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## Welcome to Kingkiller Chronicle
This subreddit is dedicated to everything related to The Kingkiller Chronicle, a fantasy trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss, telling the biography of "Kvothe", an adventurer, arcanist and musician.

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## The Kingkiller Chronicle Series
* [Book 1: The Name of the Wind](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074)
* [Book 2: The Wise Man's Fear](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1215032)
* [Book 2.5.1: The Slow Regard of Silent Things](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21535271)
* [Book 2.5.2: The Narrow Road Between Desires](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/157265081)
* [Book 3: The Doors of Stone (unreleased)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2495565)
* [Novella: The Lightning Tree (published in the Rogues anthology)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20168816)
* [Short Story: How Old Holly Came to Be (published in the Unfettered anthology)](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15832300)

## Most Recent News
* [About Mod ImNotLegolas](https://redd.it/fb12q1)
* [Book 3's Prologue](https://redd.it/rgfyv3)
* [Twitch Q&A December 2021](https://redd.it/rggkbp)
* [Narrow Road Q&A 1](https://redd.it/15w6zby)
* [Narrow Road Q&A 2](https://redd.it/16dfk4z)
* [The Chandrayaan-3 Megathread](https://redd.it/15zvxys)
* [Narrow Road Q&A 3](https://redd.it/17bufnn)
* [Narrow Road Q&A 4](https://redd.it/17cbbgy)
* [Narrow Road Q&A 5 Pt. 1](https://redd.it/17ja6nx)
* [Narrow Road Q&A 5 Pt. 2](https://redd.it/17jaa5g)
* [Narrow Road Q&A 6](https://redd.it/17z4ucu)
* [Narrow Road Q&A 7](https://redd.it/17z4usr)
* [Reddit Recap for this Subreddit 2023](https://redd.it/18cc1ib)

## Rules
• Be respectful towards other people. Don't name-call or slap-fight. **No bigotry of any kind will be tolerated.**

•• This rule applies to Patrick Rothfuss. Critique is allowed, but over-the-top complaints and hatred are not. We do not allow "Pat-bashing".

• Please don't post low-effort posts in the sub. This consists of the following post types:

•• Posts about AI or AI-generated art.

•• Memes (Use /r/KingkillerMemes).

•• Pictures of trees saying it's the Cthaeh (Use /r/CthaehTrees).

•• Any content unrelated to the series claiming it's "like something in the series".

•• Book cover posts unless it actually has discussion-worthy content.

•• Circlejerking about Book 3. Most things have already been said on the topic.

• This subreddit is for discussion of the books and the world, and showing off fan creations.

•• Direct non-KKC discussion of Patrick Rothfuss to /r/PatrickRothfuss.

•• Keep political discussion as relevant to the series as possible.

•• No meta posts. Please message the mods with complaints or ideas regarding the sub, as this will result in the quickest solution.

• No self-promotion, please follow the official Reddit rules on this.

• All posts in violation of [the rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/KingkillerChronicle/about/rules/) are subject to removal at the moderators' discretion.

## Spoiler Policy
**Always tag spoilers in your comments! Never put spoilers in the post title!**

You can use:

[Spoiler]\(/s "spoiler-text inside quotes")

which will show up as:

[Spoiler](/s "spoiler-text inside quotes")

You can put any warning-text instead of the word *Spoiler*, to preface the spoiler or give it context. Examples:

[Book 2: WMF](/s "omg spoiler!!")

[Speculation about Kvothe](/s "omg spoiler!")

Alternatively, you can use:

\>\!Spoiler here!<

which will show up as:

>!Spoiler here!<

Please consider tagging submissions with which book the spoilers pertain to:

*-[Spoilers All]: for all kind of spoiling information.*

*-[Spoilers NOTW]:for The Name Of The Wind spoilers.*

*-[Spoilers WMF]: for The Wise Man's Fear spoilers.*

*-[Spoilers KKC]: for spoilers only pertaining to the Kingkiller Chronicle, and not the rest of Pat's works.*

*-[Spoilers LT]: for The Lightning Tree spoilers.*

*-[Spoilers SR] or [Spoilers SRoST]: for The Slow Regard Of Silent Things spoilers.*

*-[Spoilers NR] or [Spoilers NRBD]: for The Narrow Road Between Desires spoilers.*

## External Links
* [Wikipedia - Kingkiller Chronicle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingkiller_Chronicle)
* [Patrick Rothfuss' Blog](https://www.patrickrothfuss.com)
* [KKC - The Kingkiller Chronicle Wiki](https://kingkiller.wiki)
* [TOR Reread](https://www.tor.com/features/series/patrick-rothfuss-reread)
* [Patrick Rothfuss Media Compilation](https://redd.it/15xpchm)
* [KKC TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle)

## Related Subreddits
* [Books](/r/books)
* [Fantasy](/r/fantasy)
* [Fantasy Book Club](/r/fantasy_bookclub)
* [Young Adult Literature](/r/YAlit)
* [Book Suggestions](/r/booksuggestions)
* [Book Exchange](/r/bookexchange)
* [Book Shelf](/r/bookshelf)
* [Cthaeh Trees](/r/CthaehTrees)
* [Kingkiller Memes](/r/KingkillerMemes)
* [Tak Game Subreddit](/r/Tak)
* [Patrick Rothfuss Subreddit](/r/PatrickRothfuss)

<div class="md"><hr/>

<h2>Welcome to Kingkiller Chronicle</h2>

This subreddit is dedicated to everything related to The Kingkiller Chronicle, a fantasy trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss, telling the biography of &quot;Kvothe&quot;, an adventurer, arcanist and musician.

<ul>
<li><a href="http://redd.it/15xq2f2">THEORY MEGATHREAD</a></li>
<li><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/KingkillerChronicle/wiki/flair">Click here to display flair next to your name!</a></li>
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/T97n8zHkwJ">Discord - Join /r/KingkillerChronicle&#39;s official Discord here!</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>The Kingkiller Chronicle Series</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074">Book 1: The Name of the Wind</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1215032">Book 2: The Wise Man&#39;s Fear</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21535271">Book 2.5.1: The Slow Regard of Silent Things</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/157265081">Book 2.5.2: The Narrow Road Between Desires</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2495565">Book 3: The Doors of Stone (unreleased)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20168816">Novella: The Lightning Tree (published in the Rogues anthology)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15832300">Short Story: How Old Holly Came to Be (published in the Unfettered anthology)</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Most Recent News</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/fb12q1">About Mod ImNotLegolas</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/rgfyv3">Book 3&#39;s Prologue</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/rggkbp">Twitch Q&amp;A December 2021</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/15w6zby">Narrow Road Q&amp;A 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/16dfk4z">Narrow Road Q&amp;A 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/15zvxys">The Chandrayaan-3 Megathread</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/17bufnn">Narrow Road Q&amp;A 3</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/17cbbgy">Narrow Road Q&amp;A 4</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/17ja6nx">Narrow Road Q&amp;A 5 Pt. 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/17jaa5g">Narrow Road Q&amp;A 5 Pt. 2</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/17z4ucu">Narrow Road Q&amp;A 6</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/17z4usr">Narrow Road Q&amp;A 7</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/18cc1ib">Reddit Recap for this Subreddit 2023</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Rules</h2>

• Be respectful towards other people. Don&#39;t name-call or slap-fight. No bigotry of any kind will be tolerated.

•• This rule applies to Patrick Rothfuss. Critique is allowed, but over-the-top complaints and hatred are not. We do not allow &quot;Pat-bashing&quot;.

• Please don&#39;t post low-effort posts in the sub. This consists of the following post types:

•• Posts about AI or AI-generated art.

•• Memes (Use <a href="/r/KingkillerMemes">/r/KingkillerMemes</a>).

•• Pictures of trees saying it&#39;s the Cthaeh (Use <a href="/r/CthaehTrees">/r/CthaehTrees</a>).

•• Any content unrelated to the series claiming it&#39;s &quot;like something in the series&quot;.

•• Book cover posts unless it actually has discussion-worthy content.

•• Circlejerking about Book 3. Most things have already been said on the topic.

• This subreddit is for discussion of the books and the world, and showing off fan creations.

•• Direct non-KKC discussion of Patrick Rothfuss to <a href="/r/PatrickRothfuss">/r/PatrickRothfuss</a>.

•• Keep political discussion as relevant to the series as possible.

•• No meta posts. Please message the mods with complaints or ideas regarding the sub, as this will result in the quickest solution.

• No self-promotion, please follow the official Reddit rules on this.

• All posts in violation of <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/KingkillerChronicle/about/rules/">the rules</a> are subject to removal at the moderators&#39; discretion.

<h2>Spoiler Policy</h2>

Always tag spoilers in your comments! Never put spoilers in the post title!

You can use:

[Spoiler](/s &quot;spoiler-text inside quotes&quot;)

which will show up as:

<a href="/s" title="spoiler-text inside quotes">Spoiler</a>

You can put any warning-text instead of the word Spoiler, to preface the spoiler or give it context. Examples:

<a href="/s" title="omg spoiler!!">Book 2: WMF</a>

<a href="/s" title="omg spoiler!">Speculation about Kvothe</a>

Alternatively, you can use:

&gt;!Spoiler here!&lt;

which will show up as:

Spoiler here

Please consider tagging submissions with which book the spoilers pertain to:

-[Spoilers All]: for all kind of spoiling information.

-[Spoilers NOTW]:for The Name Of The Wind spoilers.

-[Spoilers WMF]: for The Wise Man&#39;s Fear spoilers.

-[Spoilers KKC]: for spoilers only pertaining to the Kingkiller Chronicle, and not the rest of Pat&#39;s works.

-[Spoilers LT]: for The Lightning Tree spoilers.

-[Spoilers SR] or [Spoilers SRoST]: for The Slow Regard Of Silent Things spoilers.

-[Spoilers NR] or [Spoilers NRBD]: for The Narrow Road Between Desires spoilers.

<h2>External Links</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingkiller_Chronicle">Wikipedia - Kingkiller Chronicle</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.patrickrothfuss.com">Patrick Rothfuss&#39; Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="https://kingkiller.wiki">KKC - The Kingkiller Chronicle Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tor.com/features/series/patrick-rothfuss-reread">TOR Reread</a></li>
<li><a href="https://redd.it/15xpchm">Patrick Rothfuss Media Compilation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle">KKC TV Tropes</a></li>
</ul>

<h2>Related Subreddits</h2>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/books">Books</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/fantasy">Fantasy</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/fantasy_bookclub">Fantasy Book Club</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/YAlit">Young Adult Literature</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/booksuggestions">Book Suggestions</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/bookexchange">Book Exchange</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/bookshelf">Book Shelf</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/CthaehTrees">Cthaeh Trees</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/KingkillerMemes">Kingkiller Memes</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Tak">Tak Game Subreddit</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/PatrickRothfuss">Patrick Rothfuss Subreddit</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

"Metal rusts, music lasts forever."

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This subreddit is dedicated to everything related to The Kingkiller Chronicle, a fantasy trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss, telling the biography of "Kvothe", an adventurer, arcanist and musician.

<div class="md">This subreddit is dedicated to everything related to The Kingkiller Chronicle, a fantasy trilogy by Patrick Rothfuss, telling the biography of &quot;Kvothe&quot;, an adventurer, arcanist and musician.
</div>

Please don't post low-effort posts in the sub. This includes:

* Posts about AI.
* Memes (Use /r/KingkillerMemes).
* Pictures of trees saying it's the Cthaeh (Use /r/CthaehTrees).
* Any content unrelated to the series claiming it's "like something in the series".
* Book cover posts unless it actually has discussion-worthy content.
* Circlejerking about Book 3. Most things have already been said on the topic.

<div class="md">Please don&#39;t post low-effort posts in the sub. This includes:

<ul>
<li>Posts about AI.</li>
<li>Memes (Use <a href="/r/KingkillerMemes">/r/KingkillerMemes</a>).</li>
<li>Pictures of trees saying it&#39;s the Cthaeh (Use <a href="/r/CthaehTrees">/r/CthaehTrees</a>).</li>
<li>Any content unrelated to the series claiming it&#39;s &quot;like something in the series&quot;.</li>
<li>Book cover posts unless it actually has discussion-worthy content.</li>
<li>Circlejerking about Book 3. Most things have already been said on the topic.</li>
</ul>
</div>

Kvothe as a “Mary Sue”? Honestly never saw him in this light, but she may have a point... Thoughts?