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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

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Series: The Kingkiller Chronicle (1)

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    A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (Konran, Jannes)
    Jannes: Rothfuss draws inspiration from many sources, but to me no influence is so evident as that from the Earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin.
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    Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (LiddyGally)
    LiddyGally: Both fascinating first-person accounts of a boy growing up with strong magical powers. Both find loyal friends and face a teacher with a vendetta against them.
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    gtfernandezm: Both are strong first person narrated adventures of out-of-place heroes, and take familiar fantasy tropes and deconstruct them with intelligence and some wit.
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    The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts (SockMonkeyGirl)
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    Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank by Phil Foglio (leahsimone)
    leahsimone: These comics (online version) are ridiculously fun. Found out about them from Pat's Blog. I love them and I don't even read comics!… (more)
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    Littlewitch: This book is excellently written. It is one of those books that you pick up and do not want to put down until the last page. The author too several years to release his second book, because he wanted to make sure that the public received a book worthy to be following his first one.… (more)
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I had some trouble getting into it, but once I was far enough, this book was really engaging. The thing is that it's a story from the past that is told from the present. The past bits are fine, but in the present, the main character is rather depressed. Fortunately the past bits are by far the largest, and they contain cool magic, strange events and cool characters. The only thing that bothers me is that Kvothe, the main character tends to end chapters with a version of: 'I was really happy then, but that's because I didn't know yet what would happen'. Since Kvothe is getting into all sorts of trouble, there is plenty of opportunity to say it, and it takes you out of the story. I'd really rather just enjoy the happiness and be surprised by the bad things... ( )
  zjakkelien | May 9, 2013 |
I first scoffed at what a silly name Kvothe is for a character. Then I stopped myself and said, "Well so is Gandalf, when you get right down to it."
So I bought The Name of the Wind, and boy am I glad I did. This book was amazing. Pat is amazingly gifted at building worlds, describing and populating them. I didn't feel like I was reading a book, I felt like I was having an adventure. ( )
  perkybookworm | May 8, 2013 |
The Name of the wind is by far the best book that I have ever had the privilege to lay hands on. This intricate weaving of words fill the reader with dozens of emotions from the most joy they have ever felt to a deep seated feeling of hatred. The times when I am not reading this book are the worst for the wonder of what adventure young Kvothe will go on next is nearly unbearable.

I know I have given books that I have read in the past great reviews, which were rightly deserved, but there is truly no words to describe this amazing book. If I were to rate this on a scale from 1-10 it would be a 15 for I have not read a book this good in a long time.
  br13iama | Apr 21, 2013 |
I really enjoyed this book, more than I have any book in a while. It was hard to put down. It is well written, contained at least one line that made me laugh and felt different than the fantasy books I've read lately. That being said, there are some very familiar elements, but they don't detract from the book. If I had one other critique of this book, it would be the relative lack of action. While the main character seems to be a master of wizardry and swordsman, very little of that shows up in this book, and what does happen occurs offstage. ( )
  Karlstar | Apr 16, 2013 |
It's a fantasy anti-novel, although I'm skeptical to the intentionality. If you can accept that, it's an enjoyable read since the author can write pretty. ( )
  smhb | Apr 14, 2013 |
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To my mother, who taught me to love books, and opened the door to Narnia, Pern, and Middle Earth.
And to my father, who taught me that if I was going to do something, I should take my time and do it right.
And lastly, to Mr. Bohage, my high school history teacher. In 1989 I told him I’d mention him in my first novel. I keep my promises
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It was that night again. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.
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Anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things.
I only know one story. But oftentimes small pieces seem to be stories themselves.
Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.
Wisdom precludes boldness.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0756405890, Paperback)

Amazon.com's Best of the Year...So Far Pick for 2007: Harry Potter fans craving a new mind-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind--the first book in a trilogy about an orphan boy who becomes a legend. Full of music, magic, love, and loss, Patrick Rothfuss's vivid and engaging debut fantasy knocked our socks off. --Daphne Durham

10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Patrick Rothfuss

Q: Were you always a fan of fantasy novels?
A: Always. My first non-picture books were the Narnia Chronicles. After that my mom gave me Ihe Hobbit and Dragonriders. I grew up reading about every fantasy and sci-fi book I could find. I used to go to the local bookstore and look at the paperbacks on the shelf. I read non-fantasy stuff too, of course. But fantasy is where my heart lies. Wait... Should that be "where my heart lays?" I always screw that up.

Q: Who are some of your favorite authors? Favorite books?
A: Hmmm.... How about I post that up as a list?

Q: What are you reading now?
A: Right now I'm reading Capacity, by Tony Balantyne. He was nominated for the Philip K Dick award this last year. I heard him read a piece of the first novel, Recursion, out at Norwescon. I picked it up and got pulled right in. Capacity is the second book in the series. Good writing and cool ideas. Everything I've like best.

Q: How did Kvothe's story come to you? Did you always plan on a trilogy?
A: This story started with Kvothe's character. I knew it was going to be about him from the very beginning. In some ways it's the simplest story possible: it's the story of a man's life. It's the myth of the Hero seen from backstage. It's about the exploration and revelation of a world, but it's also about Kvothe's desire to uncover the truth hidden underneath the stories in his world. The story is a lot of things, I guess. As you can tell, I'm not very good at describing it. I always tell people, "If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it." I didn't plan it as a trilogy though. I just wrote it and it got to be so long that it had to be broken up into pieces. There were three natural breaking points in the story.... Hence the Trilogy.

Q: What is next for our hero?
A: Hmm..... I don't really believe in spoilers. But I think it's safe to say that Kvothe grows up a little in the second book. He learns more about magic. He learns how to fight, gets tangled up in some court politics, and starts to figure unravel some of the mysteries of romance and relationships, which is really just magic of a different kind, in a way.


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"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to 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 as a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin. But this book is so much more, for the story it tells reveals the truth behind Kvothe's legend"--From publisher description.… (more)

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