The Wise Man 's Fear - wikipedia The Wise Man 's Fear The Wise Man 's Fear UK cover Author Patrick Rothfuss Country United States Language English Series The Kingkiller Chronicle Genre Heroic fantasy Publisher DAW Books Hardcover Publication date March 1, 2011 Media type Print ( Hardcover ) Pages 994 ISBN 978 - 0 - 7564 - 0473 - 4 OCLC 166359830 Preceded by The Name of the Wind Followed by The Doors of Stone ( working title ) The Wise Man 's Fear, also called The Kingkiller Chronicle : Day Two, is a fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss and the second volume in The Kingkiller Chronicle. It was released March 1, 2011 by DAW Books. It is the sequel to 2007 's The Name of the Wind. Contents 1 Plot 2 Release date 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links Plot Protagonist Kvothe continues the narrative commenced in The Name of the Wind, wherein a younger Kvothe pursues his education at the University. There, he carries on a feud with fellow student Ambrose, punctuated by petty crimes such as the theft and retrieval of love interest Denna 's ring and culminating in his arrest by the Church. Despite successfully defending himself in court, Kvothe has guaranteed himself a term tuition too high to pay due to the negative attention he has attracted to the darker aspects of the University, and his more or less destitute status. As he can not pay the tuition, he goes to the moneylender Devi to borrow money. Kvothe, being advised by his friends and teachers at the University, decides to take a term off. Kvothe then travels to the city of Severen in order to aid the Maer ( ' Mayor ' ) Alveron in procuring a wife, and thwarts a plot to kill the Maer. After succeeding in the Maer 's courtship, he discovers Denna living in Severen and, after several weeks of her company, urges her to accept a position with the Maer that Kvothe could obtain with his favored position. Parted from Denna after an ensuing fight, Kvothe is given the task of hunting a group of bandits waylaying taxmen. He is accompanied by a crew of three other mercenaries as they track and kill the bandits. Kvothe then follows the nymph - like Felurian, a being of the Fae, into her own realm, where he stays for an indeterminable time. Upon leaving, he learns that only three days have passed in the mortal world. On the return trip to Severen, the Adem mercenary Tempi is ordered to stand trial for teaching Kvothe the ' Ketan ', a secretive form of martial arts ; Kvothe accompanies Tempi to the country of Ademre, where he finishes his training in the Ketan and in the Lethani philosophy to justify Tempi in teaching him. Upon completing his training he is rewarded with an Adem legend regarding the names and signs of the `` Rhinta '' -- known to Kvothe as the Chandrian -- who he has been seeking revenge upon since he was a child. Again on the road to Severen, Kvothe kills a troupe of bandits who have raped two girls. After bringing the girls to their home, he returns to the Maer and presents the waylaid taxes. Here, it is revealed to the Maer that Kvothe is of the Edema Ruh people and thus of low birth. This earns him condemnation from the Maer 's wife, which forces the Maer to send him away despite his considerable service. The Maer shows his gratitude by ensuring Kvothe 's University tuition is forever compensated and providing a writ of performance. Back home, Kvothe achieves financial stability in a deal with the University 's bursar, deliberately fumbling at academic examinations in order to raise his own tuition and receive half of the tuition money above a certain amount. He returns Denna 's ring to her, and begins to hear stories of his own exploits, many distorted or fabricated by the people. In the frame story, Kvothe 's friend and disciple Bast prompts two soldiers to rob Kvothe 's inn in an attempt to revitalize Kvothe, who loses the fight, whereupon Bast subsequently kills the soldiers. Release date According to Patrick Rothfuss 's blog, the first draft of the manuscript was submitted to his editor on May 11, 2009. On April 28, 2010, Rothfuss confirmed the book 's release date as March 1, 2011, nearly three years after its originally - anticipated 2008 release. He said that he anticipated several sets of revisions before completion in September, at which point the publication process would delay the release for several months, as is the norm in any publication but especially since The Wise Man 's Fear is `` 2 to 3 times longer than most books. '' On December 10, 2010, Rothfuss and others revealed the ARC of Wise Man 's Fear. Brilliance Audio has also released audiobooks of The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man 's Fear narrated by Nick Podehl. Reception The book was a critical and commercial success, debuting at the top of the New York Times Fantasy list. It also reached the top of the New York Times ' Hardcover Fiction list approximately three weeks after its release. Author George R.R. Martin blogged that `` The Wise Man 's Fear was worth the wait. I gulped it down in a day, staying up almost to dawn reading, and I am already itching for the next one. He 's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy. '' Locus stated that `` The Wise Man 's Fear fairly leaps off the page, whatever the setting and circumstances. '' Publisher 's Weekly 's review was glowing, claiming that `` As seamless and lyrical as a song from the lute - playing adventurer and arcanist Kvothe, this mesmerizing sequel to Rothfuss 's 2007 's debut, The Name of the Wind, is a towering work of fantasy. '' In contrast, genre review site SFReviews.net described the book as `` meandering, '' `` undisciplined '' and `` monotonous, '' and the product of excessive hype, stating, `` Some of it is interesting. Some of it is downright tedious. At no point does the book get your pulse racing. At no point are you at the edge of your seat, flipping pages in breathless anticipation of what is to come. '' References Jump up ^ `` Home again, home again, jiggety jig... ''. Blog.patrickrothfuss.com. 2011 - 01 - 28. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Patrick Rothfuss Interview - Page 1 of 2 ''. Sffworld.com. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ `` I said I 'd tell you when I knew... ''. Patrick Rothfuss ' Blog. April 28, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010. Jump up ^ `` When in Rome... ''. Patrick Rothfuss ' Blog. May 12, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Is It Drafty In Here ? ''. Patrick Rothfuss ' Blog. February 26, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010. Jump up ^ `` A story, an update, a milestone, and a little extra time... ''. Patrick Rothfuss ' Blog. December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` How I 'm Making Fans of Fantasy Insanely Jealous Today ''. Scalzi 's Blog. December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` NYT Besteller fantasy list, March 15 ''. Fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com. 2011 - 03 - 18. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ Taylor, Ihsan. `` Best Sellers - The New York Times ''. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ The New York Times. `` Best Sellers : Hardcover Fiction ''. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 February 2013. Jump up ^ http://grrm.livejournal.com/262170.html Jump up ^ `` Locus Online Reviews '' Faren Miller reviews Patrick Rothfuss ``. Locusmag.com. 2011 - 03 - 19. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Fiction Review : The Wise Man 's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss ''. Publishersweekly.com. 2011 - 01 - 24. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ `` SF REVIEWS.NET : The Wise Man 's Fear / Patrick Rothfuss ''. SFReviews.net. Retrieved 2015 - 02 - 10. External links The Wise Man 's Fear ( Excerpt ) Author website Adria 's News Interview ( Summer 2014 ) BookBanter Interview with Patrick Rothfuss March 2011 The Wise Man 's Fear title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database The Wise Man 's Fear at the Internet Book List Works by Patrick Rothfuss The Kingkiller Chronicle The Name of the Wind ( 2007 ) The Wise Man 's Fear ( 2011 ) The Doors of Stone ( working title ) The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle The Thing Beneath the Bed ( 2010 ) The Dark of Deep Below ( 2013 ) Other works Your Annotated, Illustrated College Survival Guide ( 2005 ) The Road to Levinshir ( 2008 ) How Old Holly Came to Be ( 2013 ) The Slow Regard of Silent Things ( 2014 ) The Lightning Tree ( 2014 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wise_Man%27s_Fear&oldid=803932619 '' Categories : American fantasy novels The Kingkiller Chronicle 2011 American novels DAW Books books Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Español Français Italiano עברית Português Русский Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 5 October 2017, at 16 : 09. 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Question: when did the wise man's fear come out
Answer: March 1, 2011