The Name of the Wind

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. „The best epic fantasy I read last year.... He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.“ – George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire „Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.“ – Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara „The characters are real and the magic is true.“ – Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin’s Apprentice „Masterful.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description.“ – Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn