this is an absolute delight of a story. bast is one of those characters that i really wanted more of in the series - i found him so mysterious and intriguing. and i will admit that by the end of the second book, i had some massive questions about him. this didnt answer any of those questions, but it did make me trust him more. what a charming story about a very charming character. ↠ 4.5 stars

The Lightning Tree is a short story set in the same world as The Kingkiller Chronicle, following a day in the life of Bast. I personally really enjoyed the concise format and the fact it actually has an ending (!) unlike the main series. We also learn a lot more about the Fae, compared to The Wise Man's Fear.My only complaint is the Bast acts like a bit of a creep, especially in one scene and its kind of brushed under the rug.

The Lightning Tree ★★★★The Name of the Wind ★★★★★The Wise Man's Fear ★★★★ 1/2This is the story of a usual day in the life of Bast and I do like Bast. The story is short so I am gonna make this review short too. Bast spends his day trading secrets and favors with the village children in exchange of helping them and in this story we see a few children doing that with him. I loved the writing because it was so close to the main books, I liked the plot because Bast is so cunning and smart and we get...

☆3.5☆Patrick Rothfuss' 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑒 is a short novella which events take place roughly a month before the beginning of 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑑, and shed a little light on Bast's life in Newarre. Although it did not reveal much about his character as I was hoping, it was fun and entertaining to read. I liked the apparently mutual trust between him and the town's children who resorted to him when they were in trouble or in need of something. The story did reflect a side of Bast's nature as a ma...

Bast is a mischievous scamp, a fae who uses his magic both to help others and to entertain himself at others' expense. There are a lot of questions about Bast and his motivations/intentions after reading both "The Name of the Wind" and "The Wise Man's Fear." Unfortunately, you won't find any answers in this novella, which apparently takes place before the action of "The Name of the Wind."In "The Lightning Tree," we spend a day with Bast as his helps and/or manipulates the village children. Bast

Well, one thing I learn from this short story is Bast… one of my fav character in Kingkiller Chronicles is a pervert! … thanks Rothfuss for ruined this character (for me) .. this is just a simple story about Bast’s everyday life and beside one of the scene gave me the irk, the other was pretty boringIt’s hurtful to give 2 star to one of the story in Kingkiller Chronicles (which is one of my fav Fantasy series) but I feel disappointed with this character arc

Intrigued by all the fuss about Mr. Rothfuss, I decided to give this short-story prequel a try, and I must say that I liked it. I'm not well-versed with all the technical details of literary devices used here, but whatever they are, they certainly are effective.Will give The Kingkiller series a try after all, I guess.

It's a short story that was published in the anthology Rogues (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...), that I'll be buying later, but you can find it narrated by the author on Youtube (link on my blog), which is where I listened to it. Patrick Rothfuss is a very talented narrator, by the way !It can be read (or listened to) before reading The name of the wind, or after The wise man's fear, which I did. Bast is a very intriguing character, we don't know yet how Kvothe and him met (I'd dearly l...

Bast is one of my favorite characters in KKC. In this book though, he’s more of a sexual predator than anything else. Just kind of creepy. Hanging around playgrounds to corrupt little kids, spying on women and then essentially drugging them with his magic. I don’t know. Rubbed me the wrong way.Obviously he’s not some kind of pillar of morality. But it still made me sad to see Bast like this.

And here we go, the last Kingkiller thing out there to review. It was good, Bast is for sure an interesting character, but it was a bit boring at times. Really, what has happened in these 70 pages?Rating: 3.0 stars.

4.5 stars. Though short, it told a complete, illuminating story. The protagonist was interesting and whimsical, and the plot was always entertaining.

I wanted to start reading The Kingkiller Chronicle and found this e-book. The Lightning Tree is a companion story to the series which takes place before The Name of the Wind (#1).It’s centered on Bast, on a single day in Newarre, the town where Waystone Inn is located. It particularly focuses on how he is helping the child Rike to get rid of his abusive father.Bast is a mysterious character. This story does show that he is a pleasure seeker at some point and also manipulates children for it? Tho...

It's a short story relating one day's of Bast "work". It is an intriguing story and the stile is wonderful as always with Patrick Rothfuss. I don't give it five stars because it is too short to really captivate the reader. However, if you are looking for a tale to read in one day (or maybe two), this is definitively a five stars one.

Quite enjoyed finding out a bit more about Bast and what he gets up to! :)

The Lightning Tree (The Kingkiller Chronicle #0.5)by Patrick RothfussPart of my read of the Kingkiller Chronicle is The Lightning Tree. This is a companion short story that was first published in 2014 in the anthology Rogues.The story centres around Bast and gives more depth into how he lives his life. It is best read after 'The name of the wind' and 'The wise man's fear' as readers will have a better introduction to the character by doing so.I enjoyed this story and I feel it gives Bast much mo...

Really cool short story giving some interesting background on a character I liked and wanted to know more about in the main series. Also some cool little worldbuilding things under the guise of a small scale but interesting story. Also, as is par for the course with Rothfuss and KKC there is way more going on in the subtext here than on the surface.

Really fun story centering around the everyday life of Bast. Definitely worth the read.