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April 2007
On Sale: March 27, 2007
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ISBN: 075640407X
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NOT TO BE MISSED: THE POWERFUL DEBUT NOVEL FROM FANTASY'S NEXT SUPERSTAR Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the
magically gifted young man who grows to be the most
notorious wizard his world has ever seen.The intimate
narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players,
his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden
city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a
legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after
the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story
unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written
with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece
that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard. From the Inside Flap
My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as "quothe."
Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a
person. I've had more names than anyone has a right to. The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it's
spoken, can mean The Flame, The Thunder, or The Broken Tree. "The Flame" is obvious if you've ever seen me. I have red
hair, bright. If I had been born a couple of hundred years
ago I would probably have been burned as a demon. I keep it
short but it's unruly. When left to its own devices, it
sticks up and makes me look as if I have been set afire. "The Thunder" I attribute to a strong baritone and a great
deal of stage training at an early age. I've never thought of "The Broken Tree" as very significant.
Although in retrospect, I suppose it could be considered at
least partially prophetic. My first mentor called me E'lir because I was clever and I
knew it. My first real lover called me Dulator because she
liked the sound of it. I have been called Shadicar,
Lightfinger, and Six-String. I have been called Kvothe the
Bloodless, Kvothe the Arcane, and Kvothe Kingkiller. I have
earned those names. Bought and paid for them. But I was brought up as Kvothe. My father once told me it
meant "to know." I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of
them uncouth, although very few were unearned. 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 than most
people 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. You may have heard of me. So begins the tale of Kvothe-from his childhood in a troupe
of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan
in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet
successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of
magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe as a
notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful
musician, and an infamous assassin. But The Name of the Wind
is so much more-for the story it tells reveals the truth
behind Kvothe's legend.
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