Name of the Wind, The (Kingkiller Chronicle)

Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle.<br/>“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry Brooks<br/>OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD!<br/>DAY ONE: THE NAME OF THE WIND<br/>My name is Kvothe.<br/>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.<br/>You may have heard of me.<br/>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.<br/>Praise for The Kingkiller Chronicle:<br/>“The best epic fantasy I read last year.... He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.”<br/>—George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire<br/>“Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.”<br/>—Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara<br/>"It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing...with true music in the words."<br/>—Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea<br/>"The characters are real and the magic is true.”<br/>—Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin’s Apprentice<br/>"Masterful.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description."<br/>—Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn