The Name of the Wind

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The Name Of The Wind
Author	Patrick Rothfuss
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	The Kingkiller Chronicles
Genre(s)	Heroic Fantasy
Publisher	DAW Books Hardcover
Publication date	27 March 2007
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	662 pp (hardcover)
ISBN	ISBN 978-0756404079
Preceded by	n/a
Followed by	The Wise Man's Fear

The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One) is a fantasy book by Patrick Rothfuss, the first book in a series called The Kingkiller Chronicles. It was published in 2007 by DAW books and features two possible hardcovers. The novel has received a notable amount of acclaim, specifically among fantasy authors, with Orson Scott Card comparing it favorably to the Harry Potter series.

[edit] Plot

The series is essentially the biography of a famous musician, arcanist, and adventurer named Kvothe. After gaining notoriety at a young age, he disappears from public life and is eventually tracked down to a backwater inn by Devan Lochees, who goes by the name 'Chronicler'. After some persuasion, Chronicler convinces Kvothe to tell him his life story. However, the story is occasionally punctuated by interludes, during which it becomes clear that someone is looking for Kvothe. Meanwhile Kvothe's friend and first (and only) apprentice Bast is unwilling to let Chronicler tell all of Kvothe's story. The story thus proceeds on two levels, as we learn how Kvothe came to be the man he is now, whilst other events take place in the present hinting at a greater story to follow.