Mes: abril 2011

THE WISE MAN S FEAR (SERIES: KINGKILLER CHRONICLE, BK. 2)

de ROTHFUSS, PATRICK

Sinopsis:

«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.

I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.

You may have heard of me.

So begins the tale of a hero 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. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, is forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived…until Kvothe.

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.

Opinión Personal.

Terminé hace unos días esta segunda parte de las crónicas del «asesino de reyes» (kingskiller chronicles). Se puede traducir como «El temor de un hombre sabio»,  aunque yo lo traduciría como «Los miedos de un hombre sabio» porque como se indica en el propio libro; hay tres cosas que todo hombre sabio debe temer: una tormenta en alta mar, la ira de un caballero y una noche sin luna. (Además de ser una traducción libre lo estoy haciendo de memoria, pero la idea es la que he puesto).

Dicho esto, esta segunda entrega parte con una ventaja esencial con respecto a la primera: ya conocemos a Kvote, y solo con esto ya estamos deseando empezarla. Routhfuss sigue escribiendo magistralmente, con algunas coletillas propias como «a matter-of-fact» que me hicieron sonreír. En general el libro es tan bueno o mejor que el primero, salvo algunas partes que se me hicieron un pelín pesadas, como la estancia del protagonista en el Bosque de Felurian. Salvando esto, puede decir que a quien le haya gustado «El nombre del Viento» seguirá disfrutando con «The Wiseman’s fear».

Una cosa más antes de finalizar la reseña: me ha recordado mucho a D. Quijote, en el sentido de que la novela no es una historia, sino muchas historias transversales a la principal… muy curioso.

Valoración: Muy buena.