The Wise Man's Fear Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Wise Man's Fear novel. A total of 134 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Wise Man's Fear.by Patrick Rothfuss.PROLOGUE.A Silence of Three Parts.DAWN WAS
The Wise Man's Fear.by Patrick Rothfuss.PROLOGUE.A Silence of Three Parts.DAWN WAS COMING. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.
The most obvious part was a vast, echoing quiet made by things that were lacking. If there ha
- 34 "G.o.d, I'm embarra.s.sed," I said, blowing my nose.Denna touched my arm lightly. "I'm so sorry," she repeated for the third time.The two of us sat on the curb outside the small shop. It was bad enough bursting into tears in front of Denna. I'd wan
- 33 Elodin stalked around to stand behind me. "Kvothe looks at her, and for the first time he understands the impulse that first drove men to paint. To sculpt. To sing."He circled us again, eventually standing between us like a priest about to perform a wed
- 32 The next day there were no attacks at all. In some ways that was worse. Nothing but hours of waiting for the other shoe to drop.So I learned to maintain an iron-hard Alar as I ate and bathed, as I attended cla.s.s and had conversations with my teachers an
- 31 Then, with a sudden burst of motion she yanked her hand out of the drawer as if pulling it free from thick mud. She slammed something round and metallic down on the top of the desk, making the lamp's flame leap and stutter. It wasn't a mommet. It wasn'
- 30 Fela nodded. "It takes years to learn your way around the Stacks. It's like a city."I smiled. "That's how I think of it too. I haven't lived here long enough to learn all the shortcuts."Fela grimaced a bit. "And I'm guessing you're going to need
- 29 "Actually, I don't," I admitted. "What do people say?"Sleat gave me a sharp, beautiful smile. "Ah, that's the problem isn't it? Everyone knows a man's reputation except the man himself. For most men this isn't a bother. But some of us labor over
- 28 Clinks ISTOOD ON THE ROOFTOPS with the storm flickering overhead, my heart heavy in my chest. I wanted to follow Auri and apologize, but I knew it was hopeless. The wrong sort of questions made her run, and when Auri bolted, she was like a rabbit down a h
- 27 Simmon stood up. "We have to tell someone." He looked at Wilem. "Would Jamison still be in his office at this time of night?""Sim," I said. "How about we just wait for a while?""What?" Simmon said. "Why?""The only evidence I have are my injur
- 26 Threpe shrugged, not bothering with false modesty. "A fair number. Everyone who's earnest about it. Everyone with money, anyway.""I have a friend," I said. "A musician who is just starting out. She has natural talent but not much training. Someone h
- 25 "Thanks Wil," I said.He gave a perfunctory wave over one shoulder and closed the door behind him.Mola agreed to leave mention of my suspicious injuries off her report and stuck to her original diagnosis of heat exhaustion. She also cut away Sim's st.i.
- 24 Basil shook his head. "She didn't come in," he said. "At least not that I know of. But I've seen her a couple times outside. She hangs around the courtyard." He jerked his head toward the southern exit of the Fishery."Did you tell anyone?" I asked
- 23 Then, once I'd worked my way past the drop bar, the window still wouldn't budge. I began to curse Ambrose's paranoia as I searched for the third lock, hunting for nearly ten minutes before I realized the window was simply stuck shut.I tugged on it a co
- 22 "What ended up souring things with Kellin?" I asked, steering the conversation somewhere safer."I spent too much time entertaining gentlemen callers," she said dryly."You should have explained to him that I'm nothing remotely resembling a gentleman,
- 21 "And that,"Wilem said grimly, "is why you never want a sympathist to get a drop of your blood."Denna looked at Wilem, then back to the gla.s.s, her face going pale."Black hands, Wil," Simmon said with a horrified look. "What a thing to say." He lo
- 20 Denna took a drink and nodded to herself. "Good wine, though," she said. "Is he still at the bar?""He is," I said without looking."Well then," she smiled. "It seems you're stuck with me.""Have you ever played corners?" Sim asked hopefully."I
- 19 CHAPTER SIXTEEN.Unspoken Fear AFTER SEEING AMBROSE AND Denna in Imre, I fell into a dark mood. On the walk back to the University my head spun with thoughts of them. Was Ambrose doing this purely out of spite? How had it happened? What was Denna thinking?
- 18 It was in those places I searched for the Chandrian.I looked for hours and I looked for days. A large part of the reason I had come to the University was because I wanted to discover the truth about them. Now that I finally had easy access to the Archives
- 17 The Hunt DETERMINED TO MAKE A good showing of myself in Elodin's cla.s.s, I tracked down Wilem and negotiated an exchange of future drinks for his help navigating the Archives.We made our way through the cobbled streets of the University together, the wi
- 16 "There you go," Elodin said expansively."What the h.e.l.l?" I demanded, wringing my hands. "I ... What the h.e.l.l?"Elodin looked at me, puzzled. "What? You're in. Problem solved.""You can't offer to let him cut off my thumbs!" I said.He raise
- 15 Auri scampered around to the other side of the roof, then down into the courtyard through the bare limbs of the apple tree.Elodin watched her go. When he tilted his head there was just enough moonlight that I could see a thoughtful expression on his face.
- 14 Devi snorted indelicately. "For boundless charm and three drops of blood you can borrow six talents at my standard rate. Fifty percent interest over a two-month term.""Devi," I said ingratiatingly. "What am I going to do with the extra money?""Thro
- 13 "You mentioned it when we were in Trebon," I said. "I did some research." I pointed. "That one you can brew in a tea: featherbite, deadnettle, lohatm... ." I pointed to the other. "That one you boil the leaves in some water and breathe the vapor co
- 12 "Eight spades," I said.The other masters stirred slightly in their seats. Arwyl sighed. Kilvin slouched. Hemme and Brandeur went to far as to roll their eyes at each other. All together they gave the impression of long-suffering exasperation.Elodin scow
- 11 I finished off the plateful of eggs and drank the milk as quickly as I could without being rude. "I'll need to cash out my bar credit today," I said. "Tuition's going to be hard this term."Anker nodded and checked a small ledger he kept underneath t
- 10 "I wish we were," Simmon said. "This stuff is terribly dangerous.""How can he remember naked paintings and not remember you're supposed to keep your s.h.i.+rt on in public?" she asked Sim, her eyes never leaving me."It just didn't seem very impor
- 9 I left the courtyard at a dead run.I pounded frantically on the door, out of breath from running up to the third floor of Mews. "Simmon!" I shouted. "Open this door and talk to me!"Along the hallway doors opened and students peered out at the commotio
- 8 "It must be the Greysdale mead," Wil said. "You order that all the time.""But I've I've ordered Greysdale," Sim protested. "It tasted like sweet pickles and p.i.s.s. Besides ..." Sim trailed off. ordered Greysdale," Sim protested. "It tasted l
- 7 Still playing, I fidgeted in my seat, trying to find a comfortable position and failing. I frowned, stood up, and looked at the chair as if it was somehow to blame. Then I reclaimed my seat and wriggled, an uncomfortable expression on my face.All the whil
- 6 I watched until they were halfway up the stairs to the third circle. That's where Denna stopped and put a hand to her head. Then she looked around at the floor, her expression anxious. The two of them spoke briefly and she pointed up the stairs. Kellin n
- 5 "Irritate is rather a mild word," Manet said dryly. "Not exactly the one I would have chosen, myself." is rather a mild word," Manet said dryly. "Not exactly the one I would have chosen, myself.""You owe him," Sim said, his eyes glittering with a
- 4 He brought out a bowl with three good-sized potatoes and half a golden squash shaped like a bell. There was a generous daub of b.u.t.ter in the middle of the squash where the seeds had been scooped out."I'll take a bottle of Bredon beer too," I said as
- 3 I didn't see Wilem or Simmon anywhere, so I settled into the nearest line and tried not to think of how little I had in my purse: one talent and three jots. At one point in my life, it would have seemed like all the money in the world. But for tuition it
- 2 "h.e.l.lo Aaron," the innkeeper said calmly. "Close the door, would you? It's dusty out."As the smith's prentice turned back to the door, the innkeeper and Bast tucked most of the holly below the bar, moving in quick, unspoken concert. By the time t
- 1 The Wise Man's Fear.by Patrick Rothfuss.PROLOGUE.A Silence of Three Parts.DAWN WAS COMING. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts. The most obvious part was a vast, echoing quiet made by things that were lacking. If there ha