The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss · 2007
Rothfuss's 2007 debut introduced Kvothe, a mythologized legend telling his own story with full knowledge of its shape. The meta-narrative frame lets him write the hero-myth and its critique simultaneously. The prose is the finest in modern epic fantasy.
The case against
Kvothe excels at everything on first attempt: music, magic, fighting, languages. The frame promises a tragedy the page never delivers; what you actually get is seven hundred pages of university tuition troubles and a love interest who exists to be elusive. Nearly two decades on, book three still does not exist. Budget your hours accordingly.
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