Used Book in Good ConditionProduct DescriptionDiscover #1?New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss?? epic fantasy series?? The Kingkiller Chronicle.
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??I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.?? ?Lin-Manuel Miranda ? ??He??s bloody good?? this Rothfuss guy.?? ?George R. R. Martin ? ??Rothfuss has real talent.?? ?Terry Brooks
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DAY ONE: THE NAME OF THE WIND
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My name is Kvothe.
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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 "eople 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.
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You may have heard of me.
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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. ?
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Praise for The Kingkiller Chronicle:
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??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
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??Rothfuss has real talent?? and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.???
?Terry Brooks???New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara
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"great pleasure to find a fantasist writing...with true music in the words."
?Ursula K. Le Guin?? award-winning author of Earthsea
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"he characters are real and the magic is true.???
?Robin Hobb???New York Times-bestselling author of?Assassin??s Apprentice
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"terful.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description."?
?Brandon Sanderson???New York Times-bestselling author of?MistbornAmazon.com ReviewAmazon.com's Best of the Year...So Far Pick for 2007: Harry Potter fans craving a new mind-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind--the first book in a trilogy about an orphan boy who becomes a legend. Full of music?? magic?? love?? and loss?? Patrick Rothfuss's vivid and engaging debut fantasy knocked our socks off. --Daphne Durham 10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Patrick Rothfuss
Q: Were you always a fan of fantasy novels?
A: Always. My first non-picture books were the Narnia Chronicles. After that my mom gave me Ihe Hobbit and Dragonriders. I grew up reading about every fantasy and sci-fi book I could find. I used to go to the local bookstore and look at the paperbacks on the shelf. I read non-fantasy stuff too?? of course. But fantasy is where my heart lies. Wait... Should that be "here my heart lays?" I always screw that up.
Q: Who are some of your favorite authors? Favorite books?
A: Hmmm.... How about I post that up as a list?
Q: What are you reading now?
A: Right now I'm reading Capacity?? by Tony Balantyne. He was nominated for the Philip K Dick award this last year. I heard him read a piece of the first novel?? Recursion"ut at Norwescon. I picked it up and got pulled right in. Capacity is the second book in the series. Good writing and cool ideas. Everything I've like best.
Q: How did Kvothe's story come to you? Did you always plan on a trilogy?
A: This story started with Kvothe's character. I knew it was going to be about him from the very beginning. In some ways it's the simplest story possible: it's the story of a man's life. It's the myth of the Hero seen from backstage. It's about the exploration and revelation of a world?? but it's also about Kvothe's desire to uncover the truth hidden underneath the stories in his world. The story is a lot of things?? I guess. As you can tell?? I'm not very good at describing it. I always tell people?? " could sum it up in 50 words?? I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it."I didn't plan it as a trilogy though. I just wrote it and it got to be so long that it had to be broken up into pieces. There were three natural b