The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
- Series
- The Kingkiller Chronicle, 2 books published
- Genre
- Epic fantasy
- Age
- ages 14 and up
About the series
In a quiet inn in a small village, a red-haired innkeeper who calls himself Kote is working behind the bar. One day a scribe comes by who has recognised him. Kote is Kvothe, a man who has become a legend, and he agrees to tell his own story over three days.
The first book tells of his childhood in a travelling troupe of players, of what happened to his family, of his years as a street urchin, and of how he got into the University, where he wants to learn the deepest form of magic: knowing the names of things.
The book is known for its beautiful language and for its frame story, where you know all along that the young Kvothe ends up as the weary innkeeper. The third book has not been published yet.
The books in the series
- Vindens navn and Dragedræberen (The Name of the Wind, 2007)
- The Wise Man’s Fear (2011)
In Danish, the first book is split into two volumes. The third and final book has not been published yet.
My thoughts
It’s the language I remember. This is one of those books where the sentences themselves are a reason to read it. And the frame, with the older Kvothe telling his story, gives the whole thing a sadness you can feel from the very start.