The third book in Patrick Rothfussā Kingkiller Chronicle series has a lot of ground to cover. Whenās Kvothe gonna kill that king, huh?
When it comes to long-running fantasy series with highly anticipated sequels in the pipeline, itās hard to find a more popular tale thanĀ A Song of Ice and FireĀ The Kingkiller ChronicleĀ by Patrick Rothfuss. When the first book, The Name of the Wind, came out in 2007, it made major waves with both fans and critics. That momentum only built when its follow-up,Ā The Wise Manās Fear, hit shelves four years later in 2011. Yet after that, the years have whiled on, with anticipation and reaching the sort of height that few stories outside Westeros ever see.
With around six months to go until the 10-year anniversary ofĀ The Wise ManāsĀ Fear,Ā fans have had plenty of time to spend dreaming about how the epic saga will end. And while we may still not have any release date (the last update was the following video from April 2020, when Rothfuss said the novel was still underway), we still have our dreams and fan theories.
The Kingkiller ChronicleĀ follows Kvothe, a wizard prodigy who has gone into hiding as a humble inn keeper. When a famed chronicler comes to Kvotheās inn, he decides to tell his life story in his own words ā recounting adventures like meeting the immortal Fae Felurian, training with the renowned Adem mercenaries, and even facing down a dragon. Rothfuss tells the story with fantastic flourishes, subverting tropes and doing all sorts of things that catch fantasy fans hook, line and sinker.
Although the third (and presumably final) book, tentatively titledĀ The Doors of Stone, hasnāt yet arrived,Ā with each day that passes, we get one day closer to having the completedĀ Kingkiller ChronicleĀ on our shelves. For now, letās not focus on the long wait, or the controversies. Letās take a few minutes to dream about what long-foreshadowed events might await us inĀ The Kingkiller ChronicleāsĀ epic conclusion.