The Name of the Wind
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| Author | Patrick Rothfuss |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Kingkiller Chronicle |
| Genre | Heroic fantasy |
| Published | 27 March 2007 DAW Books Hardcover |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 662 pp (hardcover) |
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| OCLC | 145149268 |
| 813/.6 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3618.O8685 N36 2007 |
| Followed by | The Wise Man's Fear |
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One) is a fantasy novel by Patrick Rothfuss, the first book in a series called The Kingkiller Chronicle. It was published in 2007 by DAW Books with two possible hardcovers: one features the face of the Green Man with the title letters in silver and the other shows the figure of Kvothe with the letters printed in gold. A new cover was released in subsequent reprints, depicting a cloaked figure under a dark sky in a windy field.
Rothfuss wrote The Name of the Wind during his nine-year advance toward his B.S. in English. He drew inspiration from the range of college courses he explored, and from his personal interests and hobbies. A short story excerpted from the novel The Wise Man's Fear (sequel to The Name of the Wind), "The Road to Levinshir", won the Writers of the Future contest in 2002, leading to the book's publication. The Wise Man's Fear itself was released on March 1, 2011 by DAW Books.
Orion have also released UK version of the audio books of The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear narrated by Rupert Degas. Brilliance audio has released US version of the audio books of The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear narrated by Nick Podehl. Another version was released on tape narrated by Fred Major for the American Printing House for the Blind.
The book is divided into two timelines: the first in the present, told through a third-person narrator; the second in protagonist Kvothe's past, narrated by Kvothe himself.
At the very beginning, the reader hears an old story-teller speaking of a famous old wizard called Taborlin the Great, who was captured by evil beings called the Chandrian. Escaping them, Taborlin fell from a great height - but since he knew the Name of the Wind, he called it and the Wind came and set him down safely. In later parts of the book, characters are often skeptical of such stories. Some kinds of magic are taught in The University as an academic discipline and have daily life applications (those who can afford it could buy magical lamps, much better than the candles used by poorer people...). However, it is doubted that magicians can truly call upon The Wind, and the Chandrian - whose appearance is supposedly heralded by flames turning blue - are often dismissed as mythical bogeymen.
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