This first in a new trilogy introduces an exciting debut author. An accessible read, although quite long, but the narrative will keep you gripped and the character of ‘Kovthe’ is a complex and arresting figure. An exciting new voice in the science fiction genre.
'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.My name is Kvothe.You may have heard of me'So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read coming-of-age adventure.
| Primary Genre | Fantasy |
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'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon.
The Name of the Wind features in the following genres: Fantasy, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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The Name of the Wind was written by Patrick Rothfuss and published by Gollancz an imprint of Orion
The Name of the Wind has 672 pages
Yes it is part of The Kingkiller Chronicle series
£27.00, reduced from £30.00. In Stock.
