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Hello Mr. Rothfuss! I would just like to thank you again for doing this AMA, as well as all the fantastic work you are doing with Worldbuilders. Its always nice to find out your favorite authors aren't assholes. Anyway! My question is What makes copper so darn handy in your books? Its mentioned time and time again, especially in conjunction with Namers, but I can not find a single scientific property that makes copper unique. The only theory I have is related to human history and metallurgy, or is copper just a random element you picked as a foil to Naming. Thanks again!

“It is the questions we can’t answer that teach us the most. they teach us how to think.” May I just quickly add a question to this real quick? What are the first few novels you are going to introduce to Oot? Or will you just let him discover reading on his own?