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| Original Title: | The Name of the Wind |
| ISBN: | 075640407X (ISBN13: 9780756404079) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.nameofthewind.com |
| Series: | The Kingkiller Chronicle #1 |
| Characters: | Bast, Denna, Ambrose, Kvothe, Simmon, Wilem, The Chandrian, Devi, Auri, Fela, Chronicler |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel and Best Fantasy Novel (2008), Compton Crook Award Nominee (2008), Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nominee for Roman étranger and Traduction (2010), ALA Alex Award (2008), The Quill Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror (2007) Sakura Medal for High School Book (2009), Premio Ignotus Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera (Best Foreign Novel) (2010), Tähtifantasia Award Nominee (2011) |
Patrick Rothfuss
Hardcover | Pages: 662 pages Rating: 4.54 | 661443 Users | 39321 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1) |
| Author | : | Patrick Rothfuss |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 662 pages |
| Published | : | April 2007 by Penguin Group DAW (first published March 27th 2007) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens. Fantasy |
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Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen.The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature.
A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.
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Ratings: 4.54 From 661443 Users | 39321 ReviewsEvaluation Based On Books The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1)
As an avid adult fantasy reader, out of all the books that Ive been recommended, The Name of the Wind has always been recommended to me the most. Google, Goodreads, book reviewing sites, 9gag, even some people who don't read a lot of fantasy books, they have all praised the series highly and now that Ive read it, its in my opinion that the fame is totally well deserved; theres no doubt that this is truly a fantastic high fantasy book.In terms of plot overview, the book is simplistic enough.I have no interest in imagining I'm someone who is stronger, deadlier, smarter, sexier, etc. than myself - a famed hero in a milqtoast world little different from modern North America. I read fantasy to immerse myself in strange worlds ripe with danger and conflict. To uncork primal wonders. And there is none of that in Rothfuss' book. His world is about as strange and dangerous as a mashed potato sandwich. His protagonist is comically overblown wish fullfillment for people who weren't popular
"I must confess myself... disappointed."(For those who don't get the reference, it's a line that Voldemort uses in Goblet of Fire - the movie version at least. I am using a Harry Potter reference in retaliation to all those people who are somehow comparing this to that series, for the sole reason that there's a freaking magical university. Really, there's very little comparison aside from that. I mean, not even to get into how the whole tone and whatnot is different, but, really, the fact that
Patrick Rothfusss The Name of the Wind (The KingKiller Chronicle #1) is a work I should have read a long time ago. This is a magnificent and wonderfully-written epic fantasy novel! I actually started it a little over a year ago, but didnt get very far. At the time, I had been plowing through books, and Ive since discovered that this is not the way to get to know or appreciate The Name of the Wind. This first book in The KingKiller Chronicle emphasizes the early years of a wizard named Kvothe,
I'm sorry, Mr. Rothfuss. For realz, actual sorry. Honestly. I tried giving your book two stars out of pity, since I so wanted to like it and I'd feel bad about giving it one star and dragging down your average rating. Though you don't appear to need my pity. Your book has the highest average GR rating (4.49) of any of the book I've read. I finally dropped my rating down to one star because it's just a steaming pile of crap and I couldn't take the embarrassment of having posted a two-star rating
When I began reading this, I did so with a yawn. It initially appeared quite basic and completely uninspiring. I almost stopped reading after twenty five pages, shocking I know. If I did that it would have been a massive mistake because this is one of the best fantasy novels published in the last twenty years. Those first few pages did nothing to encourage me, but as soon as I realised that this is, essentially, a story about a story, I was hooked of Rothfuss magic.This series has such a huge
Who can even bother with this review?!! More to the point and honestly why did I bother with this review?!! "for realz!" I am literally in pain. I
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