The Name of the Wind

By Patrick Rothfuss

Book Overview

Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss' epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. "I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss." --Lin-Manuel Miranda - "He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy." --George R. R. Martin - "Rothfuss has real talent." --Terry Brooks OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD! DAY ONE: THE NAME OF THE WIND My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me. So begins a tale unequaled in fantasy literature--the story of a hero told in his own voice. It is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend. Praise for The Kingkiller Chronicle: "The best epic fantasy I read last year.... He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy." --George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire "Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous." --Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara "It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing...with true music in the words." --Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea "The characters are real and the magic is true." --Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin's Apprentice "Masterful.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description." --Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756404746
• ISBN13: 8601300468570
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: DAW Books
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Skip the first couple chapters until later

This is truly an amazing series. I bought the first book about three years ago, and it took me a whole year to get into it. The problem was the first couple chapters (set in the present) are sooo boring! Nothing really happens! I must have reread the first three chapters a dozen times because I kept giving up on it. But once I finally got through and the real story started (set in the past) it was so good I couldn’t put it...

The Best Fantasy Novel I've Read in Nearly a Decade

First, I just want to say that this is the best fantasy book I’ve read since A Game of Thrones back in 2011. I am very impressed with Rothfuss’ writing style and the characters. I spent more of my free time reading this than just about any other task. I found myself staying up late at night because finishing one chapter wasn’t good enough to settle my mind. I also found myself daydreaming about the book as I was trying to...

Masterful Storytelling in a Compelling World

I had heard of this book a few months ago and decided I should work on reading it. Now that I've finished, I greatly wish I would have read it much earlier in my life! As a voracious fantasty reader and musician, I found myself continually enticed to plow through this novel. It is an immersive world, the storytelling conventions are unique, and I [mostly] enjoyed the characters. Kvothe is a wonderfully written character I...

Unbelievably good!

I read this first book from the recommendation of a friend, and imidiately fell in love. I've now amlost finished the second book, and I can hardly wait for the third. Anyone and everyone should read this book!!

Must Read

One of the most beautiful, touching, deeply relevant works of fantasy literature I have ever read. As previous reviewers have mentioned, I can only really compare it to the Lord of the Rings in scope, importance and quality. The tale follows the mythic (but quite human) character of Kvothe, uniquely fully realized as a human with incomparable mental powers and skills of survival. The series chronicles Kvothe's extraordinary...