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The Name of the Wind
The originality of Rothfuss's outstanding debut fantasy, the first of a trilogy,
lies less in its unnamed imaginary world than in its precise execution. Kvothe
("pronounced nearly the same as 'Quothe' "), the hero and villain of a thousand
tales who's presumed dead, lives as the simple proprietor of the Waystone Inn
under an assumed name. Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes
his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. From his upbringing as
an actor in his family's traveling troupe of magicians, jugglers and jesters,
the Edema Ruh, to feral child on the streets of the vast port city of Tarbean,
then his education at "the University," Kvothe is driven by twin imperatives.his
desire to learn the higher magic of naming and his need to discover as much as
possible about the Chandrian, the demons of legend who murdered his family.
As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of
assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy
world has a new star
The Wise Man's Fear
As seamless and lyrical as a song from the lute-playing adventurer and arcanist
Kvothe, this mesmerizing sequel to Rothfuss's 2007's debut, The Name of the Wind,
is a towering work of fantasy. As Kvothe, now the unassuming keeper of the
Waystone Inn, continues to share his astounding life story.a history that includes
saving an influential lord from treachery, defeating a band of dangerous bandits,
and surviving an encounter with a legendary Fae seductress.he also offers glimpses
into his life's true pursuit: figuring out how to vanquish the mythical Chandrian,
a group of seven godlike destroyers that brutally murdered his family and left him
an orphan. But while Kvothe recalls the events of his past, his future is
conspiring just outside the inn's doors. This breathtakingly epic story is
heartrending in its intimacy and masterful in its narrative essence, and will
leave fans waiting on tenterhooks for the final installment.
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