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The Wise Man's Fear

2011 novel by Patrick Rothfuss
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The Wise Man's Fear

Summary

The Wise Man's Fear is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,062 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wise Man's Fear authored Patrick Rothfuss[3].
  • The Wise Man's Fear received the David Gemmell Legend Awards[4].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's genre is heroic fantasy[6].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's genre is high fantasy[7].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's genre is fantasy[8].
  • The Wise Man's Fear followed The Name of the Wind[9].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's part of the series is recorded as The Kingkiller Chronicle[10].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • The Wise Man's Fear was published on March 1, 2011[13].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's has edition or translation is recorded as The Wise Man's Fear[14].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's has edition or translation is recorded as Q116172995[15].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121949551[16].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's has edition or translation is recorded as Q121963120[17].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135992027[18].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's has edition or translation is recorded as Q135992034[19].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[20].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The Wise Man's Fear"}[21].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'En vis mans fruktan'}[22].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Strach moudrého muže'}[23].
  • The Wise Man's Fear's form of creative work is recorded as novel[24].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b3652c48-22dc-4ac7-96d1-aef4827d7207[26]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wise Man's Fear authored Patrick Rothfuss[3].

Publication

The Wise Man's Fear was released on March 1, 2011[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include heroic fantasy[6], high fantasy[7], and fantasy[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Kingkiller Chronicle[10].

Subject and Themes

The Wise Man's Fear's part of the series is recorded as The Kingkiller Chronicle[10].

Reception

The Wise Man's Fear received the David Gemmell Legend Awards[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Wise Man's Fear followed The Name of the Wind[9].

Why It Matters

The Wise Man's Fear ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,062 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

FAQs

What awards did The Wise Man's Fear receive?

Honors received include David Gemmell Legend Awards[4].

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [4] ↑ . Reactor. Retrieved . tor.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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