Plus I’m curious about what she thinks and feels about Kvothe. <3 They are certainly an interesting pair. XD DO NOT expect this to be a normal story because it isn’t. I think this falls into more of a character study. Auri is an interesting character, enough to carry an entire story like this, enough to follow around like a reality TV show but better than a reality TV show because she is far more interesting. This breathtakingly epic story is heartrending in its intimacy and masterful in its narrative essence.”— Publishers Weekly (starred)

This breathtakingly epic story is heartrending in its intimacy and masterful in its narrative essence.” — Publishers Weekly (starred) My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as "quothe." Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a person. I've had more names than anyone has a right to. The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it's spoken, can mean The Flame, The Thunder, or The Broken Tree.Those of you who have been reading my blog for a while know how I typically communicate. I tend to go on tangents, digress, maunder, and only then do I get to the point and share the news. THE SLOW REGARD OF SILENT THINGS". www.starburstmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Rothfuss (who has already been compared to the likes of Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan, and George R. R. Martin) is poised to be crowned the new king of epic fantasy.” —Barnes & Noble Do you run an indi bookstore and want to be part of some of the cool promotions our PR and Marketing people are planning? You can ping DAW over here. An extremely immersive story set in a flawlessly constructed world and told extremely well.”—Jo Walton, award-winning author of Among Others

Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.”—Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of ShannaraI want to get something out of the way before starting a small review. So here it goes. I don't understand the negativity surrounding this novella. Especially those saying this book is a "money grab" or some other ridiculous baseless statement about him delaying the third instalment. Listen, with all respect, don't buy it if you think it's just for profit. There is a beautiful thing called choice that we all have, feel free to exercise that glorious human right. Instead of directing all this hate why don't we thank a brilliant author for not only this beautiful novella but also thank him for his amazing works, and allow him whatever time he needs to put out a product that he feels is adequate. He even had the decency at the beginning AND end of this novella to explain that it wasn't for the every day reader, yet haters gonna hate right? I said my piece. He was not a one for fastening. For holding closed. Neither was he dark. Oh no. He was emberant. Incarnadine. He was bright with better bright beneath, like copper-gilded gold.” People are going to read this and be pissed.”Why yes, Pat. But amazingly his friend advises, “Let those other people have their normal stories . . . This story isn’t for them. This is my story. This story is for people like me.” While it's not BOOK 3, Pat definitely slipped some information in here if you're paying close enough attention. If you're somebody who reads between the lines and is interested in what's going on behind the scenes in Temerant (man + tree ?), this is worth your time.