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The Name of the Wind

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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
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Author: Patrick Rothfuss
Publisher: DAW Books
Publication date: March 2007
Media type: Print (Paperback)
Reviewer: Michael Hernandez

You're a Wizard Harr...... wait you're not Harry rating of 5

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I was a year into my bachelors degree focused on social sciences, and i had plowed through the works of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Jane Addams; I was beginning to fizzle out. I had just finished reading The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (a social critique in itself) and I was ready to escape to another universe of story telling. Hot off the heels of Game of Thrones television premier, i wanted to delve into the genre of fantasy and a friend recommended a series which had garnered a cult following. The name of the series is the Kingkiller Chronicle and the first books is titled The name of the Wind.....

Patrick Rothfuss Delivers a fresh writing style, nothing eloquent but more akin to reading a message from a friend telling you how his summer went. The story holds an overarching dark mystery while diving into the past a lighter past reminiscent to the early volumes of Harry Potter.

Recommendation:

Patrick Rothfuss Delivers a fresh writing style, nothing eloquent but more akin to reading a message from a friend telling you how his summer went. The story holds an overarching dark mystery while diving into the past a lighter past reminiscent to the early volumes of Harry Potter.

Read this for a fresh yet familiar take on the fantasy genre and treat yourself to fanart on Tumblr and deviantart

At the time of reading this series I quickly digested the first two installments but there was no word as to when the finale would be released. I am pleased to learn that the final book was indeed printed in 2015, I should get around to it soon.


“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.”

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