The Incomparable Podcast, number 63, October 2011.

Welcome back to The Incomparable Podcast. I am your host, Jason Snell.

We are in the midst of talking about gigantic fantasy novels.

In our previous podcast, we talked about George R.R. Martin's latest, a dance with dragons.

And in this edition, we're going to continue our massive fantasy tome discussion with Patrick

Rathas' new book, The Wise Man's Fear. Joining me on this podcast, as always, are Dan Moran, Serenity Caldwell, John Syracusa, and Scott McNulty.

Now, I should say that The Wise Man's Fear is the sequel to the name of the wind that we covered in episode number 29 of the incomparable, titled Magic Fridge.

However, I wasn't actually on that podcast because at the time, I did not know the name of the wind.

Foolish Jason.

It's George.

It's George.

But I thought they called the Wind Mariah.

But anyway, the sequel, also a giant thousand page fantasy novel, The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss.

And I've read that one too.

I am fully up to date on the Kvoth saga, as it were.

You can even pronounce his name.

That's pretty good.

So you read the first one and the second one.

Yes.

I have read, I've read them.

I've read them both.

I read the first one so I could listen to my own podcast.

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