Hardcover
Pages 669 pages
Published 2007
Audiobook 27h 55m
Languages English, Catalan, Czech +18
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Publisher's Summary
Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden…
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Weighted Score
4.46 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.47 ★
v (Ratings Count): 3,411
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 4.47
True Ratings 3,411
Written Reviews 262
Shelved (Popularity) 7,052
Users Read 4,215
Rating Distribution
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Read full reviews on HardcoverFeatured Characters
Kvothe
Chronicler
Abenthy
Bast
Denna
Ambrose
Themes readers associate with this book
Which books had characters you resonated with the most? 3Fantasy/ scifi with really tough worlds, where everything is stacked against the main character? 3
