Crónica del asesino de reyes, de Patrick Rothfuss

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LIBROS DE LA SAGA


EL NOMBRE DEL VIENTO (2007)

Músico, ladrón, mago, asesino y héroe: ésta es la leyenda de Kvothe. Su verdadera historia sólo empezará a contarla en El nombre del viento.

«He robado princesas a reyes agónicos. Incendié la ciudad de Trebon. He pasado la noche con Felurian y he despertado vivo y cuerdo. Me expulsaron de la Universidad a una edad a la que a la mayoría todavía no los dejan entrar. He recorrido de noche caminos de los que otros no se atreven a hablar ni siquiera de día. He hablado con dioses, he amado a mujeres y he escrito canciones que hacen llorar a los bardos. Me llamo Kvothe. Quizá hayas oído hablar de mí.»

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EL TEMOR DE UN HOMBRE SABIO (2011)

«Todo hombre sabio teme tres cosas: la tormenta en el mar, la noche sin luna y la ira de un hombre amable.» El segundo día de la historia de Kvothe. La esperada continuación de El nombre del viento, de Patrick Rothfuss.

Amanece en la posada Roca de Guía. Es el segundo día, y un hombre se dispone a proseguir el relato de su vida. Su verdadera historia, la que únicamente él conoce, alejada de la leyenda que le han forjado los rumores, las conjeturas y los cuentos de taberna que han acabado convirtiéndole en un personaje mítico: Kvothe... músico, mendigo, ladrón, estudiante, mago, héroe y asesino. El nombre del viento, el primer día de la historia de Kvothe, se ha convertido en un fenómeno apoyado por lectores, libreros y crítica, que recomiendan esta excepcional novela. Ahora la historia sigue en El temor de un hombre sabio, y a aquellos que ansiaban leer esta continuación sólo podemos decirles que la espera ha valido la pena.

LIBROS RELACIONADOS


LA MÚSICA DEL SILENCIO (2014)

La Universidad, el bastión del conocimiento, atrae a las mentes más brillantes, que acuden para aprender los misterios de ciencias como la artificería y la alquimia. Sin embargo, bajo esos edificios y sus concurridas aulas hay un laberinto de túneles antiguos, de salas y habitaciones abandonadas, de pasillos serpenteantes y semiderruidos…

La Subrealidad. Allí vive Auri.

Tiempo atrás fue alumna de la Universidad. Ahora cuida de este otro mundo, para ella acogedor, maravilloso, en el que podría pasarse la eternidad mirando. Ha aprendido que hay misterios que no conviene remover; es mejor dejarlos en paz y a salvo. Ya no se deja engañar por la lógica en la que tanto confían en lo alto: Auri sabe reconocer los sutiles peligros y los nombres olvidados que se ocultan bajo la superficie de las cosas.

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CANALLAS (2018)

Incluye un relato sobre Bast, uno de los personajes de la serie, ampliado y publicado independientemente como "El estrecho sendero entre deseos".

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EL ESTRECHO SENDERO ENTRE DESEOS (2024)

Si hay algo que Bast sabe hacer es negociar. Verlo hacer un trato es ver trabajar a un artista..., pero incluso el pincel de un maestro puede errar. Sin embargo, cuando recibe un regalo y lo acepta sin ofrecer nada a cambio, su mundo se tambalea. Pues, aunque sabe regatear, no sabe deberle nada a nadie.

Desde el amanecer a la medianoche, durante el transcurso de un día, seguiremos al fata más encantador de la Crónica del Asesino de Reyes mientras baila con el peligro una y otra vez con asombrosa gracilidad.

El estrecho sendero entre deseos es la historia de Bast. En ella, nuestro protagonista sigue a su propio corazón, aunque sea en contra de su buen juicio. Porque, al fin y al cabo, ¿de qué sirve la cautela si lo mantiene a uno alejado de la aventura y del placer?

Chronicler's ink well was completely dry when he finished. His wrists ached, the length of the tale causing him to use both his adroit hands to their fullest extent. During the recording, he had been too busy to truly reflect on the content of the story. He was more an automaton than a person- write, prompt, write, refresh ink, write some more. Now though, reviewing the pages and pages of text, he realized something was wrong. He looked up to Kvothe, confused. There was more than a little hurt in his face.

"All of this..." he gestured at the table and the loose pages, "did you just.... make it up?"

"Oh my God, I can't believe you wrote that all down. I'm Devon man, I just work here."

"But," Chronicler sputtered. "What about him?!" He pointed an accusatory finger at Bast.

Bast trembled, holding back laughter, "You think you're the first guy to come in here asking for Kvothe's story? Devon, I think he really believed you!"

"I know! Oh man, Kvothe is gonna freak when he hears this."

"What do you mean, when he hears this?" Chronicler questioned, livid.

"Old Kvothe's just away on a business trip these past few days. In fact, I think that's him getting back now."

The door to the inn opened. A huge man, nearly seven feet tall, ducked in through the frame. His broad, masculine shoulders would never have fit without him turning completely sideways. His lush, red hair tumbled down his back. He was completely naked. His enormous dick just touched the ground between each step he took. The man watched Chronicler watching him in silence for a moment. Then he spoke.

"My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me."

Here's what info Pat gave on book 3...so far:

- Book 3 will be one book, not a 2-parter
- A lot of book 3 was written in '98, and a lot of the parts written back then don't match up with the final versions of books 1 and 2, so it's needed a lot of revision.
- In Book 1, Kvothe says something along the lines of "I've stolen princesses from barrow kings", that will be played out in Book 3.
- Book 3 will have Bast and Kvothe meeting and will get them to where they are now and the development of their relationship. He says their meeting is really well done and he's proud of it.
- There will be a 4th book and more in this world. This trilogy is this trilogy but the world is big enough for a lot more stories.
- We'll learn more about Denna's past.

Other random factoids:

- He wants to write novellas for Elodin and Devi.
- He'd like to write another Auri novella but it's he doesn't know if there's enough story there.

Took notes; here are some highlights:

Writing DoS is fun, pressure is not. Analogy: you have a significant other who is really all-around awesome, but your five million parents are constantly asking when they'll get grandkids.

1 year < end of WMF to end of DoS < 100 years

Pat's excited about more Fae in DoS, "that's good shit".

Tension in the frame will not be fully resolved at the end of DoS.

20% < fraction of DoS set at University < 50% (note: NOTW and WMF are ~40%)

And here's everything in order:

"I am vehemently no-spoilers"

Yes, Bast would fuck the Cthaeh. He might be afraid, but Bast is... experienced.

DoS probably will not be as long as WMF (shouldn't be, and doesn't need to be), and will be a single volume.

Won't answer what the Cthaeh looks like, except that it lives in and is not a tree.

#1 above

Pat's in a better place mentally than he has been, which carries over to writing.

Crazy Martin ≠ Marten

"Roah can lock away a name" = "dons tinfoil hat" = "deep-Reddit-thread-y", but Roah is probably important.

Best edits for the first two books: added frame/Bast, added Auri, added conflict with Lorren.

Q: Would you be interesting in writing about Temerant 1-2 centuries after Kvothe? A: Will there be a Temerant 1-2 centuries after Kvothe? Also, more interested in 5 centuries before, or way earlier around the Creation War.

#2 above

#3 above

Doesn't read fan-theories.

Prose style developed substantially between starting NOTW and publishing it, much less since

Auri dies, Sim and Fela have a bad breakup, Wil ends up with Denna, Bast is Elodin's dad daddy (stay tuned for illustrated novella). \s

Shies away from talking about book 3 because of all the online abuse that results.

#4 above

Doesn't expect to ever get tired of writing Temerant.

Number of characters who survive the story ≠ 2

"Can Kote play the lute/will Chronicler continue his journey?" are interesting questions.

#5 above

Skarpi's probably in book 3

Elodin is the Cthaeh \s

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