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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.
If you like Patrick Rothfuss you might also like to read books by George R R Martin, Robin Hobb and Steven Erikson.
Synopsis
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
'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 title.
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Publication date
12th June 2008Author
Patrick RothfussMore books by Patrick Rothfuss
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Orion Publishing CoFormat
Paperback
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9780575081406Lovereading helps me decide what real people read.
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