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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 6,003
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Okay, I'm going to change the topic just slightly.
![]() Has anyone else read Patrick Rothfuss? I've read The Name of the Wind and was quite entranced by it. There's travelling players with a wry, robust sense of the world, a school of magic, wizards, an orphan coming of age, strange mythology and legends, the spell of music, layers of narrative, a shrewd look at an heroic age--all well and tightly written--and very clear homage to Tolkien (without being derivative at all). You can read an excerpt here if you're a wee bit curious: Chapter Eight The sequel (and second book in a projected trilogy), The Wise Man's Fear, came out last March but I haven't had a chance to look at it yet. Anyone interested?
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
Posts: 7,500
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Bb, I have both of those Rothfuss books waiting to be read! I'd heard so much good about them; they've been translated and published in Germany, so some of the recommendations came from friends here, some international. I bought the English books, as I always prefer reading the original language whenever possible. I will certainly let you know how I like them when I get the time to read!
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Woman of Secret Shadow
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells
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My friend Annina is very excited about them, and her copies are safe in my shelf while she's studying in the UK. I'm now rereading Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (which I found awesome when I last read it back in... 2005 I think), but I could check out Rothfuss when I'm finished with Gaiman.
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