The Name of the Wind – Patrick Rothfuss

Hardcover
Pages: 662 pages
Publisher: DAW
Release Date: Mar 27 2007
ISBN-10: 075640407X
ISBN-13: 978-0756404079

Early on in the year, while 2007 was still a fresh, new idea, I started hearing buzz about a new novel by a newcomer to the fantasy field. In a lot of ways it felt like Deja Vu: a young, new author with a book coming out of left field, considered by many to be the fantasy-debut of the year, if not the fantasy book of the year.

In 2006 this book was Scott Lynch’s The Lies of Locke Lamora, a charming, swashbuckling adventure with one of the most charming protagonists to grace the fantasy field. I picked up Lies with a whole lot of skepticism, not really believing it could be as good as it was lauded to be. It was and turned out to be my favorite book of 2006.

So, when I heard the same types of things said about Patrick Rothfuss and his novel, The Name of the Wind, I was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps it helped that a lot of the praise was coming from some of my favourite authors, but in any case I eagerly picked it up from the bookstore and eagerly dove into the world created by Mr. Rothfuss.

I’m happy to say I wasn’t let down.
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