The Name of the Wind

Name: The Name of the Wind
Rating: 4.4576051779935275 (3090 reviews)
Author: Patrick Rothfuss
ISBN: 9781473224087

by Patrick Rothfuss

4.5

(3,090 ratings)

669 pages2007GollanczISBN 9781473224087

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About this book

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.

Publication Details

Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 2007
Pages: 669
ISBN: 9781473224087

About Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author, best known for his epic fantasy series *The Kingkiller Chronicle*. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, he matriculated at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, initially studying chemical engineering before switching to English. Rothfuss spent nearly a decade working on his debut novel, [*The Name of the Wind*][1], which was published in 2007 to critical acclaim. The novel won the Quill Award and became a New York Times Bestseller. The success of his first book allowed him to focus on writing full-time, leading to the publication of the second book in the series, [*The Wise Man's Fear*][2], in 2011, which also topped the New York Times Bestseller list. In addition to his writing, Rothfuss founded Worldbuilders, a charity fundraiser. ([Source][3]) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8479867W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8479869W [3]: https://patrickrothfuss.com/content/author.html