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purplepotatobread · 1 month

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Get yourself a friend like Simmon. We all could use a Simmon in our lives.

#the name of the wind #the kingkiller chronicles #patrick rothfuss #simmon #kvothe #kbothe kingkiller

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best-childhood-book · 28 days

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Suggestions for fantasy books:

In Other Lands - Sarah Rees Brennan

Beauty - Robin McKinley

Uprooted - Naomi Novik

The Broken Earth (series) - N.K. Jemisin

The Princess Bride - William Goldman

The Deep - River Solomon

Poison - Chris Wooding

Inkeeper Chronicles (series) - Ilona Andrews

The Witcher (series) - Andrzej Sapkowski

The Poppy War (series) - R. F. Kuang

The Live Ship Traders (series) - Robin Hobb

Sorceror Royal (series) - Zen Cho

The New Moon's Arms - Nalo Hopkinson

The Curse Workers (series) - Holly Black

Alice (duology) & Lost Boy - Christina Henry

Ring Shout - P. Djèli Clark

Kingkiller Chronicle (series) - Patrick Rothfuss

Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree

Iron Widow - Jay Zhao

Coraline - Neil Gaiman

Pet - Akwaeke Emezi

Thursday Next (series) - Jasper Fforde

A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness

The Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter

The Dark is Rising (series) - Susan Cooper

Wicked - Gregory Maguire

East - Edith Pattou

Knights of Liofwende (series) & The Welkin Weasels (series) - Garry Kilworth

Old Magic - Marianne Curley

Book of the Crow (series) - Catherine Fisher

Mongrels - Stephen Graham Jones

The Last Binding (series) - Freya Marske

Sorry, I know that's a lot! Anyway, thank you for running these polls and breaking my heart again and again, lol.

What a list! You've got a lot of great ones in here (I love you, Poppy War, Uprooted, and Iron Widow). I've added them all, though some of the names changed due to series vs book titles

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niamhs-reading-adventures · 5 months

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JOMPBPC | December 6 | Biggest Pet Peeve

When the next book in an amazing series isn't out yet (not to name names)

#jompbpc #jompbpc december #justonemorepage #patrick rothfuss #the kingkiller chronicles #the name of the wind #the wise man's fear

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metalandmagi · 1 year

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This is specifically for series, not standalones (like The Song of Achilles). Also I will die on the hill that Scythe is more adult than YA (or at least deserves to stand alongside adult series). I don't care what goodreads says.

#fantasy books #tkc #the kingkiller chronicles #name of the wind #his majesty's dragon #temeraire #scythe #a declaration of the rights of magicians #the shadow histories #scythe series #a radical act of free magic #normally i'd say captive prince but it's not part of the argument #also i'd say it's fantasy adjacent

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future-dregs · 1 year

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Kvothe making himself out to be a Master of the Sex is so funny to me because of course, of course he would do that. He has been given the chance to put down his memoirs, and make sure it's exactly how he wants. Do you really think he's going to say, "yeah my first time was really awkward, kinda weird......fairy sex" and all that.

He's telling the truth of his life, but he's the one telling it, and Kvothe, is an unreliable narrator. He might be honest in everything else (its unsure really, given we haven't got to the end of the story yet) but you know he's not gonna have it be put down that he was bad or unknowledgeable at sex. C'mon.

#And know some people are like 'that's not how it works' in relation to the fairy sex thing #Which. I understand #But. This is his character. He HAS to be the best at everything. To make up for his fears. And when he failed #It just. It makes sense to me. I don't think you're supposed to take it seriously #Kvothe #Kvothe Kingkiller #The Name of the Wind #The Kingkiller Chronicles #The Wise Man's Fear #Chit-chat

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darthruaky · 8 months

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"This shaper of the dark and changing eye stretched out his hand against the pure black sky.

He pulled the Moon, but could not make her stay.

So now she moves 'twixt mortal and the fae.

You have your tale.

Your 'who' and 'how'.

There is a final secret now.

So all your owlish listening lend.

This is the part on which you must attend.

The Moon has our two worlds beguiled, like parents clutching at a child, pulling at her, to and fro, neither willing to let go.

When she is torn, half in your sky, you see how far apart we lie.

No matter how we long to kiss, the space between us is not ripe for this.

And when your moon is waxing full, all of faerie feels the pull.

She draws us close to you, so bright.

And now a visit for a night is easier than walking through a door or stepping off a ship that's near the shore.

'twas thus while wandering in the wild, you found Felurian, manling child."

"And this is true of any fae?"

"Most fae are sly and subtle folk who step as soft as chimney smoke.

Some go among your kind enshaedn, glamoured as a pack mule laden, or wearing gowns to fit a queen.

We know enough not to be seen.

Many of the darker sort would love to use you for their sport.

What keeps these from moonlit trespass?

Iron, fire, mirror-glass.

Elm and ash and copper knives, solid-hearted farmer's wives who know the rules of games we play and give us bread to keep away.

But worst of all, my people dread the portion of our power we shed when we se foot on mortal earth."

"We are more trouble than we're worth."

"While she is full you may still laugh, but know there is a darker half.

A clever mortal fears the night without a hint of sweet moonlight.

On such a night, each step you take might catch you in the dark moon's wake, and pull you all unwitting into fae where you will have no choice but stay.

And on such unfamiliar ground, how can a mortal help but drown?

I do this so you cannot help but hear. A wise man views a moonless night with fear."

#The ever-moving Moon #patrick rothfuss #the wise man's fear #the kingkiller chronicles

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hedonistbyheart · 1 year

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It’s no secret that Rothfuss loves torturing Kvothe, but I think the worst thing he ever did to him was to only have him meet ONE edema ruh troupe after his childhood and then have them actually be bandits who killed the real ruh. GIVE HIM HIS FAMILY ROTHFUSS ISTG.

#the kingkiller chronicle #literary chatter #the kingkiller chronicles #mean MEAN MEEEAAAN

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coffeenonsense · 1 year

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Inside you there are two wolves one is rocking back and forth chanting "authors don't owe you anything" the other is howling and clawing at the door because they have clearly been ABANDONED and left for dead by an author WHO IS CLEARLY NOT WRITING–

#yes this is about the rothfuss news #i'm excited for the new novella i am i swear #but patrick. PATRICK #patrick rothfuss #the kingkiller chronicles

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jilshotel · 2 years

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Here's a wish for you: May your bacon never burn, whatever Calcifer says.

I finaly found red and yellow yarn in the right size, so expect some squares that have been waiting till this moment. A gryfindor one, and a Hamilton square. But first, finished yesterday, my Calcifer square.

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neverendingtrove · 1 year

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This news is HUGE

Patrick ROTHFUSS is finally releasing a new book!!! Not Doors of Stone, unfortunately, but a Bast novella, The Narrow Road Between Desires ☺️

#the narrow road between desires #patrick rothfuss #fantasy #books #bookish #the kingkiller chronicles

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cainpdf · 1 year

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someone tell me why kvothe went to ademre instead of returning to the maer. sorry but it makes no sense

#just. the whole second half of this book feels so all over the place #i read #the kingkiller chronicles #the wise man's fear #i know he wants to find things out about the chandrian. its not abt his motivation.#its just that the pacing is ridiculous.

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advrik · 1 year

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Books of the Year | 2022 Edition

I read a lot of books this year. Way more than on average. Partially thanks to a sudden overwhelming interest in the body horror genre, which I CAN link back to John Carpenter's 'The Thing' as being my favorite horror movie. I just love the concept of microscopic terrors getting into the living and turning them into horrific monstrosities.

As of the time of the first draft of this post (12.5), I had read a total of 15 books this year, with the 16th less than a hundred pages away from wrapping up. And while I don't think I'll be edging any more in that would make this list, I felt comfortable in compiling my thoughts of my Top Five for the year 2022.

#5

I had the Kingkiller books recommended to me multiple times throughout the years, but I just never got around to it until a co-worker gave me a few books that she didn't want anymore, one of which was the sequel and the novella. This had finally sparked the fire beneath me and I went out and bought The Name of the Wind shortly after.

And you know what? It is absolutely a must-read for fantasy fans. Heck, the school and emphasis on social links should put it on Persona fans' radars as well.

Rothfuss is a word wizard. The way that he writes is, to be frank, beautiful. Many times did I find myself re-reading whole pages just to fully absorb what he had written.

#4

I ended up picking up several books that were recommended to me based on my interest in parasitic-induced body horror. Most were good at best, while the rest were absolute filth (Scott Sigler and his Infected trilogy), it was Nick Cutter's 'The Troop' that stood out amongst the gross-out horror selection this year.

What Cutter delivered here was something very much akin to a Stephen King production, only it came at you much quicker than some of the long-winded tomes that King puts out. The violence was intense, the gore plentiful and the story fast-paced.

Without spoiling it, the interlude chapter that gave some background on the whole mess, the infected chimp and the following documentation of its horrific death from the second it was infected to the second it breathed its last breath was the type of horror that I had been looking for and will continue to look for.

Needless to say, however, if you are squeamish and/or are sensitive to violence against animals, steer clear of this one.

#3

If you're a creature-feature fanatic like myself, you've likely read one of Hunter Shea's books and you either loved it or you hated it.

I personally love his work as it's fast-paced, violent, and filled with cryptids.

But if you're of the latter and have not found much enjoyment in Shea's bread and butter, I suggest picking up 'Creature'. Now I'm not going to lie and say that it doesn't have any of the quality and monstrous charm that Shea is known for, but it IS a different beast from his normal output and one that DEFINITELY is not for the squeamish as the main character deals with a very real auto-immune disease that results in some horrific descriptions that had me clenching up on numerous occasions.

You really do end up feeling for the protag in this, you sympathize with her husband and can't help but commend his dedication to her. That's pure love, man, which was EXTREMELY refreshing to see in a book like this.

But again going back to the torture porn aspect of the book, the actual monster is hardly the most gruesome aspect of the book, and that is absolutely saying something when it's a Hunter Shea book.

#2

For years I've dreamed of a piece of zombie fiction that not only detailed the very chaotic beginnings of a zombie apocalypse in a realistic manner but also followed through to the very end while showing the collapse of the planet in between.

And The Living Dead delivered on that in more ways than I had imagined.

Now why The Living Dead is so high up on the list (It was originally #1) is because it's the Romero brand of zombie story; It has all his usual criticism of society at play, from consumerism to political and racial strife. It's all here and presented in a way that any fan of the Romero zombie flicks could immediately pick out. And for the real eagle-eyed reader and film connoisseur, there are references to particular places and events from the movies, though they are by no means pivotal to the stories being told within the book.

By the time the final pages flash by my eyes, I felt complete. That the story that George Romero started in Night of the Living Dead had finally seen a conclusion, even though it occurred years after his death. I was very much satisfied with how the ending came about, and just about every eventual happening along the way.

Honorable Mention:

The Shadow Glass from Josh Winning was a SUBSTANTIAL surprise to me when I stumbled across it while browsing the shelves at Barnes & Noble. It was accompanied by one of their hand-written placards that said "For fans of 80s dark fantasy like The Dark Crystal and The Labyrinth", and since The Dark Crystal is one of my favorite movies, period, I snatched the book up and began reading it before I even got out of the store.

#1

Oh boy. I was not prepared for this in the slightest.

I had this book recommended to me based on a request for Final Fantasy-like novels, and man did it deliver in spades on that front.

The Band, Book 1 is what I imagined the offspring would look like if Final Fantasy and Monty Python's Holy Grail had a child that grew up listening to rock & roll music from the 1960s and 1970s.

The characters are all extremely loveable despite being jaded middle-aged men. The fantasy elements more than makeup for the greater lack of it in modern fantasy following A Song of Ice and Fire's rise to popularity. Magic is plentiful, and monsters are everywhere, in every shape and size. There's no skimping on the fantasy elements at all, and I think that even before the hilarious dialogue and actions of the main band, were what kept me reading.

When I read epic fantasy, I want fantasy. Political strife is fine, but if that's ALL I'm going to be offered with the occasional reference to a dragon or some other common fantasy beastie, then you're not writing a book for fantasy readers. At least, that's how I feel about it. Warring kings are no different to me than a book/movie set in the modern day where two countries at going at each other's throats. It's not interesting, particularly BECAUSE it's constantly happening in the real world, and I read fantasy to escape this nonsense, not indulge in it.

And Nicholas Eames understands that.

I really was not expecting to read such a heavy hitter so deep into the year, but I'm glad I did because I can't stop thinking about the world within, nor can I wait to read the second (and eventual third!) book.

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befooremoonrisee · 4 months

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i'm not even a big "the name of the wind" fan and i hate when people criticize it bc kvothe is always the best at everything and is like do you realize he is like always boasting, like you know that's the fun part, right? that he's an egotistical bastard? have you not seen the bard archetype? unreliable narrators?

#the name of the wind #kvothe #patrick rothfuss #fantasy #the kingkiller chronicle

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stivya · 6 months

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Thinking about them...

Inprnt

#guess who cried twice while drawing this #yes i did and i will do it again #oh to love like this #i miss them so much #my art #the name of the wind #the kingkiller chronicle #kkc #notw #kvothe #the name of the wind fanart #digital art

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bookcub · 8 days

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*in a series that has previously all been written by one person

#kingkiller chronicle #asoiaf #gentleman bastards #pegasus #the name of the wind #the lies of locke lamora #game of thrones #ive only read one of the big three series so to speak #and pegasus my beloved #no one else cares but i do

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future-dregs · 1 year

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I really like how nobody's Bast looks the same. It just seems fitting for the fae

#Bast #Bast KKC #The Kingkiller Chronicles #The Name of the Wind

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