The Kingkiller Chronicle audiobooks in order

A story-within-a-story about a musician, told in the first person — which suits audio unusually well.

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Patrick RothfussPatrick RothfussNarrated by Rupert Degas, with Patrick Rothfuss reading one recording of The Slow Regard of Silent Things and credited alongside Degas on The Narrow Road Between Desires · 4 books, including 2 novellasPhoto: Kyle Cassidy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

Which order should you listen in?

The two novels first. The Slow Regard of Silent Things and The Narrow Road Between Desires are companion novellas about two secondary characters, Auri and Bast, and Audible numbers them after The Wise Man's Fear, which is where to hear them. The Slow Regard of Silent Things is sold in two recordings, Patrick Rothfuss's own and Rupert Degas's, so check the narrator. The third novel has been awaited since 2011. Start only if you are at peace with that.

The Kingkiller Chronicle in publication order

  1. 1The Name of the WindThe Name of the Wind (2007)
  2. 2The Wise Man's FearThe Wise Man's Fear (2011)
  3. 3The Slow Regard of Silent Things (novella)The Slow Regard of Silent Things (novella) (2014)
  4. 4The Narrow Road Between Desires (novella)The Narrow Road Between Desires (novella) (2023)

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