It all started with fear. One day, returning from a walk in the forest, young Kvothe, an actor from a traveling troupe, found a terrible ashes at the site of the camp set up for the night. And the mutilated corpses of fellow actors, his traveling family. And the shadows of strange creatures hiding in the darkness of the forest. Thus, for the first time, the Chandrians, a mysterious tribe, whose name is used to scare children and whose terrible deeds are told in ancient legends, invade the young man’s life. Now Kvothe's goal is to find the killers and give them what they deserve. But in order to fight demons, you need to master knowledge that is inaccessible to a mere mortal - study the art of magic and learn to command the elements...