I finally got around to reading these this year and overall they are delightful. You can really see where a lot of modern authors have found inspiration.

My favourite of the quartet was probably the first one, though. It's a good version of The Name of the Wind.



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For those who have read them: what did you think of the fourth (Tehanu)? I thought it wasn't in keeping with the others. All of a sudden there was a very grim premise (Therru's history) and it felt a lot angrier, lacking in hope despite Lebannen. Is this a product of the gap between the books and where Fantasy had gone in the intervening years?

Are the other two books worth reading?