Do Not Buy This: "The Name of The Wind" 10th Anniversary Edition
Hey all. So, this is sort of a pet-peeve of mine: anniversary editions of books in an incomplete book series. This isn't targeted at any series or author in genera;, but today I'm going to showcase one such example: The Name of the Wind 10th Anniversary Edition by Patrick Rothfuss. Here's why. And, no, it's not because "it's not book 3." Pat has outlined the details about the book in his blog post here: http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2017/06/10th-anniversary-edition-cover-reveal/ . My problems with books like this, come from three different angles, as someone who likes complete and matching sets: 1) Will the second book, The Wise Man's Fear , also be release din this format?? If not, why have a book that will stick out like a sore thumb, compared to the other two? 2) Why not wait and do an anniversary set for the entire series? If there's an anniversary edition of The Lord of the Rings , guess what - you'll get all three parts in that style...