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reviewed The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)

Patrick Rothfuss: The Name of the Wind (Hardcover, 2007, DAW Books, Inc., Distributed by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.) 4 stars

"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years …

Review of 'The Name of the Wind' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I honestly thought I was done with the core Fantasy genre books until I read this one. All the great fantasy tropes are there - tragic histories, comfy inns, creeping evil, and magic - but Mr. Rothfuss makes them all shine anew.