Epic fantasy
The Name of the Wind
An innkeeper with a hidden past tells the true story of his life: a gifted boy who loses his family, survives the streets and fights his way into a university of magic.
- First published
- 2007
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- long
- Format
- Book 1 of a series
Read this if You love rich prose and a slow, detailed build-up to a legend.
Skip this if You need a finished series. The trilogy is still incomplete, and the pace is unhurried.
The feel
Content warnings
Reading order: The Kingkiller Chronicle
- 1. The Name of the Wind
- 2. The Wise Man's Fear
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