An instant New York Times USA Today and Indie Bestseller! #1 New York Times -bestselling
phenomenon Patrick Rothfuss returns to the wildly popular Kingkiller Chronicle universe with a
stunning reimagining of "The Lightning Tree." Expanded to twice its previous length and
lavishly illustrated by Nate Taylor this touching stand-alone story is sure to please new
readers and veteran Rothfuss fans alike. Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a
negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing to watch him trade is to
watch an artist at work. But even a master's brush can slip. When he accepts a gift taking
something for nothing Bast's whole world is knocked askew for he knows how to bargain—but not
how to owe. From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day follow the Kingkiller
Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes and sneaks dancing into trouble and back out again
with uncanny grace. The Narrow Road Between Desires is Bast's story. In it he traces the old
ways of making and breaking following his heart even when doing so goes against his better
judgement. After all what good is caution if it keeps him from danger and delight?
