WISE MAN'S FEAR, THE by Patrick Rothfuss - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK
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’S FEAR, 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.