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The Slow Regard of Silent Things

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A novella. Illustrated by Nate Taylor.

Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place.

Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a brief, bittersweet glimpse of Auri’s life, a small adventure all her own. At once joyous and haunting, this story offers a chance to see the world through Auri’s eyes. And it gives the reader a chance to learn things that only Auri knows...

In this book, Patrick Rothfuss brings us into the world of one of The Kingkiller Chronicle’s most enigmatic characters. Full of secrets and mysteries, The Slow Regard of Silent Things is the story of a broken girl trying to live in a broken world.

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Patrick Rothfuss

In the ever-evolving realm of modern fantasy, Patrick Rothfuss stands out not by the breadth of his bibliography, but by the depth of it. His name is nearly synonymous with The Kingkiller Chronicle, a series that didn’t just launch a story—it carved out a world, intimate and aching, one slow note at a time. Rothfuss…

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