A few days ago I finished reading the second installment of The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss, and was appropriately blown away. Often times the second book in a series falls into a bit of a stump, but Rothfuss avoided this entirely and gave his readers a brilliant sequel. As I've mentioned before, generally reviews may have spoilers for previous books in the series.
The Wise Man's Fear takes Kvothe, a trouper of the Edema Ruh, a student of the University, and a wandering youth through a dance of travel, names, love, and the fae. As Kvothe continues his studies at the University, and his adoration of the beautiful and never-still Denna, he soon finds himself traveling away from his schooling from some time to work in the grace of a powerful lord, become a matchmaker, hunt bandits, meet and lose one of The Seven for a second time, lay in the twilight grove of Felurian, live among the Adem, and call the name of the wind thrice. However, in his small Waystone Inn, Kovthe continues to await death as his hands play no music, cast no spells, and his lips utter no seven words to make someone love him.
Though I adored book two, and drank the lovely prose like steaming chocolate in winter, I truly can barely await book three. I have no feasible idea how on earth the story will be wrapped up in only one book, and I can only desperately hope for a happy ending, at this point I must simply trust that Patrick Rothfuss, being the exceptional storyteller that he is, will give the story an ending deserved for a tale this gorgeous. I have faith that his talent will carry the story to a satisfying place, though the wait is hard.
"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man."
Total Pages: 1107
Number of Flying Platypus Tea Cups: 10/10
Perhaps our dear Kvothe called the name of the wind in order to appropriately blow you away. I finished this very book about an hour ago and you're right, there is so much stuff to wrap up at this point I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the next book (although as it's still being written, I'm going to be on the edge of my seat for quite a while).
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