Paperback, 662 pages
English language
Published May 16, 2009 by Daw Books.
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, followed by The Wise Man's Fear. It was published on March 27, 2007, by DAW Books.
I don't usually read much fantasy, but I enjoyed this. The analog to Harry Potter comes from the first book focusing on the main character studies in magic.
I will admit that the writing is pretty good. Every word is chosen wisely and the writing is cohesive. However, a quite interesting story is overshadowed by the most boring plot ever read in a fantasy book. People read fantasy books, because they want smth supernatural, beyond reality and typical human flaws. Here, the character is simple very intelligent. Not the chosen one. Kvothe does not fight any powerful evil character. Also, no action at all. Some harry potter tricks every now and then. This book ends up with a lot of romance and a small piece of fantasy. I am just wondering how it is so overrated. Maybe it is a nice story for teen girls who liked petty, teen magician stories. But surely not an impressive debut, especially in this genre.
Good book. One of the better stories I've read in a while. Suffers from being the first major work of the author. Reminds me of someone putting his GURPS character into a novel. I would recommend the book to anyone who enjoys Fantasy or Sci-fi. I look forward to see what he is writing a decade from now
