Name of the Wind
Those looking for a new epic fantasy series can rejoice at the publication of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (DAW, paperback, $7.99), the first book in a trilogy. Told in the first person, we learn of the early life of legendary Kvothe — orphan, genius, magician, bard, and kingkiller.
This assured, compelling first novel should be well-received by fans of Robert Jordan, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Guy Gavriel Kay. The second novel in the trilogy will be releasing next year in hardcover.
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April 28, 2008 at 8:36 am
[...] and so I’m afraid many of the finalists are unfamiliar to me, but the one I have read and greatly enjoyed was The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, a finalist for Best First [...]