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  • The Name of the Wind

  • The Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
  • By: Patrick Rothfuss
  • Narrated by: Rupert Degas
  • Length: 28 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (17,588 ratings)
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The Name of the Wind

By: Patrick Rothfuss
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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Summary

In The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss brings together elements from all the great fantasy writers, from George R. R. Martin to Robert Jordan, to create a thrilling and intricately spun story that will leave you breathless.

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.

My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me.

So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeeper - from his childhood in a troupe of travelling players, through his 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 the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.

The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best.

Read by Rupert Degas.

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©2007 Patrick Rothfuss (P)2012 Orion Publishing Group

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Masterful

I've listened to this audiobook multiple times now and am still amazed by the beauty and mastery with which Rothfuss writes, and Rupert Degas narrates. Degas isn't just a narrator, he's an actor who somehow plays the part of each and every character in this story with individuality and distinctiveness. I could not recommend this book/narration combination more highly.

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I'm glad to have discovered this story before my d

I laughed, wept, cheered and mourned with this book. This is what life is about...

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love it

love this book and the second book, listened to both multiple times, can't wait for the third in the series. not found any other audio book as good and narrated so well, interesting and unusual story

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Great book.

This was a great book and very well narrated.
can't wait to start the next one in the series.

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The best book I've read in a long time

I cannot rate this book high enough! Beautifully written. at the characters are deep, well thought out, mysterious and powerful. The setting is believable yet magical. The story is unique and mesmerising.

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A wonderfully performed opener.

Spellbindingly read, and wonderfully woven story.
I cannot wait to start the next.
I just hope the third isn't too long off!

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Fantastic

A superbly engrossing story, with phenomenonal narration by Rupert Degas! I cannot wait to listen to the second book in the series and eagerly await the release of the third!

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Compelling and addictive.

Not my general reading fodder but utterly addictive. Sneaky listening at work, in the car, pretty much everywhere. The central character Kvothe is brilliant and there are some moments I wanted to pause and highlight the airborne words, which is of course impossible unless you have mastered sympathy (a fabulous re-imagining of magic). Full of the elegance of ingenious storytelling that allows the fantasy of this realm to seem altogether commonplace. Beautifully wrought language and so well read that at times I thought there was a cast and not just one narrator! I defy anyone with any appreciation for the written word to resist the lure of this story. I barely noticed it's deft seduction until it was too late. If I'd had a hard copy I would have been walking into lamp posts while attempting to read it in the dark! Can't wait to get onto the next one...

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Overall entertaining book

First of all, I love the reader of this story. He has plenty of voice acting talent and listening to his characters is a blast. The story however fell a little short for my preference. There's a bit too much dead-time and it feels more like a biography for a character living in a fantasy world rather than the epic tale I prefer when looking at these kinds of titles.

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Probably the best fantasy book I've ever read

This book is now my favourite and I'm trying to get more people to read it.



It's so beautifully written I've not got caught up in a book so well as this one. Not since I was young.



I passed this book over a few times as the description makes it appear as though the main character is an arrogant show off, but it's really not like that at all.



The main character is highly interesting and quite unlike what you'd expect. He really is a deeply thoughtful person, neither selfish nor selfless and very fallible.



Also all the side characters are well fleshed out, and interesting in their own separate way. Enigmatic, charming, genius and crazy sometimes all at once.



The story is told in the first person, recounting the events of his life, dipping in and out of the past and present over the course of the book. Each book represents a day of his telling.



The pace of the story is neither fast or slow. You enjoy the journey without feeling rushed or dawdling along like other novels, going over every tiny detail.



The magic in this book is quite unique and seems to share some ideas from quantum theory and even thermodynamics!



The narration of this book was perfect. The narrator transports you along and holds your attention throughout.



In conclusion if you read/listen to only one fantasy novel this year I can't recommend this book enough. It was a genuine pleasure to read.

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