The first book I decided to read for my theme study relating to ambition was The Wise Mans Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. This is the second book in the King-killer chronicles which consists of three books, the first being The Name of the Wind and the third being The Doors of Stone which is predicted to come out in late 2016. The overall story of the first two books surrounds the character of Kvothe, who in the present is presented as a simple innkeeper who is just another person among many. However, the story really starts when an unusual character arrives at his inn, armed with the knowledge of his rich past and convincing him to recount his life story, which is what the majority of the book is made up of, with Kvothe telling the story of his life in a traditional story format. Kvothe starts off accompanying a travelling group of Edemah Ruh, a race of traveling bards and entertainers with his familly. In a random turn of events, the group are brutally murdered by a supposedly mythical group of people called the Chandrian, who most people believe to be a myth. This event sets the stage for the rest of the story, with a young Kvothe journeying for from city to city in search of the University, the learning hub of the world and the only place with infomation on the Chandrian. Kvothe shows a masssive amount of ambition when searching for the university, while overcoming all the emotional and psychical hurdles in his life. The story then follows kvothe’s journey when looking for infomation about the Chandrian. Everywhere he goes he is at a disadvantage in some form due to his wealth, racial prejudice and other factors, but his defining characteristic is that he overcomes everything thrown at him. This clearly shows Kvothe ambition and drive to stride towards his goal and links to the focus of theme study which is ambition.