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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Discover book two of Patrick Rothfuss #1 New York Times-bestselling epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss. Lin-Manuel Miranda DAY TWO: THE WISE MAN S FEAR There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me. So begins a tale told from his own point of view a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Now in The Wise Man s Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, an escalating rivalry with a powerful member of the nobility forces Kvothe to leave the University and seek his fortune abroad. Adrift, penniless, and alone, he travels to Vintas, where he quickly becomes entangled in the politics of courtly society. While attempting to curry favor with a powerful noble, Kvothe uncovers an assassination attempt, comes into conflict with a rival arcanist, and leads a group of mercenaries into the wild, in an attempt to solve the mystery of who (or what) is waylaying travelers on the King's Road.All the while, Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents.In The Wise Man's Fear, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Capullo, Greg (illustrator). Neuware - The reader will experience the story from Batman s viewpoint on pages 108-117.After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect. Batman has heard tales of Gotham City s Court of Owls: that the members of this powerful cabal are the true rulers of Gotham. The Dark Knight dismissed the stories as rumors and old wives tales. Gotham was his city. Until now. A brutal assassin is sinking his razor-sharp talons into the city s best and brightest, as well as its most dangerous and deadly. If the dark legends are true, his masters are more powerful predators than the Batman could ever imagine. This now-classic graphic novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo is not just fantastic jumping-on point for any new reader, but one of the great Batman stories ever told. With every year that passes, this masterpiece becomes more entrenched into this medium s pantheon of the greatest stories ever told.Collects issues #1-7 ofBatman.

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