A Silence of Three Parts: The Name of the Wind

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07/25/19 • 40 min

The Tipsy Nerds are drinking the "Waystone Inn Special," a tasty bourbon-maple drink inspired by The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. The Nerds chat about the most recently written book to make it onto the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy books of all time. Hear what the Tipsy Nerds like most about NoTW, and how this book broke a lot of rules on its way to super stardom.

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