{"product_id":"wise-mans-fear-02-kingkiller-chronicles-9780756404734","title":"Wise Mans Fear 02 Kingkiller Chronicles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover book two of Patrick Rothfuss’ #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDAY TWO: THE WISE MAN’S FEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e So begins a tale told from his own point of view—a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in \u003ci\u003eThe Wise Man’s Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, 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 un\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for The Kingkiller Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eThe best epic fantasy I read last year.\u003c\/b\u003e... He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is \u003cb\u003edeep and intricate and wondrous\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Terry Brooks, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of Shannara\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing...with \u003cb\u003etrue music in the words\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —Ursula K. LeGuin, award-winning author of Earthsea\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The characters are real and \u003cb\u003ethe magic is true\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Robin Hobb, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAssassin’s Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eMasterful\u003c\/b\u003e.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description.\" —Brandon Sanderson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMistborn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003e[Makes] you think he's inventing the genre\u003c\/b\u003e, instead of reinventing it.” —Lev Grossman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This is \u003cb\u003ea magnificent book\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Anne McCaffrey, award-winning author of the Dragonriders of Pern\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eThe great new fantasy writer we've been waiting for\u003c\/b\u003e, and this is an astonishing book.\" —Orson Scott Card, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnder’s Game\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's not the fantasy trappings (as wonderful as they are) that make this novel so good, but \u003cb\u003ewhat the author has to say about true, common things\u003c\/b\u003e, about ambition and failure, art, love, and loss.” —Tad Williams, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“An extremely immersive story set in \u003cb\u003ea flawlessly constructed world\u003c\/b\u003e and told extremely well.” —Jo Walton, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmong Others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Hail Patrick Rothfuss! \u003cb\u003eA new giant is striding the land\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Robert J. Sawyer, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eFans of the epic high fantasies of George R.R. Martin or J.R.R. Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e will definitely want to check out Patrick Rothfuss' \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e.” —NPR\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eShelve \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e beside \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e...and look forward to the day when it's mentioned in the same breath, perhaps as first among equals.” —The A.V. Club\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Rothfuss (who has already been compared to the likes of Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan, and George R. R. Martin) is poised to be crowned \u003cb\u003ethe new king of epic fantasy\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I was \u003cb\u003ereminded of Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, and J. R. R. 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