It was night again.
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(2007)
The Name of the Wind
The Kingkiller Chronicles Day 1
1st paperback printing (11)
by Patrick Rothfuss
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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.
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The Name of the Wind
2017, Gollancz
Hardcover
in English
- Illustrated Tenth Anniversary Edition (1)
147322408X 9781473224087
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El nombre del viento: Cronicas del asesino de reyes: Primer dia
2013-09, Vintage Espanol
Paperback
in Spanish
- PRIMERA EDICIÖN VINTAGE ESPANOL (1)
0345805364 9780345805362
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The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One
2011, Gollancz
Paperback
in English
1407234722 9781407234724
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The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: day one
2009-04, Daw Books
Paperback
in English
- printing (21)
0756405890 9780756405892
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The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicles Day 1
2008-04, DAW Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- 1st paperback printing (11)
0756404746 9780756404741
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The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One
2007-04, DAW
Hardcover
in English
- First Hardcover Printing (1)
075640407X 9780756404079
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The Name of the Wind, also called The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle. It was published on March 27, 2007, by DAW Books, the novel has been hailed as a masterpiece of high fantasy.
The story begins the tale of Kvothe (pronounced "quothe"), a young man who becomes the most notorious magician his world has ever known. Kvothe narrates his own journey, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players to his years as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, and his daring entrance into a prestigious and perilous school of magic.
Patrick Rothfuss's debut novel has been praised for its fresh and earthy originality, transporting readers into the mind of a wizard and the world that shaped him. It explores the truth behind the legend of a hero and how one can become entangled in their own mythology. Rothfuss's powerful storytelling and robust writing have earned him comparisons to renowned fantasy authors such as Tad Williams, George R. R. Martin, and Robert Jordan.
Followed by: The Wise Man's Fear
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