"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Patrick Rothfuss
The Last Unicorn | Neverwhere | Declare | Beatrice's Goat | Blankets |
The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it's spoken, can mean The Flame, The Thunder, or The Broken Tree.
"The Flame" is obvious if you've ever seen me. I have red hair, bright. If I had been born a couple of hundred years ago I would probably have been burned as a demon. I keep it short but it's unruly. When left to its own devices, it sticks up and makes me look as if I have been set afire.
"The Thunder" I attribute to a strong baritone and a great deal of stage training at an early age.
I've never thought of "The Broken Tree" as very significant. Although in retrospect, I suppose it could be considered at least partially prophetic.
My first mentor called me E'lir because I was clever and I knew it. My first real lover called me Dulator because she liked the sound of it. I have been called Shadicar, Lightfinger, and Six-String. I have been called Kvothe the Bloodless, Kvothe the Arcane, and Kvothe Kingkiller. I have earned those names. Bought and paid for them.
But I was brought up as Kvothe. My father once told me it meant "to know."
I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned.
I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.
You may have heard of me.
So begins the tale of Kvothe-from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe as a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin. But The Name of the Wind is so much more-for the story it tells reveals the truth behind Kvothe's legend.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. 'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe.You may have heard of me'So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title. A beautiful, collectible new hardback edition of one of the greatest fantasy novels of the past decade.The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781473223073
Book Description hardback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9781473223073
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 515271f5c6828fc5a01a6b59f62c033d
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. BRAND NEW ** SUPER FAST SHIPPING FROM UK WAREHOUSE ** 30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Seller Inventory # 9781473223073-GDR
Book Description Condition: New. 2017. 1st. Hardcover. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781473223073
Book Description Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9781473223073_new
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 01 edition. 704 pages. 7.87x5.43x1.81 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __1473223075
Book Description Condition: New. 2017. 1st. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781473223073
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 6666-HCE-9781473223073
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk1473223075xvz189zvxnew