Is Patrick Rothfuss\u2019s \u201cThe Wise Man\u2019s Fear\u201d a rich fantasy novel about storytelling and myth-making, or is it a collection of good story elements scattered across an overlong plot? Could it be both? Ninjas! Off-camera shipwrecks! Board games! Sexism! Off-camera courtroom drama! Discursions within digressions within framing sequences! Join us as we discuss yet another 1000-page fantasy novel, the sequel to \u201cThe Name of the Wind.\u201d