Rogues

Patrick Rothfuss

New York Times bestseller Patrick Rothfuss gained great popularity and critical acclaim with the publication of his debut novel, The Name of the Wind. The second novel in the series, The Wise Man’s Fear, was greeted with similar success and acclaim all over the world. Patrick’s other projects include a darkly humorous children’s book, The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle, and Worldbuilders, a geek-centered charity that has raised more than $2 million for Heifer International since he founded it in 2008. (Worldbuilders.org)

Here he takes us to the iconic Waystone Inn to follow a typical day in the life of one of the Kingkiller Chronicles most popular characters, the mysterious Bast, ostensibly an errand boy, who is much more than he seems to be—a day in which Bast learns many lessons, and teaches a few as well.