The Wise Man’s Fear: Kingkiller Chronicles Day 2 by Patrick Rothfuss (Unabridged) Audiobook
Narrated by Rupert Degas
Running Time: 42 hrs and 49 mins

Fantasy-themed novels tend to get lumped into a single category, but most people don’t realize that the differences between them can be vast. The “fantasy” label doesn’t even say much about a book aside from that fact that it isn’t based on reality. Even so, critics of the genre like to say that all fantasy books are the same. “Once you’ve read one, you’ve read them all,” they say. Well, that’s simply not the case with The Wise Man’s Fear. [Read more…]

The Name of the Wind: Kingkiller Chronicles Day 1 by Patrick Rothfuss (Unabridged)
Audiobook Narrated by Rupert Degas
Running Time: 28 hrs and 3 mins

One of the strongest fantasy debuts in recent years, Patrick Rothfuss’ first installment of the Kingkiller Chronicles, The Name of the Wind earned both critical and commercial success when first published in 2007. Indeed, the buzz around Rothfuss and his new book quickly spread over the fantasy scene like nothing since Martin’s A Game of Thrones. The Name of the Wind won Publisher’s Weekly “Best Books of the Year” Award, the Quill Award, and the Alex Award. Amazon.com also named it Best of 2007 in its reader’s poll. [Read more…]