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Mit navn er Kvothe.
Navne er vigtige.
De fort?ller meget om en person.
Jeg har v?ret kendt under flere navne end nogen kan tillade sig.
Man har kaldt mig Kvothe den Blodl?se, Arkanisten Kvothe, Kongedr?beren Kvothe og en hel del andre og mindre sympatiske navne, og jeg har gjort mig fortjent til dem alle sammen.
Og betalt prisen for dem.
Jeg har talt med guder, elsket kvinder og skrevet sange der kaldte t?rer frem i h?rdede barders ?jne.
I har m?ske h?rt om mig ...

Da Kvothes for?ldre og hele deres g?glertrup bliver brutalt myrdet, tvinges han som 12-?rig til at klare sig selv.
Efter tre h?rde ?r som hjeml?s tyv i havnebyen Tarban, optages han p? universitetet som en af de yngste nogensinde og skal for alvor til at bevise sit v?rd...]]> 382 Patrick Rothfuss 8758808310 S 1 4.44 2007
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Table of Contents
* "The Bound Man"
* "Chrysalis"
* "Rampion"
* "At the Edge of Dying"
* "Clockwork Chickadee"
* "Body Language"
* "Waiting for Rain"
* "First Flight"
* "Evil Robot Monkey"
* "The Consciousness Problem"
* "For Solo Cello, op. 12"
* "For Want of a Nail"
* "The Shocking Affair of the Dutch steamship Friesland"
* "Salt of the Earth"
* "American Changeling"
* "The White Phoenix Feather"
* "We Interrupt This Broadcast"
* "Rockets Red" (A brand new story in the Lady Astronaut universe)
* "The Lady Astronaut of Mars"]]> 322 Mary Robinette Kowal 1607014661 S 1 4.23 2015
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average rating: 4.23
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Mit navn er Kvothe.
Navne er vigtige.
De fort?ller meget om en person.
Jeg har v?ret kendt under flere navne end nogen kan tillade sig.
Man har kaldt mig Kvothe den Blodl?se, Arkanisten Kvothe, Kongedr?beren Kvothe og en hel del andre og mindre sympatiske navne, og jeg har gjort mig fortjent til dem alle sammen.
Og betalt prisen for dem.
Jeg har talt med guder, elsket kvinder og skrevet sange der kaldte t?rer frem i h?rdede barders ?jne.
I har m?ske h?rt om mig ...

Da Kvothes for?ldre og hele deres g?glertrup bliver brutalt myrdet, tvinges han som 12-?rig til at klare sig selv.
Efter tre h?rde ?r som hjeml?s tyv i havnebyen Tarban, optages han p? universitetet som en af de yngste nogensinde og skal for alvor til at bevise sit v?rd...]]> 400 Patrick Rothfuss 8758808337 S 1 4.33 2007
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]]> 40630116 You've got to--belch!--roll for initiative, Morty!

Two pop-culture juggernauts are teaming up and neither multiverse is prepared for what comes next!

When Morty sees a cute girl at school playing Dungeons & Dragons, he asks Rick to show him the ropes, only to discover that his grandfather is a veteran gamer. Next thing he knows, the entire family has been pulled into a campaign that escalates from virtual D&D simulations to alternate universes governed by the rules of the game. And as it turns out, Rick isn't the only one who knows his way around a d20.

#1 New York Times-bestselling fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind), acclaimed comics writer Jim Zub (Dungeons & Dragons: Evil at Baldur's Gate, Skullkickers), and Eisner-nominated artist Troy Little (Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) bring you the comics crossover of the year! It's an irreverent, unexpected adventure sure to please fans of both franchises.

Collects the complete four issue miniseries.]]> 144 Patrick Rothfuss 1684054168 S 1 4.09 2019
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]]> 55262194 The Lightning Tree is a companion short story in The Kingkiller Chronicle series. It was first published on 2014 in the anthology Rogues.]]> 93 Patrick Rothfuss S 1 3.98 2014
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From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes and sneaks, dancing into trouble and back out again with uncanny grace.

The Narrow Road Between Desires is Bast's story. In it he traces the old ways of making and breaking, following his heart even when doing so goes against his better judgement.

After all, what good is caution if it keeps him from danger and delight?]]> 240 Patrick Rothfuss 0756419182 S 1 4.01 2023
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It looks like a children's book. It has pictures. It has a saccharine-sweet title. The main characters are a little girl and her teddy bear. But all of that is just protective coloration. The truth is, this is a book for adults with a dark sense of humor and an appreciation of old-school faerie tales.

There are three separate endings to the book. Depending on where you stop, you are left with an entirely different story. One ending is sweet, another is horrible. The last one is the true ending, the one with teeth in it.

The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle is a dark twist on the classic children's picture-book. I think of it as Calvin and Hobbes meets Coraline, with some Edward Gorey mixed in.

Simply This is not a book for children.]]> 68 Patrick Rothfuss 1596063130 S 1 4.29 2010
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]]> 21032488 896 Patrick Rothfuss 0575081449 S 1 to-read 3.51
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]]> 10347811
Kimlik insan?n zaman?n i?indeki inceli?inde onu dünyaya ba?layan bir ayna.

Amin Maalouf, ?lümcül Kimlikler'de ?ok y?nlü ve saydam bir sorgulaman?n e?i?inde, aynadaki g?rüntünün tutulabilece?ine i?aret ediyor.

?lümcül Kimlikler, dünyan?n yeni zamanlar?nda insanl???n küllerinden kuraca?? düzenin temeline konan bilge bir ta?.

Daha karma??k bir kimlik talep eden herkes toplum d???na itilmi? bulur kendini. Cezayirli ana babadan Fransa'da do?an bir gen?, i?inde apa??k iki aidiyet ta??maktad?r ve her ikisini de üstlenecek durumda olmas? gerekir. Laf? bulund?rmamak i?in iki dedim ama onun ki?ili?inin bile?enleri ?ok daha fazla say?dad?r. ?ster dil s?z konusu olsun, ister inan??lar, ya?am bi?imi, aile ili?kileri, sanat ve mutfak zevkleri, Frans?z, Avrupa, Bat? etkileri ondaki Arap, Berberi, Afrika, Müslüman etkilerine kar??m?? durumdad?r... Bu delikanl? bunu dolu dolu ya?amakta ?zgür hissetse kendini, tüm ?e?itlili?ini üstlenmede cesaretlendirildi?ini hissetse, zenginle?tirici ve verimli bir deneyim olur; tersine, ne zaman Frans?zl???n? vurgulasa, baz?lar? ona bir hainmi?, hatta sat?lm?? g?züyle bakt???ndan, ne zaman Cezayir'le olan ba?lar?n?, tarihini, kültürünü, dinini ortaya koysa, anla??lmamak, kü?ümsenmek tehlikesiyle ya da dü?manl?kla kar??la?aca??ndan, yolu y?prat?c? olabilir.

Durum Ren'in ?te yakas?nda daha da naziktir. Otuz y?l ?nce Frankfurt yak?nkar?nda do?an, hep, dilini ailesininkinden ?ok daha iyi konu?up yazd??? Almanya'da ya?am?? olan bir Türk'ün durumunu dü?ünüyorum. Benimsedi?i toplumun g?zünde o bir Alman de?ildir; k?klerinin geldi?i toplum ise art?k tam olarak Türk say?lmaz.]]> 133 Amin Maalouf 9750801997 S 0 to-read 3.91 1998
author: Amin Maalouf
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> 20168816 New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. And George R.R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire.

Follow along with the likes of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, and Connie Willis, as well as other masters of literary sleight-of-hand, in this rogues gallery of stories that will plunder your heart — and yet leave you all the richer for it.

Contents:
- Tough Times All Over by Joe Abercrombie (a Red Country story)
- What Do You Do? (aka The Grownup) by Gillian Flynn
- The Inn of the Seven Blessings by Matthew Hughes
- Bent Twig by Joe R. Lansdale (a Hap and Leonard story)
- Tawny Petticoats by Michael Swanwick
- Provenance by David Ball
- The Roaring Twenties by Carrie Vaughn
- A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch
- Bad Brass by Bradley Denton
- Heavy Metal by Cherie Priest
- The Meaning of Love by Daniel Abraham
- A Better Way to Die by Paul Cornell (a Jonathan Hamilton story)
- Ill Seen in Tyre by Steven Saylor
- A Cargo of Ivories by Garth Nix (a Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz story)
- Diamonds From Tequila by Walter Jon Williams (a Dagmar story)
- The Caravan to Nowhere by Phyllis Eisenstein (a Tales of Alaric the Minstrel story)
- The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives by Lisa Tuttle
- How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman (a Neverwhere story)
- Now Showing by Connie Willis
- The Lightning Tree by Patrick Rothfuss (a Kingkiller Chronicle story)
- The Rogue Prince, or, A King’s Brother by George R.R. Martin (a Song of Ice and Fire story)

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]]> 40122492
von Kvothe, dem für die Magie begabten Sohn fahrender Spielleute. Nach seinen Abenteuern mit den banditen im Eld begegnet Kvothe wirklich der bet?renden Fee Felurian. Durch ihre m?rchenhafte Sch?nheit erlangt sie fast unumschr?nkte Macht über seinen Willen und seine Sinne. Und nur durch eine List kann er sich aus ihren Armen befreien.

Sein Weg führt ihn weiter zu den stillen Kriegern der Adem, von denen er die hohe Kunst des Lethani erlernt und das Schwert Saicere verliehen bekommt. Mit diesem Schwert und einem von Felurian gewobenen Schattenmantel tritt er die Reise zurück zum Hof des m?chtigen Maer an. doch unterwegs wartet entsetzliches Unheil auf ihn...]]> 485 Patrick Rothfuss 3608102272 S 1 4.41 2011
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Incluye los siguientes textos:

-Todo el mundo ama a un canalla (Introducción) por George R.R. Martin
-Tiempos duros siempre de Joe Abercrombie
-?A qué te dedicas? de Gillian Flynn
-La posada de las Siete Bendiciones de Matt Hughes
-El árbol torcido de Joe R. Lansdale
-Bruna Enaguas de Michael Swanwick
-Procedencia de David W. Ball
-Los turbulentos a?os veinte de Carrie Vaughn
-Un a?o y un día en la antigua Theradane de Scott Lynch
-Dura como el metal de Bradley Denton
-Metal pesado de Cherie Priest
-El significado del amor de Daniel Abraham
-Una forma mejor de morir de Paul Cornell
-Mal vistos en Tiro de Steven Saylor
-Una carga de marfiles de Garth Nix
-Diamantes de tequila de Walter Jon Williams
-La caravana a ninguna parte de Phyllis Eisenstein
-El curioso caso de las esposas muertas de Lisa Tuttle
-Cómo el Marqués recuperó su abrigo de Neil Gaiman
-Una tarde de cine de Connie Willis
-El árbol del relámpago de Patrick Rothfuss
-El Príncipe pícaro o El hermano de un Rey de George R. R. Martin]]> 1109 George R.R. Martin 8469775448 S 1 3.25 2014
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]]> 36896898 Spinning Silver draws readers deeper into a glittering realm of fantasy, where the boundary between wonder and terror is thinner than a breath, and safety can be stolen as quickly as a kiss.

Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty—until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. Hardening her heart, the young woman sets out to claim what is owed and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold.

When an ill-advised boast draws the attention of the king of the Staryk—grim fey creatures who seem more ice than flesh—Miryem’s fate, and that of two kingdoms, will be forever altered. Set an impossible challenge by the nameless king, Miryem unwittingly spins a web that draws in a peasant girl, Wanda, and the unhappy daughter of a local lord who plots to wed his child to the dashing young tsar.

But Tsar Mirnatius is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of humans and Staryk alike. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and her two unlikely allies embark on a desperate quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power, and love.

Channeling the vibrant heart of myth and fairy tale, Spinning Silver weaves a multilayered, magical tapestry that readers will want to return to again and again.]]> 465 Naomi Novik S 0 to-read 4.20 2018
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> 26857704
Há personagens malandras e sem escrúpulos cujo carisma e presen?a de espírito nos faz estimá-las mais do que devíamos. S?o patifes, mercenários e aldrab?es com códigos de honra duvidosos mas que fazem de qualquer aventura uma delícia de ler.
George R. R. Martin é um grande admirador desse tipo de personagens – ou n?o fosse ele o autor de A Guerra dos Tronos. Nesta monumental antologia, n?o só participa com um prefácio e um conto introduzindo uma das personagens mais canalhas da história de Westeros, como também a organiza com Gardner Dozois. Se é f? de literatura fantástica, vai deliciar-se!

AO LER ESTE LIVRO, ESTAR? A ASSINAR UM PACTO DE COMUNH?O COM OS SEGUINTES AUTORES:
Gillian Flynn – autora de Em Parte Incerta
Neil Gaiman – autor de Sandman
Patrick Rothfuss – autor de O Nome do Vento
Scott Lynch – autor de As Mentiras de Locke Lamora
Connie Willis – autora de O Dia do Juízo Final

E MUITAS OUTRAS MENTES PERVERSAS DA LI ERATURA FANT?STICA.]]> 448 George R.R. Martin 9896378908 S 1 3.42 2015
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]]> 28245793 0 Terry Pratchett 1407234633 S 1 1.00
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]]> 31128873 101 Storm DiCostanzo S 1 3.09 2016
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This month, we have original science fiction by Marissa Lingen ("Surfacing") and Cat Sparks ("Hot Rods"), along with SF reprints by Michael Blumlein ("The Brains of Rats") and Ursula K. LeGuin ("The New Atlantis"). Plus, we have original fantasy by Matthew Hughes ("A Face of Black Iron") and Vajra Chandrasekera ("Documentary"), and fantasy reprints by Linda Nagata ("The Way Home") and Naomi Kritzer ("The Good Son"). All that, and of course we also have our usual assortment of author and artist spotlights, along with our review column and a feature interview with Patrick Rothfuss. For our ebook readers, we also have the novella "The Weight of the Sunrise," by Vylar Kaftan and novel excerpts from Genevieve Valentine's PERSONA and Daryl Gregory's HARRISON SQUARED.]]> 447 John Joseph Adams S 1 3.23 2015
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The companion book, tentatively titled Tak: A Beautiful Game, is written by James and Pat, and illustrated by Nate Taylor. This book will touch on the game's origins, and will explain the ancestry and meaning of various types of pieces. It will also contain an expanded rules section describing regional game variations, as well as strategy hints and terms for various plays and combinations, plus a lot of extra goodies.

The book is available in hardcover and e-book formats.

The hardcover format is 8.5" square and will feature a 5x5 hybrid game board (diamonds and squares) on the back cover, designed by Pete Venters. It's a great addition to the Tavern Set, making it easy to take Tak wherever you go!]]> 60 James Ernest S 1 4.08 2016
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]]> 3414933 Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy tends toward the darker edges, where the fantastic mixes with the horrific. With all original tales by a number of SubPress favorites, and writers new to our stable, we ve aimed to illuminate these shadowed corners, to bring into the light the creatures that venture forth from the sea, those that alter our reality to suit their sinister needs, and others who head into territory so bleak it s best left undescribed.

Table of Contents:
- Caverns of Mystery by Kage Baker
- The Gulf by Poppy Z. Brite
- Face by Mike Carey
- Thumbprint by Joe Hill (a separate chapbook)
- The Steam Dancer by Caitlin R. Kiernan
- It Washed Up by Joe R. Lansdale
- The Hour of Babel by Tim Powers
- Alastair Baffles Emporium of Wonders by Mike Resnick
- The Road to Levinshir by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Lunatic Miss Teak by Darren Speegle
- Penguins of the Apocalypse by William Browning Spencer
- Monstrous Embrace by Rachel Swirsky

]]> 225 William Schafer 1596061839 S 1 3.30 2008
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]]> 25321841 480 George R.R. Martin 8567296366 S 1 3.51 2015
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]]> 1796460 L. Ron Hubbard 1592120520 S 1 3.74 2002
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Contents (alphabetical order by author last name):

“In Her Eyes” by Seth Chambers (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2014)
The Churn: An Expanse Novella by James S. A. Corey (Orbit)
“Where the Trains Turn” by Pasi Ilmari J??skel?inen (translated by Liisa Rantalaiho) (Tor.com, 15 November 2014)
Yesterday’s Kin by Nancy Kress (Tachyon Publications)
“Claudius Rex” by John P. Murphy (Alembical 3: A Distillation of Three Novellas, eds. Schoen & Dorrance)
“The Things We Do For Love” by K. J. Parker (Subterranean Press Magazine, Summer 2014)
“The Mothers of Voorhisville” by Mary Rickert, (Tor.com, 30 Apr 2014)
“The Lightning Tree” by Patrick Rothfuss (Rogues, eds. Martin & Dozois)
Dream Houses by Genevieve Valentine (Dream Houses WSFA/ Wyrm Publishing)]]> 576 Paula Guran 1607014556 S 1 3.66 2015
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]]> 6499233 544 Rich Horton 1607012146 S 1 3.76 2009
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]]> 38506932 Cartoonists and professional geeks tell their intimate, heartbreaking, and inspiring stories about love, sex and, dating in this comics and prose anthology, a follow-up to 2016 best-seller?The Secret Loves of Geek Girls.

Featuring work by Margaret Atwood (Hag-Seed), Gerard Way (Umbrella Academy), Dana Simpson (Phoebe and Her Unicorn), Cecil Castellucci (Soupy Leaves Home), Gabby Rivera (America), Valentine De Landro (Bitch Planet), Amy Chu (Poison Ivy), Sfé R. Monster (Beyond: A queer comics anthology), Michael Walsh (Secret Avengers), and many more.]]> 136 Margaret Atwood 1506704727 S 1 3.62 2018
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And so, Scalzi contacted artist Jeff Zugale, who used all his skill and art to bring this vision to life. And then Scalzi, Wheaton and Bill Schafer, head of Scalzi and Wheaton’s mutual publisher Subterranean Press, called to the world of writers to answer one question: Seriously, now, what the hell’s going on in that picture?

The writers who answered the call were an eclectic group. Patrick Rothfuss, author of the smash-hit fantasy novel The Name of the Wind, and Catherynne Valente, who had leapt to the front ranks of modern fantasy writers with the Hugo-nominated novel Palimpsest, were the first on board. Hugo and Nebula nominee Rachel Swirsky and video game industry legend Stephen Toulouse then offered up their own interpretations. Science fiction and fantasy balladeer John Anealio put the vision to music. New writers Bernadette Durbin and Scott Mattes competed against hundreds of fellow writers to tell their spin on the tale. And, finally, Wil Wheaton and John Scalzi were of course obliged to share their own take on the thing.

But to what end? Surely a vision of this magnificence — and the stories it spawned — were meant to do something for the benefit of humanity. And so it was decided the stories of Wil, John and the Unicorn Pegasus Kitten would be bound together in a special electronic chapbook, and that this chapbook, entitled Clash of the Geeks, would be used to help those who suffered from lupus, the autoimmune disease which afflicts 1.5 million Americans and five million people worldwide (including Gretchen Schafer, Bill’s wife).

And so it was.

And so here it is: Clash of the Geeks, featuring eight stories (and one song) about the warrior Wheaton, the orc Scalzi, and the Unicorn Pegasus Kitten. From us. For you. And for the fight against lupus.]]> 60 Wil Wheaton S 1 3.49 2010
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Sword & Laser hosts Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt hand-picked their favorite stories, plucked directly from the brains of the S&L audience. From living space ships to hapless thieves getting more than they bargained for, this collection has something for every genre reader.


Table of Contents:

Foreword — Patrick Rothfuss

Sword:

Introduction — Veronica Belmont
Soft as a Feather When Done Right — Nicole Feldringer
A Night for Spirits and Snowflakes — Aidan Moher
Saltwater Skin — Kristy Sutherland
Partly Petrified — Auston Habershaw
The Lesser Evil — Day Al-Mohamed
White Flame — Jeffrey N. Baker
How Fox Fixed the Sky — Stephen Case
A Good Man — Zachary Tringali
Knowing Better — Paul Krueger
The Novice’s Guide to Adventuring — Sean Tadsen

Laser:

Introduction — Tom Merritt
The Osiris Paradox — Sarina Dorie
Leviathan! Leviathan! — Jacob A. Boyd
Jonah’s Daughter — Adam Callaway
Birdy — Rebecca J. Thomas
The Same International Orange — Luke R. Pebler
Afterword — Mike Murphy
Data Dump — Trisha L. Senbastian
Honeybun — Austin Malone
False Lights — Victoria Hooper
Only Darkness — David Emery]]> 283 Veronica Belmont 1312073357 S 1 3.94 2014
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The Name of the
'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.

The Wise Man's
Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and a must-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES.

The Slow Regard of Silent
The University, a renowned bastion of knowledge, attracts the brightest minds to unravel the mysteries of enlightened sciences like alchemy. Yet deep below its bustling halls lies a complex and cavernous maze of abandoned rooms and ancient passageways - and in the heart of it all lives Auri.]]> 0 Patrick Rothfuss 9123525843 S 1 4.69
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]]> 36498720 How Old Holly Came to Be is a companion short story in The Kingkiller Chronicle series. It was first published on June 21, 2013 by Grim Oak Press in the anthology Unfettered.]]> 11 Patrick Rothfuss S 1 3.17 2013
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]]> 6687299 V první knize za?íná Kvothe vyprávět, ?i spí? diktovat Kroniká?i, o svém dětství ve spole?nosti ko?ovn?ch umělc?, o děsivé smrti sv?ch rodi?? rukou bájn?ch ?andrín?, o v?em, co za?il jako sirotek v drsném p?ístavním městě Tarbeanu, prolezlém zlo?inem, a o tě?k?ch za?átcích na Univerzitě, vyu?ující magická umění, kde se chce dovědět co nejvíc o tajemn?ch vrazích, kte?í pro vět?inu rozumn?ch, vzdělan?ch lidí v?bec neexistují…
Děj knihy se rozvíjí pomalu, ale postupně strhne jako velká ?eka, která slibuje mo?e s po?ádn?m vlnobitím, a ?tená? by chtěl hned, te?, ?íst dál a vědět, jak to dopadlo.]]> 328 Patrick Rothfuss 8025700909 S 1 4.41 2007
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]]> 3801649
* More than 15 bonus comics that expand the story as it unfolds!
* Extensive author commentary, providing insight that he will likely regret revealing almost immediately!
* A two-page tourist's guide to Azure City!
* Foreward by Pat Rothfuss, New York Times-bestselling author of The Name of the Wind!
* Preface by Elan the Bard!
* A brief recap of the first two books by Vaarsuvius!
* Translations for Haley's cryptograms!
* Valuable money-saving coupons!]]> 288 Rich Burlew 0976658054 S 1 4.47 2008
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]]> 36275762
But what's the purpose of this stunning creation? Is it a front for something even darker and more powerful than the NSA? A bid to create a trillion-dollar market by becoming "The UberX of Sex"? Or a reckless experiment that could spawn the digital equivalent of a middle-school mean girl with enough charisma, dirt, and cunning to bend the entire planet to her will?

Phluttr has it in her to become the greatest gossip, flirt, or matchmaker in history. Or she could cure cancer, bring back Seinfeld, then start a nuclear war. Whatever she does, it's not up to us. But a motley band of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and engineers might be able to influence her.

After On achieves the literary singularity—fusing speculative satire and astonishing reality into a sharp-witted, ferociously believable, IMAX-wide view of our digital age.]]> 22 Rob Reid 0525529136 S 1 3.57 2017
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]]> 13600356

Stories:

01 - Robin Hobb, Homecoming
02 - Ursula K. Le Guin, The Word of Unbinding
03 - Tad Williams, The Burning Man
04 - Aliette de Bodard, As the Wheel Turns
05 - Paolo Bacigalupi, The Alchemist
06 - Orson Scott Card, Sandmagic
07 - Patrick Rothfuss, The Road to Levinshir
08 - Brandon Sanderson, Rysn
09 - Michael Moorcock, While the Gods Laugh
10 - Melanie Rawn, Mother of All Russiya
11 - Kate Elliott, Riding the Shore of the River of Death
12 - Mary Robinette Kowal, The Bound Man
13 - N.K. Jemisin, The Narcomancer
14 - Carrie Vaughn, Strife Lingers in Memory
15 - Trudi Canavan, The Mad Apprentice
16 - Juliet Marillier, Otherling
17 - George R.R. Martin, The Mystery Knight]]> 624 John Joseph Adams 1616960841 S 1 3.71 2010
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]]> 15832300
In Shawn Speakman’s case, it was both.

Lacking health insurance and diagnosed with Hogdkin’s lymphoma in 2011, Shawn quickly accrued a massive medical debt that he did not have the ability to pay. That’s when New York Times best-selling author Terry Brooks offered to donate a short story Shawn could sell toward alleviating those bills—and suggested Shawn ask the same of his other friends.

Unfettered is the result, an anthology built to relieve that debt, featuring short stories by some of the best fantasy writers in the genre.

Every story in this volume is new and, like the title suggests, the writers were free to write whatever they wished. Authors contributing are
-Walker and the Shade of Allanon by Terry Brooks (a Shannara tale)
-Imaginary Friends by Terry Brooks (a precursor to the Word/Void trilogy)
-How Old Holly Came To Be by Patrick Rothfuss (a Four Corners tale)
-River of Souls by Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson (a Wheel of Time tale)
-The Old Scale Game by Tad Williams
-Martyr of the Roses by Jacqueline Carey (a precursor to the Kushiel series)
-Dogs by Daniel Abraham
-Mudboy by Peter V. Brett (a Demon Cycle tale)
-Nocturne by Robert V. S. Redick
-The Sound of Broken Absolutes by Peter Orullian (a Vault of Heaven tale)
-The Coach with Big Teeth by R.A. Salvatore
-Keeper of Memory by Todd Lockwood (a Summer Dragon tale)
-Game of Chance by Carrie Vaughn
-The Lasting Doubts of Joaquin Lopez by Blake Charlton
-The Chapel Perilous by Kevin Hearne (an Iron Druid tale)
-Select Mode by Mark Lawrence (a Broken Empire tale)
-All the Girls Love Michael Stein by David Anthony Durham
-Strange Rain by Jennifer Bosworth (a Struck epilogue tale)
-Unbowed by Eldon Thompson (a Legend of Asahiel tale)
-In Favour with Their Stars by Naomi Novik (a Temeraire tale)
-The Jester by Michael J. Sullivan (a Riyria Chronicles tale)
-The Duel by Lev Grossman (a Magicians tale)
-The Unfettered Knight by Shawn Speakman (an Annwn Cycle tale)
and artist Todd Lockwood, who donated artwork as well as a story.

With the help of stalwart friends and these wonderful short stories, Shawn has taken the gravest of life hardships and created something magical. Unfettered is not only a fantastic anthology in its own right but it’s a testament to the generosity found in the science fiction and fantasy community—proof that humanity can give beyond itself when the need arises.

After all, isn’t that the driving narrative in fantasy literature?]]> 574 Shawn Speakman S 1 3.81 2013
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]]> 6687286 první ?ást ze dvou

Je to p?íběh z jiného světa, ale ?ádn? strach, dostanete k němu mapu. Podle slov autora jde o legendu o Hrdinovi, viděnou ze zákulisí, o zkoumání a odhalování světa, o hledání pravdy, skryté v pohádkách a bájích...
V první knize za?íná Kvothe vyprávět, ?i spí? diktovat Kroniká?i, o svém dětství ve spole?nosti ko?ovn?ch umělc?, o děsivé smrti sv?ch rodi?? rukou bájn?ch ?andrín?, o v?em, co za?il jako sirotek v drsném p?ístavním městě Tarbeanu, prolezlém zlo?inem, a o tě?k?ch za?átcích na Univerzitě, vyu?ující magická umění, kde se chce dovědět co nejvíc o tajemn?ch vrazích, kte?í pro vět?inu rozumn?ch, vzdělan?ch lidí v?bec neexistují...
Děj knihy se rozvíjí pomalu, ale postupně strhne jako velká ?eka, která slibuje mo?e s po?ádn?m vlnobitím, a ?tená? by chtěl hned, te?, ?íst dál a vědět, jak to dopadlo.]]> 328 Patrick Rothfuss 8025700895 S 1 4.30 2007
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]]> 12973980 Ao mesmo tempo, Kvothe procura respostas, na tentativa de descobrir a verdade sobre os misteriosos Amyr, os Chandrian e a morte da sua família. Ao longo do caminho Kvothe é levado a julgamento pelos lendários mercenários Adem, é for?ado a defender a honra dos Edema Ruh e viaja até ao reino de Fae. Lá encontra Felurian, a mulher fae a que nenhum homem consegue resistir, e a quem nenhum homem sobreviveu… até aparecer Kvothe.]]> 684 Patrick Rothfuss 989557925X S 1 4.45 2011
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]]> 12527544 Ao mesmo tempo, Kvothe procura respostas, na tentativa de descobrir a verdade sobre os misteriosos Amyr, os Chandrian e a morte da sua família. Ao longo do caminho Kvothe é levado a julgamento pelos lendários mercenários Adem, é for?ado a defender a honra dos Edema Ruh e viaja até ao reino de Fae. Lá encontra Felurian, a mulher fae a que nenhum homem consegue resistir, e a quem nenhum homem sobreviveu… até aparecer Kvothe.
Em O Medo do Homem Sábio, Kvothe dá os primeiros passos no caminho do herói e aprende o qu?o difícil a vida pode ser quando um homem se torna uma lenda viva.]]> 703 Patrick Rothfuss 9895578490 S 1 4.54 2011
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]]> 21535271
Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a brief, bittersweet glimpse of Auri’s life, a small adventure all her own. At once joyous and haunting, this story offers a chance to see the world through Auri’s eyes. And it gives the reader a chance to learn things that only Auri knows...

In this book, Patrick Rothfuss brings us into the world of one of The Kingkiller Chronicle’s most enigmatic characters. Full of secrets and mysteries, The Slow Regard of Silent Things is the story of a broken girl trying to live in a broken world.


AUTHOR’S FOREWORD

You might not want to buy this book.

I know, that’s not the sort of thing an author is supposed to say. The marketing people aren’t going to like this. My editor is going to have a fit. But I’d rather be honest with you right out of the gate.

First, if you haven’t read my other books, you don’t want to start here.

My first two books are The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear. If you’re curious to try my writing, start there. They’re the best introduction to my world. This book deals with Auri, one of the characters from that series. Without the context of those books, you’re probably going to feel pretty lost.

Second, even if you have read my other books, I think it’s only fair to warn you that this is a bit of a strange story. I don’t go in for spoilers, but suffice to say that this one is ... different. It doesn’t do a lot of the things a classic story is supposed to do. And if you’re looking for a continuation of Kvothe’s storyline, you’re not going to find it here.

On the other hand, if you’d like to learn more about Auri, this story has a lot to offer. If you love words and mysteries and secrets. If you’re curious about the Underthing and alchemy. If you want to know more about the hidden turnings of my world...

Well, then this book might be for you.

]]> 159 Patrick Rothfuss 0756410436 S 1 3.88 2014
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]]> 1215032 There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in 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, 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.

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The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature.

A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.]]> 662 Patrick Rothfuss 075640407X S 1 4.52 2007
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]]> 13557008 sparked the Lean Startup revolution, comes its sequel…
The Startup Owner's Manual

The Manual incorporates 10 years of learning and best practices
that have swept the startup world. It:

Incorporates the "Business Model Canvas" as the organizing principle for
startup hypotheses
Provides separate paths and advice for web/mobile products versus
physical products
Offers a wealth of detailed instruction on how to get, keep, and grow
customers recognizing the different techniques for web and physical channels
And teaches a "new math" for startups: "metrics that matter for fueling growth"

The Startup Owner's Manual is a step-by-step, near-encyclopedic reference manual or "how to" for building a successful, scalable startup.
Want to know what to do the first, week, month or year?
What's the right distribution channel for your product?
How to get traffic to your web site?
…and how to activate customers or users on arrival?
Who are the right "first customers," and why?
…plus many more great tips in nearly 500 pages, complete with index,
glossary, and Customer Development Checklists

It's the indispensible reference guide for any startup founder, entrepreneur, investor or educator.]]> 608 Steve Blank 0984999302 S 0 to-read 4.10 2012
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