Book Review by Aarene Storms: The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The innkeeper of Newarre is younger than he appears, and he chooses to be called "Kote." It's not his real name. He has reasons not to tell his new neighbors that he is really Kvothe -- a man known in legend and song as a magician, a musician, a hero and a few other things.

Now, the Chronicler has tracked him down and Kvothe tells the entire story of his life for the first time. The story will take three days to tell. The Name of the Wind is the narrative of the first day. The second day's narrative is told in Book #2 of the Kingkiller Chronicles: The Wise Man's Fear.

Epic fantasy with magic, adventures, love and hate, and battles between good and evil. Nick Podehl narrates the audiobooks beautifully, keeping the narrative line tense and engaging.

Rating:

Recommended for readers and listeners ages 12 to adult. Violence is mostly (but not entirely) off-page. Book #1 has no sex or nudity, but Book #2 has much more (mostly off-page) of both . There is some "fantasy" cussing (swearing by lords and angels from the book's universe, not ours).

Read the series slowly--Book #3, tentatively called The Doors of Stone, is not yet scheduled for release!

The events may not have happened; still, the story is true. --R. Silvern

Aarene Storms, youth services librarian
Richmond Beach and Lake Forest Park Libraries, KCLS