The misadventures of the young Kvothe the Arcane are highly addictive and this 2nd installment of The Kingkiller Chronicle does not disappoint. There are some slow periods where our hero studies with the Adem and learns the way of the Lethani but his courtly intrigues amongst those in the land of Severen and his work for and with the Maer are real page turners. All this AND losing his innocence to Felurian, the mythical Fae woman that no man has ever survived...until now. Excellent!