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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day 1)
by: Patrick Rothfuss

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780756404741
ISBN: 0756404746
Label: DAW
Manufacturer: DAW
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 736
Publication Date: April 01, 2008
Publisher: DAW
Sales Rank: 1276
Studio: DAW

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The riveting first-person narrative of a young man who grows to be the most notorious magician his world has ever seen. From his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime- ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that transports readers into the body and mind of a wizard. It is a high-action novel written with a poet's hand, a powerful coming-of-age story of a magically gifted young man, told through his eyes: to read this book is to be the hero.

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Amazon.com's Best of the Year...So Far Pick for 2007: Harry Potter fans craving a new mind-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind--the first book in a trilogy about an orphan boy who becomes a legend. Full of music, magic, love, and loss, Patrick Rothfuss's vivid and engaging debut fantasy knocked our socks off. --Daphne Durham

10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Patrick Rothfuss

Q: Were you always a fan of fantasy novels?
A: Always. My first non-picture books were the Narnia Chronicles. After that my mom gave me Ihe Hobbit and Dragonriders. I grew up reading about every fantasy and sci-fi book I could find. I used to go to the local bookstore and look at the paperbacks on the shelf. I read non-fantasy stuff too, of course. But fantasy is where my heart lies. Wait... Should that be 'where my heart lays?' I always screw that up.

Q: Who are some of your favorite authors? Favorite books?
A: Hmmm.... How about I post that up as a list?

Q: What are you reading now?
A: Right now I'm reading Capacity, by Tony Balantyne. He was nominated for the Philip K Dick award this last year. I heard him read a piece of the first novel, Recursion, out at Norwescon. I picked it up and got pulled right in. Capacity is the second book in the series. Good writing and cool ideas. Everything I've like best.

Q: How did Kvothe's story come to you? Did you always plan on a trilogy?
A: This story started with Kvothe's character. I knew it was going to be about him from the very beginning. In some ways it's the simplest story possible: it's the story of a man's life. It's the myth of the Hero seen from backstage. It's about the exploration and revelation of a world, but it's also about Kvothe's desire to uncover the truth hidden underneath the stories in his world. The story is a lot of things, I guess. As you can tell, I'm not very good at describing it. I always tell people, 'If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it.' I didn't plan it as a trilogy though. I just wrote it and it got to be so long that it had to be broken up into pieces. There were three natural breaking points in the story.... Hence the Trilogy.

Q: What is next for our hero?
A: Hmm..... I don't really believe in spoilers. But I think it's safe to say that Kvothe grows up a little in the second book. He learns more about magic. He learns how to fight, gets tangled up in some court politics, and starts to figure unravel some of the mysteries of romance and relationships, which is really just magic of a different kind, in a way.

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Rating: - Life Changing
I am so glad that fantasy has attracted such a great writer as Patrick Rothfuss, because I love both fantasy and literary art. He has both. He loves the whole concept of telling a story, but he also loves to get to the heart of art. It is beautiful, and painful at the same time. And it is life changing, at least for me, because it gives me ideas and motivation. That could be just a personal reaction, but if even one reader is affected in such a way, I think it is worth mentioning. The story initially proceeds through layers like an onion, so that the reader is not entirely sure what kind of story it is going to be. Move through the layers, because the core is so sweet (and wonderfully bitter and tangy and sharp). The characters he has created tear at your very soul, make you yearn or hate or worry. He makes you wonder about what happens to the mind when you push it too far, about the nature of poetry and music, he ... Read More

Rating: - An Engaging, Gripping Read
This one really grabbed me from the get-go after I purchased it from *insert huge book chain that severely overcharges* and I ruined my sleep schedule to learn more about the protagonist's life. What an interesting and original world Rothfuss has created! I would recommend this to anyone ready to start a new series, who is ready to suspend their disbelief in magic and adventure.
What to know before reading: it's slightly dark and the beginning does not make *total* sense until you learn more about Kvothe's past. That having been said, it's well worth biding your time for more to be revealed and it's not muddled or confusing.
I must admit, there is one flaw: I have to wait until April for the next one... twiddling my thumbs until then...

Rating: - I'm hooked!!
Fabulous! Aside from The Hobbit, I have never read a book from the science fiction/fantasy genre. The Name of the Wind intrigued me with the title, sold me with the summary, and captivated me with the story. I am absolutely hooked and can't wait for The Wise Man's Fear.

Rating: - Excellent
THE NAME OF THE WIND came to me as a friend visited me and recommended it to me. I read the (extremely compelling) summary on the back and instantly rushed out to get my own copy.

I spent 11 hours trying to read it in a plane and didn't even get beyond the first 70. It starts out okay, a plain innkeeper with a story to tell. Big deal. Once I had actually sat down with the book again and started from page 70, where everything basically starts IMHO, I was sucked into the world of Kvothe.

Kvothe, while he's still a cute little boy, is also extremely intelligent. He has the memory of a sponge and when an alchemist (or whatever you want to call him) joins the troupe, his interest is piqued and from a certain moment on, Kvothe wants to get into the university.

Disaster strikes (of course) and Kvothe is left all alone in the world, resorts to begging and stealing while fighting for his ... Read More

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