Series: Kingkiller Chronicle
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 240 pages
Audiobook Length: 8 hours
First Published: 2023
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Publisher’s Description
#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 Nate 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?
About Patrick Rothfuss
Patrick Rothfuss is the author of the acclaimed fantasy series The Kingkiller Chronicles whose first two books, The Name of the Wind and Wise Man’s Fear, were bestsellers and whose third book may or may not ever be written. Visit the author’s website →
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