The Narrow Road Between Desires: A Kingkiller Chronicle Novella

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- Paperback Jul 9, 2024 | 9781399616225 | RRP $22.99 Pre-Order
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- Paperback Jul 9, 2024 | 9781399616225 | RRP $22.99 Pre-Order
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- Audiobook Nov 14, 2023 | 9781399616249 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Jul 9, 2024 | 9781399616225 | RRP $22.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Nov 14, 2023 | 9781399616218 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
- Audiobook Nov 14, 2023 | 9781399616249 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
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#1 New York Times-bestselling phenomenon Patrick Rothfuss returns to the wildly popular Kingkiller Chronicle universe with a stunning reimagining of 'The Lightning Tree'. Expanded to twice its previous length and lavishly illustrated by Nathan Taylor, this touching stand-alone story is sure to please new readers and veteran Rothfuss fans alike.

Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing; to watch him trade is to watch an artist at work. But even a master's brush can slip. When he accepts a gift, taking something for nothing, Bast's whole world is knocked askew, for he knows how to bargain - but not how to owe.

From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes and sneaks, dancing into trouble and back out again with uncanny grace.

The Narrow Road Between Desires is Bast's story. In it he traces the old ways of making and breaking, following his heart even when doing so goes against his better judgement.

After all, what good is caution if it keeps him from danger and delight?

Praise for The Narrow Road Between Desires: A Kingkiller Chronicle Novella

He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy - George R R Martin
I was reminded of Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, and J. R. R. Tolkein, but never felt that Rothfuss was imitating anyone - The Times
Masterful ... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description - Brandon Sanderson
This is a magnificent book - Anne McCaffrey on The Name of the Wind
The characters are real and the magic is true - Robin Hobb
The quality of the writing breathes magic into even fairly ordinary scenes, and makes some of the important ones extraordinary - Mark Lawrence