The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle)

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Precision F-Strike: Bast delivers the only instance of the f-word as of yet after Kvothe gets done talking about The Cthaeh.

Why is there a mortal realm and a Fae realm? There are certain universal truths true for both worlds, such as the undisputed power of names. Kvothe was able to, if he so willed it, destroy Felurian after learning her name. Nevertheless, most mortals would perish under the power of Felurian. It is safe to assume that there are a great many of the Fae with immense powers, as long as these remain in the Fae realm. In the frame story, Kvothe's friend and disciple Bast prompts two soldiers to rob the Waystone Inn in an attempt to revitalize Kvothe, who loses the fight, whereupon Bast (it is implied) subsequently kills the soldiers. At the end of the novel Kvothe takes one "perfect step" seemingly remembering the Ketan and trying to become his old self once again. When Kvothe makes up a story about Chronicler, he claims he has a sword of paper that can cut you from anywhere if he writes your name on it. All of them basically have to do with the origin story of the world as they know it, main subjects of the story in general and the metastory. There’s little doubt in my mind that Denna’s patron knows she is close to Kvothe. Maybe he’s instructed her to follow him and/or keep an eye on him, waiting for the right time to strike. Something certainly breaks between these two young lovers, and I think it’s likely Master Ash is at the center of it.

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Deconstructed in Hespe's story about a man called Jax who fell in love with the Moon. While chasing after her, he met a wise old hermit who was a skilled Listener, and the hermit invited Jax to stay with him and learn the art of Listening. Jax refused and managed to make the Moon come to him instead, but in doing so, he tweaked the basic laws of the Universe and caused the Creation War (and the Moon still slipped away from Jax sometimes, since he didn't managed to capture her fully). The story implies that staying with the old hermit would have been the better option. Fantastic Racism: Various ethnicities have stereotypes against each other. People think the Cealdim are obsessed with money, due to the abundance of Cealdish moneylenders and the strength of their currency. A lot of people hate the Edema Ruh, believing them to be thieves and kidnappers, which is actually untrue. Kvothe tells a story that portrays several nationalities by their stereotypes, then lionizes the Edema Ruh. It offends his audience. Xanatos Gambit: Maer of Alveron's scheme to send Kvothe after bandits would result in either the bandits being removed or severely weaken the Maer's debt to Kvothe. It also gets Kvothe out of the way so as not to interfere with the Maer's courtship. No, it was almost as if up until that point, he’d just been occupying space around her, like a piece of furniture. But this time when she looked at him, she took all of him in. His sandy hair, the line of his jaw, the span of his shoulders beneath his shirt. This time when she looked, she actually saw him.

Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: When Kvothe gets drugged with a poison that completely removes his ability to judge morality, he can't figure out which is worse, killing a man or stealing a pie. But when it's suggested he might ravage Fela if he saw her naked, he just says, "I could never do that. Just like I couldn't eat a stone or walk through a wall." The series has received critical acclaim. George R. R. Martin called The Wise Man's Fear his favourite fantasy novel of 2011, and said he wished he had written it. [46] Authors such as Brandon Sanderson, [47] Ursula K. Le Guin, Robin Hobb, Tad Williams, Anne McCaffrey, [48] and Michael Chabon [49] have expressed their admiration for the series. Lin-Manuel Miranda credited the books for inspiring a song in his show Hamilton, as well as a story beat in the Walt Disney film Moana. [50] False Reassurance: Several of Kvothe's statements to the false Ruh sound like he's completely on board with their behavior, but his words have a dangerous Double Meaning. Once upon a time,” I began. “There was a little boy born in a little town. He was perfect, or so his mother thought. But one thing was different about him. He had a gold screw in his belly button. Just the head of it peeping out. Kvothe, in turn, thinks this of the Maer after he's sent on what appears to be a suicide mission, realizing that the Maer stands to gain in any eventuality.Near the end of the book Kvothe dispassionately hunts down and kills the false troopers who have kidnapped and raped a pair of girls while pretending to be Ruh. Recognising the brutality of what he has done actually gives him nightmares wherein he sees himself as a pitiless monster hunting down his actual family.

For many fans of the Kingkiller Chronicle, myself included, this wait between books has been tough—ten years is a long time, after all. We love spending time in this world, and we all want to know what happens next. But one of the things that makes it easier is that we aren’t waiting alone: We’re sharing ideas and theories with one another, exhibiting our cosplay, making memes, creating beautiful art. We argue about the Amyr and compare our favorite seven-word sentences. It’s an incredible thing to appreciate a work of fiction so deeply, and to know so many folks around the world feel the same as we wait for The Doors of Stone to arrive. The red-haired innkeeper stood at the bottom of the stairs. He brushed his long-fingered hands over the clean apron and full-length sleeves he wore. “Is our guest awake yet?” Mr. Fanservice: During the entire expedition in the woods of Vintas, Tempi usually wears his skin-tight mercenary reds. Except the time that he spends most of the day stripped to the waist, or the times when Kvothe and Hespa discover that the Adem have no nudity taboo. When Kvothe is in the process of trying to connect with Tempi, the two stop at a tavern and accidentally start a bar fight. One of the patrons makes a gesture "that you didn't need to be Adem to understand," shortly before Tempi makes short work of both the patron and their crew. Oh, Crap!: Many, many times. But probably the most notable was when Bast hears that Kvothe has spoken to The Cthaeh.Tossing aside the cloth, Bast made his way through the empty tables and chairs to the wide windows of the inn. He stood there for a long moment, looking at the dirt road running through the center of the town.