Author
Patrick Rothfuss
We've read and reviewed Patrick Rothfuss's fantasy book The Name of the Wind on Book of the Day — scored and written up in full, with a clear verdict on who it's for.
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind opens The Kingkiller Chronicle with a clever framing device: a legendary, now-hidden figure named Kvothe telling his own life story over three days. It's a coming-of-age fantasy obsessed with music, magic, language, and the gap between a man and his legend — best for readers who love deep immersion over breakneck plot.