The Name of the Wind
The Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Rupert Degas
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By:
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Patrick Rothfuss
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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.
Please note this is now the entire audio of this book.
©2007 Patrick Rothfuss (P)2012 Orion Publishing GroupFantastic book and narration
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This audio version is how this kind of Fantasy should be narrated...British accents...It had me enchanted from the beginning and I highly recommend it.
Excellent
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Simply superb
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If you could sum up The Name of the Wind (Part One) in three words, what would they be?
roller coaster adventureWhat was one of the most memorable moments of The Name of the Wind (Part One)?
In the forest before the "monster" came!Have you listened to any of Rupert Degas’s other performances? How does this one compare?
NoIf you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
A fantasy that appears real.Any additional comments?
The characters are strong and truly interesting. The magic seemed really possible. The world they all lived in, so down to earth one believed it all to be real. A delightful listen."Can't put it down" type of listen.
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I like fantasy, but am very picky and intolerant of much of the genre, which often fails to make me suspend my disbelief and hides poorly drawn characters and trite contrivances behind clichéd spectacle and sensation.
The above criticisms cannot be levied at The Name of the Wind. It's a remarkable tale!
For a start, the first part of the book is given over purely to character introduction before the story proper begins. By that time we're intrigued about everyone, and care about them too. The adventure that ultimately unwinds is epic in scale, but also very grounded and human. Yes, there's lots of magic at play, but even there, we're kept rooted to the plausible, as the magic available to our characters is functional and utilitarian. The wild stuff only happens in their myths, legends and folklore.
Despite the size of the story, not a word, episode or event is redundant. This is a book without padding.
And then we come to the recording itself. Bear in mind that this is a word-for-word reading of the text. It's delivered by only one narrator - Rupert Degas. Still, the whole thing carries the weight and vibrance of a dramatisation rather than a simple reading. So much care has gone into giving each character their own voice and their own personalities, and the book's first-person narration is delivered with all the barbs, sorrow and wry comedy needed to make listening an intense experience.
I cannot rate this audiobook highly enough!
The best Audiobook I've encountered to date
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