The Second book in the series , The Wise Man 's Fear , is currently # 1 on The New York Times Best Selling Hardcover Fiction ListRothfuss has also publicly declared that he would financially assist Nathan Fillion in buying the rights to the `` Firefly '' Televison series from Fox .
The second book in Patrick Rothfuss ' The Kingkiller Chronicle , The Wise Man 's Fear , leads The New York Times Best Selling Hardcover Fiction List .