"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in a storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man."
My name is Kvothe.
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.
You may have heard of me.
So
begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view--a story
unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in THE WISE MAN'S FEAR, 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 uncovers
an assassination attempt, comes into conflict with a rival arcanist, and
leads a group of mercenaries into the wild, in an attempt to solve the
mystery of who (or what) is waylaying travelers on the King's Road.
All the while, Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth
about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents.
Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem
mercenaries, is forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and
travels into the FAe realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived...until Kvothe.
In
THE WISE MAN'SFEAR, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the
hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in
his own time.