemingly everything going Kvothe's way and nothing but an assumed perilous fall ahead of him. Heading into book three (tentatively titled The Doors of Stone) expectations almost match those Lost fans had for its final season. There are so many questions and plot lines that need to be tied up that it's difficult to believe everything will be resolved. Of course, books can have many, many pages (The Wise Man's Fear was nearly 1000) while ABC forced Lost's hand. Anyway, I am excited to see how everything comes together, or falls apart, for that matter. It's a hell of a story.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Book Review: Name of the Wind
by: Patrick Rothfuss
My girlfriend recommended this book to me and I knew it must be good because she’s not a huge fan of the fantasy genre. In a word, this book is breathless. The whole story is of wonder and amazement. It involves magic and demons and a dragon. But it is also human. There is love, death, learning.
The story surrounds a man named Kvothe. He is telling the story of his life and we are there to witness. How he was born into a traveling troupe, learned magic from a visitor, dealt with the death of his family, survived day to day as a street urchin, eventually joined the University, fell in love with a girl, slayed a dragon and uttered the name of the wind. But wait, there’s more.
Name of the Wind is the first of an expected trilogy known as The Kingkiller Chronicle. The second book was published earlier this year and the final one does not currently have a release date.
My girlfriend recommended this book to me and I knew it must be good because she’s not a huge fan of the fantasy genre. In a word, this book is breathless. The whole story is of wonder and amazement. It involves magic and demons and a dragon. But it is also human. There is love, death, learning.
The story surrounds a man named Kvothe. He is telling the story of his life and we are there to witness. How he was born into a traveling troupe, learned magic from a visitor, dealt with the death of his family, survived day to day as a street urchin, eventually joined the University, fell in love with a girl, slayed a dragon and uttered the name of the wind. But wait, there’s more.
Name of the Wind is the first of an expected trilogy known as The Kingkiller Chronicle. The second book was published earlier this year and the final one does not currently have a release date.
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