This set follows Kvothe, an orphan who survives life as a beggar in Tarbean before gaining entry to the University to study sympathy, a logic-based system of magic. He searches for the Chandrian, a group of legendary figures who murdered his family during his childhood with a traveling troupe of performers. The narrative moves between Kvothe’s present identity as an unassuming innkeeper named Kote and his narrated past as a notorious musician, student, and fugitive. He describes his struggle with poverty, his mastery of the lute, and his encounters with ancient myths that prove to be dangerous realities.
Readers of epic fantasy choose these books for the precise world-building and the focus on how stories evolve into legends over time. Those interested in scientific approaches to magic will find the detailed mechanics of alchemy and sigaldry satisfying. The reader gains an understanding of how reputation is manufactured through rumor and how historical truth often differs from the songs that survive the ages.
Escapist; a moderate read.
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- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
