The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Kvothe is my name. So starts a saga that is unparalleled in fantasy literature, told from his own point of view. Kvothe is forced to leave the university and pursue his fortune abroad due to an intensifying rivalry with a great nobleman in The Wise Man’s Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle. He sets off for Vintas, adrift, poor, and alone, where he soon becomes embroiled in the machinations of the courtly society. In an effort to discover who (or what) is trapping people on the King’s Road, Kvothe discovers an assassination attempt while courting a powerful noble, clashes with a rival arcanist, and leads a troop of mercenaries into the forest.
Kvothe keeps looking for information in an effort to learn more about the enigmatic Amyr, the Chandrian, and his parents’ passing. In The Wise Man’s Fear, Kvothe embarks on the heroic life and discovers how challenging it can be when a man becomes a legend in his own lifetime.
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
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Kvothe doesn’t do anything minor, so when he finds himself in Maer Alveron’s court, there appears to be an assassination plot to foil, a damsel to help woo, bandits to kill, and local politics to study. He’s occupied. Nobody else can claim the achievement that he exits the Fae Felurian’s realm alive while learning the skills of love from her. Additionally, he travels to train with Adem in fighting and the Latana. As Kvothe furthers his fame, there are new personalities to love and loathe.
In this novel, a lot happened. In Kvothe’s world, there is constantly something going on, and he is almost never safe. There is even a portion in Fae that is mostly written in rhyme, which is an amazing accomplishment of worldbuilding and narrative. The Adem’s language and mythology alone easily and literally produced a full book.
