The Kingkiller Chronicle · Book 3
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
- Published
- 28 October 2014
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN-13
- 9780756411336
- Type
- novella
About this book
The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a novella in the Kingkiller Chronicle series, released in 2014 (160 pages). It follows the University's strange scavenger character Auri as an atmospheric, largely plotless mood piece -- a side story best read after the two main novels rather than a jumping-on point.
Its place in The Kingkiller Chronicle
The Slow Regard of Silent Things is book 3 in the The Kingkiller Chronicle series. It follows The Wise Man's Fear. It is followed by The Narrow Road Between Desires. See the full The Kingkiller Chronicle reading order.
In a roadside inn, an unassuming innkeeper named Kote is really Kvothe, a living legend whose reputation ranges from arcanist and musician to arsonist, thief, and possible murderer of kings. Over three days, he tells a chronicler the true story of his life: a childhood among traveling performers, sudden orphaning, years of feral survival on city streets, and a scholarship to the University, a school of practical magic ("sympathy") built on rigorous, almost scientific rules rather than wand-waving. Patrick…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780756411336