The Name of the Wind
The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One
by Patrick Rothfuss
Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen — from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic.
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Jim's Review
Rothfuss writes prose so beautiful it's practically edible. Kvothe's story sucks you in like a wormhole — pun absolutely intended. The magic system is clever, the university setting is cozy, and the storytelling-within-a-story framework is chef's kiss. Book three still hasn't arrived. Four worms because the wait is bitter.
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