The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronic… (2024)

Imagine my delight, logging into Goodreads after I don't even know how long. At least a year, maybe two?

Some things are still the same, the general look of the website. The fact that I have over thousands of friend requests. There are 10922 to be exact, which seems high-ish? Back in the day, I used to add everyone who sent a request, but I think they capped things at 5000, so they've just been piling up ever since.

I was coming here to post a review of Narrow Road. Well... not a review, exactly. Very few of the reviews I've ever posted on here are *actual* reviews. As I'm sure you know if you're following this account, I usually just tell a story about my experience of the book, or talk about how I felt about it. Or talk about what I liked...

I wasn't actually sure I'd be able to post a review, as the book won't be published for another couple days. I remember they used to keep anyone from posting reviews before the books were actually published, for blindingly obvious reasons.

Even so, I thought I'd give it a try. I used to be one of the top 10 reviewers on here, so I thought that might give me some inside angle. If nothing else, I figured the fact that I'm a verified author on here, and that it's *my* book might give me at least even odds.

(I just checked, and It turns out I still am in the top 10, though just barely. Depending on which list you look at:

https://www.goodreads.com/user/best_r...

To be clear, it's not because I'm a good book reviewer [as I've already said]. It's that I wrote a couple funny reviews back in the day that people liked a lot.)

Anyway, what *I wasn't* expecting was 200+ reviews for the book already posted. An the overall rating is listed as 2 stars. Because of course.

I shouldn't be surprised, but I was. I shouldn't be bothered, but I am. Just a bit. So I'm writing this instead, just to get it off my chest and move on with my night.

If you're curious about the story I *was* going to share, you can find it on my blog over here:

https://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/

(I can't figure out how to hotlink it here. But I'm sure you know how to cut and paste.)

There's other announcements over there too. And stories. And some promotional videos that I ruined. If any of that sounds good to you... well... I'm guessing you know what to do...

See you later space cowboys...

I'm putting a 5 star review on here to combat some of the toxicity I'm seeing in other "pre-reviews".

I understand if you've been frustrated in the past by either his fundraising issue, or just the lack of book 3. But that's no reason to just come and attack the man. He is clearly trying to rebuild momentum and regain our trust. I think your negative reviews say more about you than about the author you're reviewing.

I'll amend my review after I read the story, which I intend to buy both in stores and through my audible subscription. I loved the lightning tree, and I'm excited to see it expanded upon and retooled.

Pat if you read this, keep at it, and like you said on your announcement podcast, just remember that you enjoy this.

EDIT:

This book didn't fail to deliver. It was a wonderful retelling of the original short story, and it felt fabulously edited. The extra detail really added a lot to Bast as a creature of the Fae, and it was fascinating trying to understand him, while he tries to understand the people of Newarre.

Addressing things other than the story....While I was reading the author's note it dawned on me how similar the author is to his main character. Pat I feel like the last few years you've been stuck in a role like Kote, but in reality you're so much more.

I want you to know that your fans, we are Bast. We aren't authors, we don't all understand exactly what you're going through. I personally struggle with freezing up at work, and I can't imagine the torture I'd put myself through if I was trying to write the kind of stories you write. But like how Bast doesn't exactly understand humans, he also has a unique appreciation for them, and for Kvothe that he can't see.

You don't need to apologize to us, or for anything. The one thing we want more than anything is to get you to leave the inn again. We don't always express this correctly. Bast also got Kvothe beaten half to death in the main books by bandits. I think that kind of directness probably isn't needed. And this is weird to say, but it comes from the same place. The desperate want to bring you out of your shell. Bast also brought Chronicler, and got Kvothe to tell his story, and come out of himself more.

I hope that you writing and publishing again, and maybe even reading this, I hope that's your Chronicler moment. I hope that and a little bit of Reshi we know is there comes bubbling back to the surface for us

Good luck sir.

This is a re-release of the lightning tree, so it's not new.

He's also taken 333k$ from his fans for the promise of a full chapter of book 3 that he was supposed to give 2 years ago. He hasn't said anything more about it probably because of his legal issues.

Don't support the man unless he can keep at least SOME of his promises.

I didn't care for the original story even though he still has amazing prose and I didn't finish this new book - It was not different enough to warrant the re-release in my opinion and don't recommend the book.

while this release is a pleasant surprise, its definitely not the release that i (or probably many other rothfuss fans) was wanting. it unfortunately seems like the wait for book #3 will most likely last indefinitely. :/

that being said, i did enjoy this short novella. i already liked the original short story, so its nice to see it get expanded and explore a delightful day in the life of bast.

bast is one of those characters that i really wanted more of in the series - i found him so mysterious and intriguing. and i will admit that, by the end of the second book, i had some massive questions about him. this didnt answer any of those questions, but it did make me trust him more.

so all in all, a charming story about a very charming character.

↠ 4 stars

My complete review is published at Grimdark Magazine.

Patrick Rothfuss returns with The Narrow Road Between Desires, a poignant novella that takes place during the outer framing story of the Kingkiller Chronicle. The Narrow Road Between Desires is told from the perspective of Bast, the mischievous fae and friend of Kvothe, the main protagonist from the series. With his good heart but regular trickery, Bast is reminiscent of Puck from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The main story of The Narrow Road Between Desires was originally published as a 58-page novella, The Lightning Tree, as part of the Rogues anthology compiled by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozios. In his recent interview with Grimdark Magazine, Patrick Rothfuss describes The Narrow Road Between Desires as a renovation project. He knew that there was a great story in The Lightning Tree, but it also had plenty of room for improvement.

The Narrow Road Between Desires represents a complete rewrite of The Lightning Tree, bringing it to a state of polished perfection. Once again, Rothfuss proves that his prose is timeless. The Narrow Road Between Desires is also significantly longer than The Lightning Tree—it includes new and extended scenes, as well as about forty illustrations from the talented Nate Taylor.

In The Narrow Road Between Desires, we spend a day with Bast as he helps and/or manipulates the village children. Bast hangs out at the Lightning Tree, waiting for children to come with their problems or questions. Bast agrees to help them in exchange for secrets, favors, or labors.

There are a lot of questions about Bast and his motivations after reading both The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear. Bast is highly manipulative, but he also has a heart. The warmer side of Bast’s personality becomes apparent in the latter part of the novella, when he helps a young boy, Rike, deal with his abusive father. This part of the story is touching and somber, bringing tears to my eyes.

Nate Taylor contributes gorgeous artwork throughout The Narrow Road Between Desires, which truly enhances the experience. Taylor and Rothfuss previously collaborated on The Slow Regard of Silent Things, the first Kingkiller Chronicle novella which focuses on Auri. Taylor and Rothfuss also collaborated on The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle, the children’s book series that’s not actually for children.

The Narrow Road Between Desires is an instant classic and a welcome return for Patrick Rothfuss. Rothfuss and Taylor strike the perfect balance between whimsy and earnestness. The novella tackles the issue of domestic violence with nuance and honesty. Seasoned fans of the Kingkiller Chronicle will love spending this time with Bast. The Narrow Road Between Desires also works great as a standalone novella, even if you haven’t read the other entries in the series.

Blatant money grab recycling a short story originally published in 2014.

I doubt anyone is surprised at this point - this author has a 12+ year long track record of failing his fans.

It's my sincere hope that everyone who screams at Rothfuss for not rushing it and spending time with his kids and pausing to work on other things (which is often how the creative process works) never gets to read Doors Of Stone.

Would I like to read DOS if it's finished in the future? Sure.

But so much more than that, I want the terrible people who gleefully have spat so much bile at this man for years to never get to read it. I never want them to have what they've thrown a decade-long tantrum about. Because frankly, they don't deserve it.

I read The Lightning Tree recently and gave it "I liked it" 3 stars. I'll give the revised story here the same. But this book needed to do more than a basic rehash. As it is, it's merely a 10th anniversary edition of a short story. For those who can enjoy Rothfuss's writing and remain unplugged from internet drama, it's a joyful tidbit that they probably wouldn't have encountered in its original form in Rogues; an 800-page anthology is a much bigger ask than a cute little illustrated one-shot. The book will be a financial success; the book-buying public at large is mostly unaware of the ire surrounding the man's inability to deliver what most wired-in fans are waiting for. Ignorance is bliss, after all. And so many readers, the publisher, and the author's bank account will celebrate. But still . . .

. . . this is a book that nobody was asking for.

I can picture the scene in the editor's office the day the author proposed to revisit The Lightning Tree. "f*ck yes! Anything! Give us anything!" they responded, but you can be damn sure they didn't breathe a word about it to anyone outside that office until they had a completed manuscript in hand. Which wasn't hard since it was just The Lightning Tree with some words crossed out and replaced and a few more pages slid in between. We'll get to that, but first, let's see what Barnes & Noble has to say about the situation:

Dayyuuum. When even B&N is casting shade, ya done messed up.

Of all the things that any reader might have wanted from Rothfuss over the past decade, this was not it. But since a rewritten, expanded reissue of a short story is what we got, the book had one important job: to significantly add to the original story. Anything less, and it's hardly more than a cash grab, a vanity project, mere masturbation. Did it succeed? Opinions will vary.

This is what is new in the book: Bast's fey nature is made more sinister and more powerful. Some details are added that made the resolution of the primary event more substantial. Bast and Rike's pre-story history is given more weight. Rike has a more satisfying emotional endpoint. There is one short passage on page 90 that, I think, impacts the main series. There's some nonsense with fortune-telling tokens that will fuel the fans who dissect every tidbit ad nauseum. The need for consent before describing the breasts of the woman you plan on spying on naked, to the one who tells you where said nakedness will occur, is added. And every character became non-binary.

The last point is only partly facetious, because wow was everyone's gender identity modernized. Bast himself now presents as bisexual. Or, more accurately, pansexual. Get it? PANsexual. Because he's a satyr.

Ah, never mind, just take a look at him already:

(you can get your very own Bast objectification 2024 calendar here: https://worldbuildersmarket.com/produ...)

Going back to before I got distracted: one boy's off-page crush is changed from "her" to "they". A shepherdess becomes a shepherd. Some "birds" who might happen to be around while Bast bathes are changed from all female to a potential mix of female and male. There is mention of another off-screen child whose gender transitioned. This is all fine! Diverse representation is good! But the specificity of these changes to an existing work struck me as an artificial retcon. If in the eventual 20th anniversary edition of The Name of the Wind Denna was suddenly nonbinary, it would be weird, yeah? Because the thing is already an established thing. Changing history at that point would just mess with people's heads. (Go ahead and tell me how wrong I am in the comments if necessary.)

So anyway, that's what's new in The Narrow Road Between Desires compared to The Lightning Tree. Oh, there were other changes too, extremely minor ones, miniscule tweaks to sentences that at best made some of them 10% more poetic while improving others not at all. Overall, I'd say that the new version of the story is also 10% better. 20%, tops. Is that enough? Or is that just masturbation?

I did some side-by-side text comparisons while reading, but first let's talk about the size of the book. It's a little wee guy! Here it is next to its progenitors:

And here it is with some other tiny little books I matched it up with so it would feel good about itself:

Supposedly it's got 15,000 more words than The Lightning Tree, which makes for approximately 50-60 pages in typical print. In Rogues the story took up about 60 pages. Reading it as Narrow Road didn't feel like it was twice as long. It's hard to compare page count anyway; of course the new pages are smaller, and the line spacing is wider. The old and the new side by side:

Although the new book clocks in at 226 pages, 15 of those are author's notes in which Rothfuss provides an update on his progress on The Doors of Stone and finally addresses the long-ago promised-for-charity chapter release (are you roffling yet?), many pages are illustrations, there are some blanks to allow chapters to always start on the right, and this thing here took up 3 pages all by itself (these two plus a blank one over before the next chapter):

The illustrations are fine. A couple of them tickled me:

This one too, although it is supposed to be, "The little girl stared at him with smoldering envy," and I don't think that's quite the emotion portrayed:

Some of the illustrations are of mundane events, such that I have to wonder if they simply ran out of picture-worthy moments:

I'm confident no one has been saying, "OMG remember when he put the book in the tree? Or got it down from the tree, whichever this is illustrating?"

So that's what the book looks like. Now back to the text revisions.

OLD:

Bast almost made it out the back door of the Waystone Inn.

He actually had made it outside, both feet were over the threshold and the door was almost entirely eased shut behind him before he heard his master's voice.

Bast almost made it out the back door of the Waystone Inn.

Technically, he had made it outside. Both feet were over the threshold and the door was only a crack away from being closed.

Then he heard his master's voice and went perfectly still.

"Bast!" The call came again, louder this time. Nothing so crass as a shout, his master would never stoop to bellowing. But when he wanted to be heard, his baritone would not be stopped by anything so insubstantial as an oaken door. His voice carried like a horn, and Bast felt his name tug at him like a hand around his heart.

Bast sighed, then opened the door lightly and strode back inside. He was dark and tall and lovely. When he walked, he looked like he was dancing. "Yes, Reshi?" he called.

"Bast!" the call came from the inn again, louder this time. Nothing so crass as a shout. His master did not bellow like a farmer calling cows, but his voice could carry like a hunting horn. Bast felt it tug him like a hand around his heart.

Bast sighed, then opened the door and strode briskly back inside. He made walking look like dancing. He was dark, tall, and lovely. When he scowled, his face was still more sweet than others might look smiling. "Yes, Reshi?" he called brightly.

"And with as little as there is to do around here, it would be nice if you spent a little more time on your studies."

"I learned loads of things today, Reshi," Bast protested.

The innkeeper sat up, looking more attentive. "Really?" he said. "Impress me then."

Bast thought for a moment. "Nettie Williams found a wild hive of bees today," he said. "And she managed to catch the queen . . ."

"As little as there is to do around here, Bast, it would be nice if you spent more time on your studies."

"I learned things today, Reshi," Bast protested.

The innkeeper glanced up. "Really?" he asked, failing to keep the skepticism out of his voice.

"Yes!" Bast said, his voice high and impatient. "Loads of things! Important things!"

The innkeeper raised an eyebrow then, his expression growing sharper. "Impress me then."

Bast thought for a moment, then leaned forward in his chair. "Well," Bast said with conspiratorial intensity. "First and most important. I have it on very good authority that Nettie Williams discovered a wild hive of bees today." He grinned enthusiastically. "What's more, I hear she caught the queen. . . ."

Why was this book even made? There are some partial answers in the extended author's note (with a referral to the author's blog for a possible actual answer), a drifting affair that reveals different things than it thinks it does. Many reviews praise the author's note for its sweetness; it includes an open letter to the author's children, after all. I already knew Rothfuss was a good dad from some of the stuff he wrote years ago; you know, back when he wrote stuff. I'm glad he loves his kids and especially that he reads to them so much, but why is this here of all places, in a little reprint publication? Is this a sign that Rothfuss doesn’t expect to publish anything else before his children are adults? Based on track record, that’s likely. Regardless, I’m more interested in other pieces of the author's note and how it shreds hope for the future of the Kingkiller Chronicles. For one thing, the author's note took over a month to write. (I can again picture the scene in the editor’s office: “Patrick, do you have that author’s note yet? The layout team’s waiting for it. Nothing can go ahead until you hand that in. Patrick? Are you there? It’s been three weeks and I’m running out of whiskey, for Crom’s sake just write anything! Anything!!!”) That alone spells doom for The Doors of Stone. So does the author's understanding that a good story doesn't need things like "conflict [. . .] tension and animosity. But do you know what does need those things? The Doors of Stone.

In summary, The Narrow Road Between Desires is a fine short fae-focused fantasy story that will delight many first-time readers, from a celebrated fiction writer who, after a decade of struggle, is now a successful fiction rewriter.

The guy used to be a writer, now he is an influencer, and we all know influencers can’t write.

The audacity.

1.) The Name of the Wind ★★★★★
2.) The Wise Man's Fear ★★★★★
2.4) The Lightning Tree ★★★★★
2.5) The Slow Regard of Silent Things ★★★★★
3.) Doors of Stone n/a

i read the 60 page version of the lightning tree in the rogues anthology, edited by george r.r. martin, back in 2017! and i gave it five stars and a gush review! bast is one of my favorite (and most intriguing) characters in the kingkiller chronicle and i love every scene with him! yet, this 250 page version just did not hit for me the way it did six years ago. i still enjoyed it, i still am so obsessed with this world and inn, and i still think pat rothfuss is one of the most talented writers with some of the most beautiful prose in all of fantasy. but i think i just really am ready for a true new story - even though i do feel empathy for pat in regards to the way the book community demands book three. (but i do also feel incredibly salty about the kickstarter too - both these feelings can exist simultaneously!!) overall, i am happy to have read this, and i loved the illustrations, but sadly it just felt mid to me.

trigger and content warnings: blood, self harm to get blood for magic, off page child abuse, off page domestic abuse, off page alcoholism (all of these things are mentioned a lot and are major themes of this story.)

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What's that famous Neil gaiman quote about an artist not being beholden to their fans? That applies....except when money and promises have been made and the promises are not delivered and the money kept. Now the author wants more money for rewriting a story he already sold once, while being silent on broken promises.

Review bombing is often for despicable reasons, but here is not one of those cases.

Not a new book.

SCROLL DOWN IF YOU ONLY WANT TO SEE THE REVIEW OF THE BOOK.

Let’s start with the obvious: Patrick has been getting a lot of hate for YEARS from fans who feel they are entitled to a third book. Pre-release, this book has received a healthy dose of “review bombing” by these “fans” who clearly feel Patrick owes them the third book not when he is ready, but now, or years ago, because they want it. I get it. To an extent.

There is also the more fair criticism of his handling of the most recent fundraiser for his charity. We still haven’t seen the promised chapter, and it’s disappointing.

None of this excuses the amount of apparent hate so many people seem to have for this man, who is out here doing his best. Like us, he is a human being: fallible, prone to anxiety, and susceptible to any number of issues that arise from being mercilessly shat upon by a large number of readers who cannot relate to his situation, who have never written a book, much less faced the amount of pressure that has been building and building, pressure that he never asked for.

I think he deserves some grace.

NOW ON TO THE BOOK!

As always, Patrick delivers beautiful writing. We all expect this. But this book is more than simply beautiful writing — it is also a beautiful story. It’s heartwarming. It’s a faerie tale as only Rothfuss could tell it. It is a very human story. It is an inspiring tale. It is absolutely worth reading, and the illustrations are as beautiful as the words.

Let's start with what this book is it's an "updated" version of a short story released in an anthology. Those anthologies are meant to have a collection of different writers give an example of their writing so someone like me (or you) can read the anthology and decide, if they want to read more by that writer, like free cheese samples in a supermarket or a demo version of a video game.
The story itself is alright but by its very nature inconsequential. It plays in a village and "Bast" our protagonist and hidden fairy solves problems for the local kids and has sex with random women. The rewrite, as far as I can tell, consists of really minor changes working the new title in the prose with a crow bar and transgenderising a background character because Pat too got the power of the "panderstone" and he too can make meaningless inclusions without substance to make himself feel good and tell the world "I am great, now go buy my book". Mind you I don't care much about trans issues one way or another I am not offended by their inclusion. I am however somewhat offended by using people and social issues as props without any depth or knowledge or respect for the issue and that's one hundred percent what we have here.
The book is also not like goodreads state 240 pages but in my version 147 which might be a mistake but it's just one more point.
The art is pretty bad. Some is I think the issue of the artist being just not very good or charitably said well used, but most is just the nature of the the story. We are in a pseudo-medieval village and that's it. Making an interesting composition of mundane people doing mundane things like talking and standing around is somewhat harder than dragons, epic battles, ancient cities, etc. It's padding nothing else and utterly superfluous.
The authors notes are also really bad and should have been a blog post and are mostly self congratulatory. "Look at me how great I am", even my faux humility is great.
Overall an amazing example of an author killing all goodwill and fandom with really minimum effort. We went from not releasing/ writing the third novel, to a novella, to a short story in a compendium, to a cooperation with Rick and Morty because that's popular right now, to a kickstarter of sorts with lot's of money and no kept promises, to now a re-imagining of mentioned short story.
I am not saying Mr. Rothfuss needs to go away and reexamine his priorities but all his actions remind me of that oil company that after a huge oil spill in the ocean feels the need to dump a crap ton of chemicals to "fix" the problem which cause even more harm than the initial oil spill.

f*ck you, Rothfuss.

Es necesario leer "El nombre del viento" y "El temor de un hombre sabio".
Es un cuento precioso y lleno de guiños a los libros anteriores, incluso una pequeña referencia de George RR Martin.
La nota final del autor es como un abrazo... espero que pronto se vea con las fuerzas de seguir con la trilogía y darnos el tercer tomo.
Pero mientras tanto, esta historia es imprescindible

Una de las Noticias, con mayúscula claro, del mundillo editorial en el fantástico de este año 2023 es, sin duda alguna, la vuelta de Patrick Rothfuss a las librerías. Desde el año 2014 no leíamos nada nuevo suyo, con esa rara avis como es La música del silencio: una novela corta del universo Crónica del Asesino de Reyes, que sigue un día en la vida de Auri y en la que como dice el propio Patrick en su emotiva nota final, es simplemente la historia de una niña triste que recoge cosas y las vuelve a dejar, pero donde en realidad, no pasa nada. De la misma manera, aunque radicalmente diferente, podríamos decir que es El estrecho sendero entre deseos, donde desde el amanecer hasta la medianoche, en el transcurso de un solo día, seguimos al joven y amado Bast mientras utiliza toda su picaresca para bailar con los problemas. Y en español, la podremos leer el próximo 22 de febrero, de la mano de Plaza y Janés, con la (seguro) impecable traducción de Gemma Rovira, su traductora habitual.

El árbol del relámpago
Nuestro noble joven y hermoso, de cabellos negros y ojos azules llamado Bast, pasa sus días en Newarre como discípulo de Kvothe en la posada Roca de Guía mientras lleva a cabo una especie de negocio. Se dedica a hacer tratos e intercambios con los niños del pueblo, en el conocido árbol del relámpago. El estrecho sendero entre deseos es un vistazo a los traviesos asuntos diarios del Fata, dividido en diferentes momentos del día, donde obtiene información y secretos del pueblo mientras en su interior y de cierta manera, los ayuda y/o manipula para llevar a cabo sus planes. Si tienes preguntas sobre Bast y sus motivaciones tras leer El nombre del viento y El temor de un hombre sabio probablemente no resuelvas muchas aquí, pero sí que podemos atisbar su lado más cálido y a la vez más sombrío, siendo en el fondo, una pequeña, ligera y conmovedora historia que logra encoger el corazón.

La historia de origen
El estrecho sendero entre deseos es originariamente un relato corto llamado El árbol del relámpago que Rothfuss escribió para la antología Canallas (2018, L' Encobert). Sin embargo, no es exactamente ese relato el que leemos aquí. Hace un par de años, en una transmisión online, resulta que nadie (o casi nadie) conocía el mencionado texto. Entonces al propio Rothfuss le surgió la pregunta: ¿qué pasaría si retoca el relato, le pone unas ilustraciones bonitas y publica algo similar a La música del silencio? Ese era el plan… pero resulta que Patrick Rothfuss terminó reescribiendo la mitad de la historia original y agregando unas 15.000 palabras al texto original, además de reordenar alguna de las escenas. Al final, en sus huesos estructurales, sigue siendo la misma historia, pero a otro nivel, en el del lector más perspicaz, el material adicional nos da una historia de mucha más profundidad y emoción sobre Bast, donde él intenta entender a la gente de Newarre y muestra su peculiar aprecio por ese misterioso posadero que todes (bien) conocemos.

Más Rothfuss que nunca
Desde su publicación, soy uno de esos extraños defensores absolutos de La música del silencio, aunque no está reseñada —quizá una próxima relectura arregle eso— en el blog. En general, todo lo que escribe Patrick Rothfuss me fascina. Pero esa novelita… mucho más. Como está escrita, creada y de alguna extraña forma, es capaz de tocar mi corazón sin que realmente no suceda nada. El estrecho sendero entre deseos no es una excepción en ese aspecto. La hermosa prosa marca de la casa de Rothfuss, con una especie de refinamiento llevado hasta la extenuación, consigue hacer sentir al lector que cada frase y palabra está más que pensada, evocando cierta musicalidad y oralidad cuando lees el cuento. Como lector del relato original, volver a esta historia ha sido una agradable sorpresa. No solo por las ilustraciones de Nate Taylor, con esos marcos de inicio de capítulo repletos de huevos de pascua, si no por todo el trabajo temático agregado a la historia. Por que entre sus líneas se cuelan ideas sobre la perfección, la violencia doméstica y otros temas que siempre han estado presentes en Rothfuss tanto en sus libros como en su persona. Y se agradece.

¿Merece la pena como adicción al mundo de Crónica del Asesino de Reyes?
Me imagino que esta sea una de las preguntas más repetidas a partir de ahora cuando se hable de este libro. ¿Fue esto sólo una conveniente reedición de una historia ya publicada en vez de sacar un nuevo libro? No, no lo creo para nada. Entiendo los sentimientos que tiene el público por la espera de la tercera y última entrega de la trilogía, o el debatible tema del capítulo prometido, pero El estrecho sendero entre deseos debe ser tomado como una celebración de que Patrick Rothfuss consiga volver a conectar con su universo. Y además, es una novela corta que cualquier seguidor (o no) del mundo de Kvothe podrá apreciar. Agrega algunas cosas a la construcción de su universo, como el sistema de adivinación de los Fata, y sobre todo, nos entrega mucho más de nuestro querido Bast. Si anhelas volver al mundo de Crónica del Asesino de Reyes, por supuesto (¡faltaría más!), debes leer El estrecho sendero entre deseos. Pero sobre todo, si quieres saber un poco más sobre los Fata y Bast, y te gusta lo que suele hacer Patrick Rothfuss, este es el libro que debes leer.

Reseña completa en el blog: https://boywithletters.blogspot.com/2...

A short story from 2014, which was middle-of-the-road then, now with additional bloat and overly-wordy and pretentious prose that actively detracts from pacing, and contributes little, plot-wise, to the larger continuity. Some changes have been made to make the story appear more inclusive than it really is, but swapping a few names and pronouns does not inclusivity make; it is virtue-signalling at its finest.

Bro, stop it.

Will never pay this author another dime.

Edit as of 29 Nov. The 5-star rating stands. Now get to the Doors of Stone :D

This is a placeholder review and rating for when after the actual book comes out to offset a bit the review bombing. Are we all pissed off at Rothfuss for the Doors of of Stone? Yes, yes we are. Majorly. In fact, at this point I don't think we are ever going to see that book. However, going after another book seems unfair and redundant.

Maybe i’ll read the doors of stone when I’m in my rocking chair.

Could this guy come up with any more pretentious titles? All his ramblings have become a trope by this point.

I never rate a book before reading it but there are so many toxic trolls here I’ve done it to add some balance.

I’m very excited to read this book and I’ll rate it properly once it comes out.

Ps adding actual review now I’ve read it-

It was wonderful to be back in the world. I had forgotten what a joy it is to read Pat’s prose. The story was intriguing, mysterious and surprising. The illustrations were a beautiful complement to the story. I’d say this would be a 4.6* just because I rated The Slow Regard of Silent Things as 5* and that is one of my favourite novellas ever. A very enjoyable read and I’d recommend to anyone who enjoyed Pat’s other works.

If you've read Lightning Tree from the Rogues collection, you've read this already. It's a padded, glorified DLC package that over-writes everything in the book with the desperation of a college essay trying to meet minimum word count.

It's additionally worth remember and forever worth mentioning that Rothfuss over-wrote this while ignoring that he spent two years dodging allegations of being a scam artist and is now responding to this book's poor reviews by alleging review bombing and basically begging his parasocial fanbase to come here and pad it with artificial five-star ratings.

The art's nice. Rent it from a library and look at it there. Can't say this is worth buying, especially if you've already read it in the original, superior form.

Looks like the author is now recycling stories and making them longer. I believe the negativity surrounding him has really hit him hard now and that he’s trying to build some rapport back. I don’t mind the willingness to build rapport or to gain momentum again, but does it have to be an old story refurbished? Will read and then update the review.

Este relato salio hace casi 10 años dentro de una antología editada por George R.R. Martin llamada Canallas. Ha sido ampliado y revisado y publicado en un libro independiente con la fuente a tamaño 14, doble espaciado, algunas ilustraciones para rellenar y a un precio de 22€
Osea, un despropósito.

Es un despropósito porque han pasado casi 10 años desde que públicos el relato y en lugar de avanzar con el libro 3 se dedica a repasar un relato que no aporta nada a la trilogía porque es un dia random de un personaje al que se le ha sobreexplotado el fanservice. Quizás aporte más que el relato de Auri y su feng shui con rocas, pero esto y nada viene a ser lo mismo.

Creo que mi reseña es más larga que el relato

At last! We have a new ( ehm..a reimagining actually). A NEW (it's more of a retelling of the "Lightning Tree" to be honest). As i said we have a new novel (it's more of a standalone story)set in the Kingkiller Cronicle Universe! (A short story expanded, if you add the promised illustrations..meh maybe a slightly expanded story). WITH ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE CHARACTERS.

Whatever it is, we should be grateful that our favourite author shows signs of literature activity (more like a Magikarp trying to splash).

I'm super excited!

It was delightful being back in this world and spending a day with Bast. He is whimsical, funny, and far more dangerous that most people realize but using his power mostly for good. I really enjoyed all of the children, and I may have been side-eyeing one thing Bast does but the narrative kind of works it out. I won't give specifics but if you've read it you can probably guess! This was fun and surprisingly heartwarming. And as a pleasant surprise, we get nods to a non-binary character, and indications that Bast is probably bisexual. Didn't go in expecting much queer representation but it's there! As much as I do hope we one day get Doors of Stone, I love the novellas Rothfuss has gives us too.