The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1)
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The New York Times bestselling novel. This is the riveting first-person narrative of Kvothe, a young man who grows to be one of the much notorious magicians 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-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece this transfers readers into the body and intellect of a wizard.
Amazon.com's Excellent of the Year...So Far Pick for 2007: Harry Potter fans craving a new intellect-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind--the first book in a trilogy concerning 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 together with Patrick Rothfuss Q: Were you always a fan of fantasy novels? A: Always. My first non-image books were the Narnia Chronicles. Afterwards this my mom gave me Ihe Hobbit and Dragonriders. I grew up reading concerning each fantasy and sci-fi book I could locate. 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 this be "where my heart lays?" I always screw this up. Q: Who are some of your favorite authors? Favorite books? A: Hmmm.... How concerning I post this 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 prize 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 excellent. Q: How did Kvothe's story come to you? Did you always plan on a trilogy? A: This story initiated together with Kvothe's character. I knew it was going to be concerning 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 concerning the exploration and revelation of a world, but it's in addition concerning Kvothe's desire to uncover the truth concealed beneath the stories in his world. The story is a lot of things, I guess. As you can inform, I'm not very good at describing it. I always inform people, "If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have necessary to put in writing a whole novel concerning it." I didn't plan it as a trilogy though. I just wrote it and it got to be so long this 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 think in spoilers. But I believe it's safe to say this Kvothe grows up a little in the second book. He learns extra concerning 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. Patrick Rothfuss's Books You Should Read The Last Unicorn Neverwhere Declare Beatrice's Goat Blankets See extra recommendations (together with comments) from Patrick Rothfuss
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My new favorite story   2010-07-27
By Katherine Middlemiss (Providence, RI United States)
I read a lot of books. With that said, I enjoy most of what I read. Every 10 books or so I find one that I like rereading at least once a year. Out of that small handful, one or two are ones that I might reread every six months. Since I have owned Name of the Wind - paperback copy, I've read it until the cover fell off, I've purchased the audio book, and am pre-ordering The Wise Man's Fear. It has been a long time since I have been so drawn into a story. A long time since reading a book causes me to experience the story via different aspects. A long time since rereading a story hasn't bored me into wanting to skip through the 'boring' chapters. I love the storyline. I fell in love with the characters. After I finished I was immediately hungry for more. Mr. Rothfuss is exceedingly talented. I hope he continues to entertain us indefinitely. Do yourself a favor. Purchase this book and be entertained.
After The Song of Ice & Fire...   2010-07-24
By Erich
I read the Song of Ice and Fire quartet recently and, having been sucked into the fantasy world, looked for another book to quench my thirst. Amazon recommended "The Name of the Wind," and it was at my local library so I took the leap. And I am quite pleased I did. It was nice to not have hundreds of ancillary characters introduced. It was nice not have 75% of your main characters die and have to switch your focus to secondary plot lines. And above all else, it was nice to have people actually LOVE each other for once. Not one time the thousands of pages of Martin's epic did I ever, EVER, get the feel that two characters really loved one another (well, not true. Daenerys seems to love for a brief moment - and then her husband dies and we have a burning birth of dragons. Great.) All of the main characters in 'Song' are rich and privileged when everything starts. And, of course, they get knocked down throughout the story, but you always know in the back of your mind that they will probably reassert their bloodline someday. Merit? Hell, no. The fact that your dad was so-and-so? Plenty. Stories of common folk? Please. I read a few of the bad reviews of this book and I have to lend them some credence. While Kvothe does seem to be uber-man, he's not Jaime Lannister. He's not Eddard Stark. He's not Jon Snow. In fact, the only person as interesting as Kvothe in 'Song' is Tyrion, and he was completely ignored in the 4th book. Does Kvothe have great combat skills? Does he wield a "magic" sword? No and no. I will say this though, many of the ideas are derivative. There was a review that claimed Rothfuss stuck Kvothe in University for so long due to the success of the Harry Potter phenomenon. I can't argue that - but it didn't bother me. In fact, I'd go farther than that. The Chandrian are very reminiscent of both the Nazgul AND the Sith...Star Wars' evil side. Far from being a bad thing, I think that's fantastic! I want bad guys! I want good guys! In 'Song' you would be hard pressed to find who the "good" people are and, as a few have said before me, it seems any and all "good" people get rewarded with their own head handed to them. But on top of all this, and what shines through for me, is the writing. Moments, thoughts, and feelings come through clear as day. And you begin to sympathize, empathize with the main character. Sure, he's smart as a whip. But he gets thrashed repeatedly and saves his hide just barely. Why people find some guy surviving a medieval battlefield swinging a magic sword while sheathed in armor and living more believable than Kvothe, I don't know. But those novels exist, and they're welcome to them. Sure Kvothe is an archetype. So? He's Luke Skywalker with out the lightsaber; Ben Kenobi without the age. He's Harry Potter without the lineage. I love these stories and I do not mind having them told with a new hero. But I think the heart of it all is love story. NO ONE, and I mean NO ONE, in 'Song' would sacrifice "honor" for love. I relate to characters like myself - flawed, aspiring for perfection, and always susceptible to the maiden. Well done, Mr. Rothfuss, well done.
Outstanding Book! Couldn't put it down!   2010-07-23
By David K Buxbaum (Holbrook, NY USA)
Here's my review from an everyday regular guy who enjoys reading: I found this book by accident while searching for a good Fantasy Fiction book to read. I have just started getting into Fantasy Fiction. This is only the second Fantasy Fiction book that I've read.I could not put this book down! After reading some of the negative reviews,I think some people just didn't understand how this story is told. The main character "Kvothe" is telling the story of his life to a scribe named "Chronicler". So when you read this book, you are being TOLD the story by the main character. There are breaks in the story telling. I think some readers expect something to happen during this "break" - like that's when the story will unfold. This book reads the same way a friend would be telling you the story of his life - if he wanted you to write it down. Kvothe's life IS the story. This is a very entertaining book that left me wanting more every time i picked it up. Can't wait for the sequel. If you want an easy reading, great book that you can't put down - this is it!
quite good for the genre   2010-07-19
By Zora Calder (USA)
Solid fantasy novel except for this stupid framing device he uses, which really a friend or agent or editor should have gotten him to take out of there, as it just interrupts a reader's suspension of disbelief, waking us up from the fictive dream not just once but over and over and over again every time he shoehorns it back into the main narrative. He has written several songs and poems for the world, and they are pretty darned good, really giving you the sense of "real" folk songs. I liked this enough that I'll certainly read the next one in the series. But that framing device better pay off in spades in novel 3, or I'm going to heave it across the room with great force.
Best Book Ever   2010-07-16
By Julie Morgan (Higbee, Missouri USA)
The Name of the Wind is, by far, the best book I have ever read. I happened upon this book on day at Barnes and Noble and decided to buy it. It was the last book in my stack that I read but I wish that I had read it first. This book is amazing. I am eagerly awaiting the second book which is set to come out March 1, 2011. If you are ever looking for another fantasy book better than this one, then you might as well give up now. Because I doubt you will find one.