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Rupert degas name of the wind6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Kvothe is retelling the story verbally to another, The Chronicler, a famous, travelling story-teller and scribe. However, what makes it work so well for this book is the spin on this idea that Rothfuss deploys. Some examples include Robin Hobb’s Farseer trilogy and Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles series. Now, a protagonist recounting their own story in some form, such as a diary, is not a unique within fiction it has in fact been done many, many times before. The majority of the story is told in a recount style, with Kvothe himself narrating his own story. Specifically, his upbringing and how his legend starts in this book. ![]() The story follows the life of the legendary adventurer and wizard Kvothe. Especially, when combined with it’s sequel, which is equally long. A thick book, with 662 pages, each one filled to the brim with small sized writing this book will certainly keep you going for a while. It does not, at the time of writing, have a release date yet.Īs with most epic fantasy books, The Name of the Wind is a lengthy read. The final book in the series will be The Doors of Stone, which hasn’t been released yet. It is the first novel in the Kingkiller Chronicle series followed by The Wise Man’s Fear, a book which I will hopefully get around to reviewing soon. ![]() The Name of the Wind is a brilliantly epic fantasy novel by Patrick Rothfuss. ![]()
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