The Name of the Wind
Author(s): ROTHFUSS PATRICK
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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"The debut of a writer we would all do well to watch. Patrick Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous." -Terry Brooks "The great new fantasy writer we've all been waiting for." -Orson Scott Card "The type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. THE FANTASY WORLD HAS A NEW STAR." -"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "REFRESHINGLY NIMBLE AND OF-BEAT...a finely-tuned coming-of-age story, full of humor, action and the occasional dose of magic." -"San Francisco Chronicle" "One of the best stories told in any medium in a decade." -"The Onion" "A rare and great pleasure." -Ursula K. LeGuin "Elegantly told." -"Library Journal" (starred review)
General Fields
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- : daw
- : daw
- : 0.345
- : 29 February 2008
- : 172mm X 106mm X 40mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : ROTHFUSS PATRICK
- : Paperback / softback
- : 2018
- : English
- : 813.6
- : 720
- : illustrations