Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. “I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry Brooks OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD! DAY ONE: THE NAME OF THE WIND My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping … WIND
My name is Kvothe.
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.
You may have heard of me.
So begins a tale unequaled in fantasy literature—the story of a hero told in his own voice. It is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man’s search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.
Praise for The Kingkiller Chronicle:
“The best epic fantasy I read last year…. He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.”
—George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire
“Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.”
—Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara
“It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing…with true music in the words.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea
“The characters are real and the magic is true.”
—Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin’s Apprentice
“Masterful…. There is a beauty to Pat’s writing that defies description.”
—Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn
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Hard to put down. On to the next installment.
This book is magnificent. I wish the sequels. had been as compelling.
AMAZING!!! Love, love, love this series!! If Patrick wanted to wright 12 books about this world I would be first in line for every release!
Incredible writing by the author. I honestly believe this book wouldn’t be nearly as interesting if anybody else had written it.
One of my favorite all time books!
One of the best fantasy series i have read, plan on reading it again in a few years, it was that good
One start not for the book which is interesting, but the second one of this series was written in 2011. I do not believe a third book takes 8 years to write, so logic indicates that the author does not have the intention to ever finish the story. Unethical,
Excellent story, easy to read.
I hate to put you on an incomplete series, but this is probably the best story that was ever written. It’s worth reading even if we don’t know how it ends yet. It’s the kind of story that you get so involved in that you pick up mannerisms from the characters, which is weird for the people around you who haven’t read the book!
I don’t think there are words to fully encompass this books greatness. While I’ve heard time and time again “it’s a must read”, after reading it all I can muster is wow. The suspense, and mystery surrounding every aspect of the world and Kvothes life are enough to keep a reader on the edge of their seat. But to add in the way the story has been woven together, and the art of the sentences. wow. Reading this book gave me chills, and has left me recovering from a book drunken stupor.
I never read reviews until after I read a book, so I’ll add that this book is about a person telling a story about them self. Not only that, but them self in their adolescence. Most stories about ones self aren’t as they seem as we tend to see ourselves in a specific rose colored light. It is easy to over analyze a story being told, but to understand the weight of the words from the storytellers perspective makes for a much different tale. This books had many layers and meanings. For me, Kvothe may be good at many things and his story would obviously point out how amazing he is as much as possible, but he is also just as bad at many other things, and shows his faults and weaknesses through out the story. I also feel like he is a hopeless romantic with a lack of understand for women (typical adolescence behavior), and that not every story needs a “strong female lead” or women to only be shown in a specific light. But each person in his story serves a purpose to his life, and if you analyze his upbringing, as told by him, his thoughts and actions make a lot of sense in my opinion. But as this is only day 1, much of the meaning is yet to be determined.
Loved the whole series.
This book is amazing and gets better with every reread.
The writer has great skill at telling his story, and shaping the world with his words. If you like epic fantasy, you’ll like this for sure.
Love all of Patrick Rothfuss books, he just takes to long to get new books to market!
WAY overrated. I think a lot of guys like this book because it’s total wish fulfillment. The hero is a total Gary Stu, and his love interest is the epic fantasy version of a manic pixie dream girl. Save your time and give this one a pass.
Patrick Rothfuss got it right with this one. The journey his character takes is gripping and had me hooked from start to finish. I can’t wait to read the last in series when it comes out.
This is the only work of fiction that I have read multiple times. A truly epic fantasy tale!
One of my favorite books of all time. Waiting for the next one in the series…
I never thought I’d like a book so much where so very little plot happens. It has elements of Harry Potter with school, but no large climax. It’s simply a back story with awesome magical things happening. Think of The Hobbit with all the travel and adventures and no Smaug at the end.
The prose is just lovely. It’s narrated from the POV of a bard. The magic system is also well thought out. It reminds me a bit of Brandon Sanderson in that regard, without the epic scale.
This is the story of a man named Kvothe. He has gone into hiding – presumed dead by many – until one day a Chronicler comes to town wanting to find him and hear his story. Kvothe agrees, and such begins the story of his life. He tells of being a little boy in a music troop. How one night while he was playing away from the camp, he comes back to find the entire troop dead – including his parents. The Chandrian – or evil spirits – have killed everyone “for singing the wrong kind of songs” Kvothe escapes, and starts a life on the streets as a beggar, barely surviving day to day. He eventually gets a small amount of money together, buys a good pair of clothes, and applies to learn at the local University. At this University, they teach magic (what they call sympathy). He is only 15, but he is among the youngest to be admitted and he excels quickly. He spends a few years at the University honing his skills, and also trying to learn as much as he can about the Chandrian who killed his parents.
I liked this book. It is LONG – almost 700 pages, but it held my interest. I enjoyed the story of how this very poor boy who had barely a penny to his name got to the University and became a legend in his own right. There were parts that didn’t make a lot of sense to me – things I think the author could have left out to shorten the story. For example – there was a long section of the book that he spends in the company of a young lady while he looks for the Chandiran. He has heard a rumor that they are 60 miles north of where he is in school, so he just bolts, buys a horse on a loan, and heads out to find the Chandrian. He seems…..out of place. Sure – I get that he wanted to find them. But he is a 15 year old boy – what was he going to do when he found them? In the end – he didn’t find them, but it was a wasted part of the book in my opinion. Although – maybe the author was showing what a true 15 year old boy would do – take off without thinking. So….whatever. The book, also, is written in a fashion along the lines of The Hobbit. It is a fantasy book – made up words, and made up coin……but not to the point of distraction. There are books out there that make up words for the sake of doing it. Here it was a nice balance.
Other than that – it was a good tale. IT is the first book in a trilogy, but if each are 700 pages, the other books will have to wait until I finish my challenge to get to those. If you like fantasy books, like Lord of the Rings, or the Hobbit….give this book a try.