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The Wise Man's Fear

The Kingkiller Chronicle: Book 2

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The Wise Man's Fear

By: Patrick Rothfuss
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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 'I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss' Lin-Manuel Miranda

'He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy' George R R Martin

Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and a must-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES.

Picking up the tale of Kvothe Kingkiller once again, we follow him into exile, into political intrigue, courtship, adventure, love and magic ... and further along the path that has turned Kvothe, the mightiest magician of his age, a legend in his own time, into Kote, the unassuming pub landlord.

Packed with as much magic, adventure and home-grown drama as THE NAME OF THE WIND, this is a sequel in every way the equal to its predecessor and a must-read for all fantasy fans. Readable, engaging and gripping THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the biggest and the best new fantasy novel out there.©2011 Patrick Rothfuss Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Magic Adventure

Critic Reviews

I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy (George R R Martin)
Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous (Terry Brooks)
It's not the fantasy trappings (as wonderful as they are) that make this novel so good, but what the author has to say about true, common things, about ambition and failure, art, love, and loss (Tad Williams)
Hail Patrick Rothfuss! A new giant is striding the land (Robert J. Sawyer, award-winning author of Wake)
Jordan and Goodkind must be looking nervously over their shoulders! (Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dark Between the Stars)
The great new fantasy writer we've been waiting for, and this is an astonishing book (Orson Scott Card, New York Times-bestselling author of Ender’s Game)
All stars
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Far out ... I thought the first book was FANTASTIC then I listened to 'The wise man's fear' .... Absolutely blown away... Narrator is absolutely AMAZING! A MUST READ!

AMAZING NOVEL AND NARRATION!

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I love this world... The characters are well written and well rounded... The world has depth and personality... superbly written... and the performance and voices are excellently rendered. I totally recommend this book

superb story telling

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love the way he can impersonate one charitee pretending to be another person

loved it, yep yep yep

love the narrator, he has so many voices

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Intriguing and fascinating story!
the narrator is excellent in his ability to bring the characters to life.

spellbindingly good!

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I have enjoyed this tale from the first words . A great story told by a master story teller and performer .
Has kept me enthralled far into the night listening and made a great travelling companion .

A must for

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