THE WISE MAN'S FEAR: THE KINGKILLER CHRONICLE: BOOK 2

The Wise Man's Fear, the second installment in Patrick Rothfuss's The Kingkiller Chronicle, picks up where The Name of the Wind left off. Kvothe, the legendary bard, continues recounting his past to a chronicler. This time, we delve deeper into his time at the prestigious Arcanum, the University, witnessing his growth as a mage and musician, and his entanglement with love, loss, and adventure. Strengths: >Exquisite prose: Rothfuss's writing is undeniably captivating. He paints vivid pictures with words, drawing you into Kvothe's world through rich descriptions and witty dialogue. Compelling character development: Kvothe continues to be a fascinating protagonist, flawed yet relatable. We see him mature from a talented but arrogant youth to a seasoned individual facing the consequences of his choices. >Intriguing world-building: The world of Temerant is further explored, revealing its intricate magic system, diverse cultures, and hidden secrets. >Engrossing episodic journey: The book takes Kvothe on various adventures, offering a mix of thrilling action sequences, heartfelt moments, and philosophical insights. Weaknesses: >Slow pacing: While the world-building and character development are enriching, the central plot progresses at a slower pace compared to the first book. This might be frustrating for readers seeking more immediate answers to the overarching mysteries. >Limited answers: While some mysteries are unveiled, many remain tantalizingly unanswered, leaving readers with a sense of anticipation and frustration. Overall: The Wise Man's Fear is a captivating continuation of The Kingkiller Chronicle. Despite the slower pace and lack of immediate closure, it offers a rewarding experience for fans who appreciate Rothfuss's masterful prose, intricate world-building, and engaging character development. It leaves you eager to unravel the remaining enigmas and witness Kvothe's ultimate fate in the highly anticipated final book. Recommendation: This book is highly recommended for readers who enjoyed The Name of the Wind and appreciate fantasy with rich prose, complex characters, and a slow-burning, episodic narrative. However, those seeking a fast-paced plot with immediate answers might find the experience frustrating.

I was at first surprised to find out this book has double the pages than a regular novel. I was thrilled that I will get that much content this time.. since I knew that the final installment is yet to be produced. This is a very good follow up to the awesome 'The Name of the Wind'. The next page of Kvothe's life from the boy we loved to a young man who explores unknown territories. I liked all the bulky stages in this story but I didn't get that complete satisfaction. Like it's missing some punch. This is completely based on my taste rather than the content since many may love it for what it is. Also I expected the novel to end with a bang.. like some cliff hanger or a big reveal. Something to make me wait eagerly for the next one. It doesn't happen. Kvothe just stops his story and goes to bed. Still a very good series. I hope I get to read the conclusion soon

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All I can say is that the third book in the series is not yet released as on November 2017. This is the first book and is an outstanding work compared to most fantasy fiction I have read. Very detailed character development, not just for main hero but almost anyone in the frame. Compelling writing style too.. keeps you hooked. Wish the author took a bit less than a decade to complete one book

regarding this book and series lots of people are spreading negative comments chiefly for 1 reason i.e. third book is not out yet. though it can be frustrating but it also has catch and ie you can reread the series again again. tbere are so many things Subtly hidden, allusions are made, links that even 2nd and 3rd read are not enough to find all. coming to the book, i find it actually better than 1st in various respects. prose is as always very beautiful. with this series 1 or 2 reading are not enough. you need to read it several times. also check out my review for Name of the wind.

Happy with the physical quality of the book, paper and cover and such. My opinion about this book is biased since this is one of the first fantasy book series I picked up, I'm completely in love with this world and characters. The 2nd book goes above and beyond and as everyone else, I cannot wait for the to see how the story unfolds. If and when the 3rd book gets released :'/ seriously it's not even funny anymore. Only recommended if you can wait forever patiently for the 3rd book otherwise wait for its release and binge-read the whole series.

The story flow in this series is easy to follow and it will get you addicted in the first few chapters itself. But be warned, the series has not been completed in a very long time so while you get a great read, at the end you'll be left wanting more but with no idea of when to expect. Nevertheless, this is a fantasy novel lover's must-read!

If you are looking for the best fantasy ... Here is the pick .. Do not miss it. But the third part is not out yet If you pick this then you are welcomed to the "waiting for 3rd book" club.

Vale cada centavo, excelentes condiciones.

Maravilhoso! Recomendo muito.

A great series, fabulous story with rich characters and that story behind a story that is there, but you cant quite see it, but oh you want it to be told. Cant wait for the next chapter.

I just finished reading both books, one after the other. I can honestly say that the KingKiller Chronicle is among the best books I have read for a very long time. I find Patrick Rothfuss' writing flawless. It is entertaining yet richly detailed. The characters are all very touching and personally I cannot wait to read more about "Bast". As other readers have said here, a very very nice thing is that the story is told by the hero himself in chronological order. Patrick Ruthfuss has not embraced the silly fashion of modern writers of inserting flashbacks or telling the story from multiple angles. It is actually quite nice to carry along until the next chapter. I must also say that it will shorten your nights as you're caught always wanting for more. If you like Robin Hobb, Brandon Sanderson or Brent Weeks then you have to read these 2 books and start praying that the wait for the 3rd one won't be too long.

Rarely if ever have I read a book that could so easily have been great but due to a small number of poor editorial decisions was merely entertaining. Rothfuss's writing skill is at virtually the top level; only a handful of contemporary authors can match him in his command of language, his pacing, his feeling for the right word. And in the character of Kvothe, Rothfuss had the opportunity to craft a truly brilliant yet realistic and mesmerizing - and original - story. Kvothe could have been one of the great heroes of the age, a Case or an Ender for this century. His genius and spectacular memory, combined with just a hint of fantasy, could have yielded deep and fascinating character studies. Rothfuss, instead of exploring the adventures and trials of a real Kvothe, swerved off into cliche. Not even good cliche, bad cliche. Hundreds of pages are devoted to a preposterous and entirely pointless subplot involving female martial artists ("not as rare as a creature as as some folk think", adds Rothfuss helpfully for readers who have not watched any movies since 1980) teaching Kvothe - Carradine-style philosophy. This has all been done in most martial arts movies, or at least most bad ones, since the 80s. It's not so much that Rothfuss has nothing new to add here (he brings his deftness to the written word) but Rothfuss fails to understand that to the extent he succeeds in this subplot, he fails. There are enough - more than enough - 1000 times more than enough - fantasy novels and movies whose plot points revolve on the martial arts prowess of the protagonist. Kvothe for a while was to have been someone different, someone who has real emotions, who succeeds through hard work and study. Not only does the whole episode read like a bad 90s movie script, but it trivializes Kvothe as a real character. Kvothe is already superbly skilled in several ways, not to mention a master of magic. Throwing martial arts in there makes him a cartoon. And it's entirely unnecessary besides - Kvothe was plenty dangerous enough in hand-to-hand combat with his magic. Another long, long digression has Kvothe staying with a Siren-style faerie in a plot development done a thousand times before, that serves no particular purpose except to get him a fancy jacket that is too close to an Invisibility Cloak - Kvothe shouldn't need such props! Again, this just trivializes Kvothe and makes the character far less sympathetic to any post-adolescent reader. Rothfuss, despite his undeniable gifts and talent, seems completely unable to write a female character that is not so caricatured as to be ludicrous. Denna, in particular, is literally painful to read, she is so badly done - she serves a kind of Jar Jar Binks role here, giving the reader something to complain about, but Binks didn't harm the movie nearly as much as Denna destroys large parts of this book. For instance, Denna and Kvothe at one point discuss flowers endlessly, with so many terrible, trite images it reads like Rothfuss gave the passage off to some student. " `Oh' Denna sighed, looking around with wide eyes. Under the bower, her skin was brighter than the moon." This goes on for pages, and pages, and pages, all despite Denna's being insufferable and her dialog with Kvothe completely absurd for him. In a poignant and infuriating slap in the face to his readers, or at least his adult readers, Rothfuss via Chronicler alludes to a brilliant legal strategm that Kvothe used to gain his acquittal in a legal trial. That would be exactly the sort of action that would be fully in accordance with Kvothe's character, and it would be profoundly original besides. But the episode gets a paragraph, it is glossed over, to make more room for 300 pages of cheesy martial arts philosophy and another 300 of Kvothe mooning over his latest girlfriend. Rothfuss could have included the trial, he had the story, it would be have been brilliant and new, but he dangles it out in front of his readers like a guy tormenting his dog with the aroma of filet mignon before feeding him the same kibble the dog gets every day of his life. So, I think Rothfuss has indeed succeeded in ruining, or at least of maiming, what should have been a great character. But because Rothfuss is an extremely skilled writer, there is still much to like in the book. One highlight is an intricate structure of nested stories, at one point a story in a story in a story in a story (the beggar's story, chapter 37). There is also a meta-story in a story in a story in a story at one point (Shehy/99 stories tale), and the stories and their containers or narratives constantly swirl about and impinge on each other. I have never seen any author (or director) treat the notion of narrative in narrative as seamlessly and as persuasively (Charles Palliser's Betrayals comes to mind, but that is just not as seamlessly done as the Rothfuss work). Because so much of the magic revolves on names, Rothfuss can do some pretty virtuoso authorial showpieces with names and words and narrative, and how the narrative affects and is affected by reality. His descriptions of Kvothe's struggles to name the wind are spectacular and rise to prose poetry. A few other irritations: at one point Kvothe commits arson inside a wooden inn out of some utterly pointless plan to irritate Ambrose or impress Denne (either motivation is absurd, and the real victim in the plot is the innkeeper); but the author seems to think this is understandable, if not laudable. As I argued by the way in my review of the book, it was Kvothe, not Ambrose, who was mainly in the wrong anyway in their Malfoy-Potteresque scraps. Kvothe must have mentioned about eight times how he uses his trouper training to act polite or haughty or whatever "I had been raised on the stage" as he tells us too many times. There is also a problem where his co-mercenaries are overly impressed by some minor feat of sympathy twice in the same way (when he starts the fire and when he opens the box). He twice says that Ambrose's bed is as big as his room, too. Now for some great points. The character of Elodin is magnificent, another great character. The arrowcatcher is brilliant and brilliantly described. Auri is good as ever. Some lines: "Manet played with the precision of a gear-clock: no mislaid tricks, no wild bids, no hunches"; "Most things fail with age."; "in real life old beggars are almost always old beggars"; "sunlight hard and bright as a bar of gold"; "Anyone can spot a piece of torn shirt hanging from a branch...they make for convenient plot devices in plays, but really, when have you ever torn your clothing so seriously that you've left a piece of it behind" [actually this whole section has an excellent description of tracking]; "What I had taken as a malicious crypticism on his part was actually a persistent urging toward the truth"; "Subjunctive mood...At best...it is a pointless thing. It needlessly complicates the language". I have no idea why so many authors seem to want to kill their own stuff. Steven King writes Salem's Lot, then 30 years later some unreadable novels. Gibson writes Neuromancer, then much later also becomes nearly unreadable. Ishiguro writes Remains of the Day, then decades later some dull stories. Spielberg goes from Jaws to Indiana Jones 4. Even in fantasy, Grossman wrote a really interesting character in The Magicians, then decided to veer off into soap opera. But here, this destruction of the character of Kvothe is the most egregious, as it was the most gratuitous.