Discover #1 NY Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy universe from the Kingkiller Chronicle, in this illustrated companion novella, The Slower Regard of Silent Things.

“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” -Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody great, this Rothfuss guy.” -George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss offers real talent.” -Terry Brooks

Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people understand of it: a damaged web of historic passageways and abandoned rooms..Read More about The Slow Regard of Silent Things A female lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels from the Underthing, snug in the center of this ignored place.

Her name can be Auri, and she actually is filled with mysteries.

The Sluggish Regard of Silent Issues is a brief, bittersweet glance of Auri’s lifestyle, a small adventure all her personal. Simultaneously joyous and haunting, this tale offers an opportunity to see the world through Aurir’s eye. And it offers the reader a chance to learn things that just Auri knows….

In this book, Patrick Rothfuss brings us in to the world of 1 of The Kingkiller Chronicle’s most enigmatic personas. Full of secrets and mysteries, The Gradual Respect of Silent Factors is the tale of a broken girl looking to reside in a broken world.

Compliment for The Kingkiller Chronicle:

“The best epic fantasy I read this past year…. He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss man.”

-George R. R. Martin, NY Times-bestselling author of A Music of Ice and Fire

“Rothfuss has true talent, and his story of Kvothe can be deep and intricate and wondrous.”

-Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara

‘It is a uncommon and great satisfaction to find a fantasist composing…with true music in the words.’

-Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea

‘The heroes are real as well as the magic is true.”

-Robin Hobb, NY Times-bestselling writer of Assassin’s Apprentice

‘Masterful…. There is a beauty to Pat’s writing that defies explanation.’

-Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling writer of Mistborn