The Kingkiller Chronicle Series 3 Books Collection Set by Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind, The Wise Man's Fear & The Slow Regard of Silent Things):
The Name of the '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.
The Wise Man's 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.
The Slow Regard of Silent The University, a renowned bastion of knowledge, attracts the brightest minds to unravel the mysteries of enlightened sciences like artificing and alchemy. Yet deep below its bustling halls lies a complex and cavernous maze of abandoned rooms and ancient passageways - and in the heart of it all lives Auri.
It all began when Pat Rothfuss was born to a marvelous set of parents. Throughout his formative years they encouraged him to do his best, gave him good advice, and were no doubt appropriately dismayed when he failed to live up to his full potential.
In high-school Pat was something of a class clown. His hobbies included reading a novel or two a day and giving relationship advice to all his friends despite the fact that he had never so much as kissed a girl. He also role-played and wrote terrible stories about elves. He was pretty much a geek.
Most of Pat's adult life has been spent in the University Wisconsin Stevens Point. In 1991 he started college in order to pursue a career in chemical engineering, then he considered clinical psychology. In 1993 he quit pretending he knew what he wanted to do with his life, changed his major to "undecided," and proceeded to study whatever amused him. He also began writing a book....
For the next seven years Pat studied anthropology, philosophy, eastern religions, history, alchemy, parapsychology, literature, and writing. He studied six different martial arts, practiced improv comedy, learned how to pick locks, and became a skilled lover of women. He also began writing a satirical advice column which he continues to this day: The College Survivial Guide. Through all of this he continued to work on his novel.
In 2000 Pat went to grad school for English literature. Grad school sucked and Pat hated it. However, Pat learned that he loved to teach. He left in 2002 with his masters degree, shaking the dust from his feet and vowing never to return. During this period of time his novel was rejected by roughly every agent in the known universe.
Now Pat teaches half-time at his old school as an assistant-sub-lecturer. He is underpaid but generally left alone to do as he sees fit with his classes. He is advisor for the college feminists, the fencing club, and, oddly enough, a sorority. He still roll-plays occasionally, but now he does it in an extremely sophisticated, debonair way.
Through a series of lucky breaks, he has wound up with the best agent and editor imaginable, and the first book of his trilogy has been published under the title "The Name of the Wind."
Though it has only been out since April 2007, it has already been sold in 26 foreign countries and won several awards.
Pat has been described as "a rough, earthy iconoclast with a pipeline to the divine in everyone's subconscious." But honestly, that person was pretty drunk at the time, so you might want to take it with a grain of salt.
OMG! Hardly ever have I read such beautiful language and such an intricately woven storyline in a modern book. It is compelling. The entire series is. And he wrote the first book with only 19 years of age. What an incredible author! So apart from the spider part this series is definitely one if my favourite of all time!
My favourite book ever. The amount of thought that has gone into every little detail is astonishing and re-reading it for the third time you pick up on things that you never noticed. All the seemingly non-important converstation/narration has a purpose, and if I have to wait until I'm fifty to read the concluding chapter, I will. Because I'm certain that it will end in a superb, well-thought note that will leave me daydreaming for a whole week. If you ever read this Pat, keep up the good work!!! Me and many others patiently await to see what lies beyond the Doors of Stone, but only when you are ready. Cheers!
The story was mostly very interesting but it got really annoying because the main character was perfect at EVERYTHING. A teenage virgin was SOOOOOO good at sex the first time that he had a magical sex goddess begging him to stay with her?? Give me a break!! A whole town of grown men couldn't beat some dude in a battle but this kid steps in and kills a whole band of trained fighters/killers?? Ok, sure (insert HUGE eyeroll here). He's the smartest, best fighter, best f*cker ever! That gets old really fast. There have to be actual obstacles to overcome or it gets boring and annoying. Plus, the grown ass women having sex with an underage kid is just freaking GROSS!!!!
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No hate intended whatsoever. I have to preface by saying I have read both books over 6 simes each. I love the books, which fuels the desire for a conclusion. I would literally accept a let down ending at this point I don't care. I just want it to be a closed story, of which I argue is an agreement we all enter into when we as readers patronize an author. When Kvothes string broke at the Eolian he carried on. Pat Rothfuss is the Kvothe who stopped playing and in many ways is Kote. I wish him and his inn well. Rothfuss is the Kvothe who was lured into the fae by fellurian but dies there constricted by his own anxiety. As readers we have to be like Auri and explore the rest of life's treasures without expectation patiently awaiting a Kvothe (Pat) who may galavant for years elsewhere but one day yet grace us with bread and cheese and music.
I accidentally found this book and wasn't really sure i was gonna like it but one evening i clearly remember i started to read it out of boredom and BOOM! Story was exceptional and thrilling to have never ended and the next day i was out looking for the next book.
Astonished to discover written in 2011. Even more so to find no #3, and lots of online angst about it. Engaging and well wrought story, but left on cliff edge.
Interesting dual perspective, third person narrative and first person flashback to past.
One of the best fantasy series I've ever read! I love this story so much. Cannot WAIT for the author to finish the series...though I wouldn't be mad if he wrote several more books before the end!
Adoro a Patrick Rotfuss y esta saga (aunque no haya terminado las puertas de piedra) es la mejor saga de fantasía que he leído en mi vida (quitando al Señor de los anillos que es una putísima obra maestra).
One of my favourite books, I picked up the first book because of the cover art, and I couldn’t stop reading it. The writing style is so beautiful, I could never get tired of his descriptions and the characters are so beautifully written, I will say the female characters could be better but the whole book is very centred on one character who is a young man so I think that is just a reflection of his perspective. Normally I get frustrated with a book written in a storytelling narrative but this tale had the perfect blend of back and forth, and I don’t normally find a book with both in depth characters and also excellent worldbuilding but this is one of them, the little details he adds into the world are just amazing and it’s not just thrown at you because you grow up with the character so you really get a feel for the world instead of it being all described within the first few pages
Overall would highly recommend for fantasy lovers, it is a book you need to keep reading though, so if you are a person who could easily get lost in a book- definitely, but If you are in a slump or can’t read big books I would come back to them
I first discovered Patrick Rothfuss by watching Critical Role, a Dungeons and Dragons youtube show. He was a very good player, with such a knack for storytelling. My partner then discovered he was an author with connections to our favorite band Nightwish. Of course, he picked up the books. Now, we are both DEEPLY obsessed with the world and story that Rothfuss has brilliantly woven. He is a fantastic storyteller, writer, and world builder. These books are nearly impossible to put down, and I strongly recommend them to anyone who loves fantasy type books. They're also wonderful for people who love Dungeons and Dragons (but dont expect to find dragons in the story).
This series was a random pick up in the English section of a book store in Spain and I weep for what I would have missed had this not happened. As a voracious reader, especially of fantasy; this series has become one of my absolute favorites with the intricate story, real characters that have faults, and world to rival those of Tolkien. If you enjoy fantasy at all then this book series is one that you should read.
How can u add a book to currently reading if u read it already? I am starting to reread The name of the Wind because i read it 10 years ago and i read it in only 15 days so the plan is to go slower this time and pay attention to details. Starting the first book on December the 30th 2021, and hoping by the time i finnish the second book, by some miracle, the third book gets published . Good plan, right? :)
Even fucking worse than the first one, which seemed like it should be impossible. If you're feeling the urge to read this book, maybe try squirting lemon juice into your eyes instead - it will be more enjoyable.
Ah, The Name of the Wind — or as I like to call it, The Name of the Windbag. Never before has a book promised so much, delivered so little, and looked so smug doing it.
We begin with Kvothe. Kvothe the genius. Kvothe the prodigy. Kvothe who, by age twelve, has mastered music, magic, sympathy, swordplay, language, drama, arithmetic, sympathy again, and somehow still finds time to be insufferably broke and misunderstood. This is not a character arc — it's a power fantasy dressed in red hair and trauma.
He plays the lute so well that grown men weep. He insults powerful nobles and gets away with it because he's just that witty. He’s poor, but it’s okay — he sleeps in barns while reciting ancient runes and accidentally invents new forms of magic in his spare time. Move over, Harry Potter. Kvothe is here to dramatically sigh in your general direction.
The book spends 700 pages carefully avoiding the plot it introduced in chapter four. Remember the terrifying blue-flame murderers? The ancient secrets? The shadowy conspiracies? No? That’s okay — neither does Kvothe, because he’s too busy arguing with his professors over his tuition fee and emotionally over-analyzing a girl who only shows up to disappear again.
And Denna. Oh Denna. A woman written like a riddle, wrapped in an enigma, dunked in mystery sauce, and then set on fire just to vanish at the climax of every scene. She’s not a character — she’s a walking metaphor for Patrick Rothfuss’s fear of resolution.
Oh, and the pacing? Glacial. You’ll wait three chapters for Kvothe to walk across a courtyard, but blink and you’ll miss his entire tragic childhood in Tarbean. Priorities!
By the end of the book, the only thing you’ve learned is how clever Rothfuss thinks he is — and how good he is at writing sentences that sound profound if you don’t read them twice.
Pros: Gorgeous prose. Like, absurdly gorgeous. Like, maybe just read it for the language and pretend there’s no story.
The magic system is cool, if you don’t mind learning it in between Kvothe’s sulks.
Cons: Literally everything else.
No plot progression.
No character development.
The villains are on vacation.
And Kvothe? Still broke. Still whining. Still Kvothe.
Final Verdict: If you love books where nothing happens but happens beautifully — this is your Bible. If you like closure, pacing, plot, or protagonists you don’t want to slap — run.
Some of the most intricate and seamless work building with the most intriguing characters. I’ve been waiting for the third of the trilogy since 2011 (it’s 2024 right now) and I still recommend these books to anyone who will listen.
I’m determined to be very honest in my reviews, so although these go down as two of my very favorite books ever, I gave four stars for a few reasons. Firstly, the lack of dynamic female characters (an issue which Rothfuss has addressed). Additionally, the lack of emotional growth from our main character, although this is expected to be part of the third book. Lastly, for the inability (as of yet) to fulfill promises made of our characters.
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I anxiously await the answers to questions such as; How is Kvothe responsible for the war? What happens to everyone at the academy who knew Kvothe? How and when does he meet Bast, and when does Bast meet Denna? Why is she not in Kvothe’s life anymore for seeming to be such a fated love? Who is the princess he steals from a sleeping barrow king? What will happen to Kote in his new life; will he become Kvothe again given the present dangers? What answers do we find of the Chandrian and what path does that set Kvothe onto? Why did he leave behind his studies after being expelled, and at that, what led to his expulsion?
In all, I love this world and the characters and I eagerly await the return of the story. Until then, I’ll read the three books we have over and over.
This is my fourth attempt at reading this book which was still a failure. Though I read further than the last time.
I love the fantasy genre so I really tried reading this. But the storytelling felt somewhat slow. I would rather read a more fast-paced book, or one in which the quest has started by the 10% mark.
There was nothing substantial happening, by 10% of the book, to keep me glued to it.
I was also put-off by the writing around the protagonist which quickly gets annoying. For example, right on page one, there's a "silence in 3 parts". But "Kothe's silence engulfs all other silences". That felt too much.
Likewise there are lots of other ocassions where Kothe seems to be annoying. For example (no plot spoilers):
Overall, I regret dropping this book. Perhaps it might have been a lot more fun later on.
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Right out of the gate I have to say this book is amazing its so well done and polished to a point that its taking the author more a few years to finish the third one. I was skeptical at first when I picked it up I thought it would be just another fantasy book but its so different then those. Its an incredible book with such intricate characters. This is one of the first two books that I could not put down when I picked them up. I would have to force myself to stop reading because it gripped you that much. I just can't wait for the third one to come out and I personally have re-read the series multiple times to refresh my memory of them, while waiting for the third book. These books are very long and are not the easiest read but if your a lover of fantasy, then you will also love this series.
I was originally given this book by my sister. But she got it from my aunt and apparently my whole mum's side of the family had read it! But I had tried to read the name of the wind twice and I couldn't even get past the first chapter, it didn't click with me, there were too many words I didn't understand and it's sooo long.
But the third time I attempted this book was right after I finished the 'they both die at the end' and I had nothing else on the shelf but that. So I read it and I found that this time around I found the book not boring and long but immersive and vast, characters that felt like friends by the end of the series. I'd never connected to a book like that but it was just amazing. I felt like I knew the world and I could see it so clearly. I really loved this book I can't describe it with justice
The premise of this series is super interesting. What happens when the worlds greatest historian has a chance encounter with a living legend who was thought to be more myth and legend rather than a historical figure.
That is the framing device used to begin this tale, and what unfolds is perhaps one of the most beautiful fantasy novels ever written.
I've read, re-read, and listened to these books several times throughout my life, and i dont think i would ever get tired of patrick rothfuss' writing style. These are the first two books in an unfinished trilogy that the author is taking his time with. I have no doubt that when the third book comes out, it will be a worthy addition, but even if that book never comes, wise mans fear and name of the wind are master pieces in their own right.
It seems the author wants the main protagonist to be everything, become everything before he turns 18. His concept of time is also puzzling. The way the author writes, the incidents and their frequency of occurence, you'd think a whole of time had passed. But no, as the author states, it's been just a day or two; it's like he wants to cram as many events within a short time span as possible, as if the main protagonist has to experience everything before he matures. It's maddening most of the times. If you take a step back look at the plots, you are reminded of children's stories just dressed up to appear a bit mature in their ensemble. Too hyped a series.
I didn’t know if I was going to like this series but I fell hard! I’ve never read anything more beautifully written, and the way you get sucked into the story is as if you’ve been transported to another world. I’m not usually a fantasy reader but I found myself at the end of the third book feeling like the only thing I could possibly want to read was his next one. Can’t wait to see what else Rothfuss has in store for us!
BOMB absolute fire mystery, impressive worldbuilding, good action, romance crumbs, unreliable narrator love a time skip with suspense barely any women but tbh the rest of the story makes up for it literally every time I relisten i notice something new that gets me thinking of new theories of how it will end and my brain becomes a red string-covered conspiracy wall if the final book doesn't come out soon I'll kill myself
One of my favorite books of all time. I stayed up for 3 days straight to read each one of Rothfuss' books. A twist on Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, Rothfuss' world is magical, mysterious, and comical all at once. I can't wait for the final book to come out (which was suppose to be back in August of 2018...yet here we are and still no book!). If you love fantasy this is one of the best.
When I pick a bard as my class in D&D, this is basically what I picture in my head. At first, the narrator (lead character) is waaaay too full of himself, and it sounds like the author is projecting himself into the character, but by the time it starts getting tiring his humility sets in and it becomes bearable and understandable.
These books are simply amazing, especially The Slow Regard of Silent Things (which isn't part of the trilogy, but set in the same world). Basically Harry Potter meets Game of Thrones meets the typical Hero's Journey.
Unfortunately this is yet another "unfinished trilogy", as the third book in the series hasn't come out for a long time, and there's no signs of it ever being finished.
WTF! Seriously. I have read all three of these books. This is NOT the trilogy and is terribly misleading. Rothfuss has not written the final book to this trilogy and it is terribly misleading to show this as if it is the finished set. This is an insult to every reader of his books. It is essentially book 1, 2 and 1.1. This really, really is offensive.