![]() ![]() Why is now the perfect time to dive into The Kingkiller Chronicle? For one, fans are still waiting for the third and final installment in the series. Rothfuss spent more than a decade crafting this story, and it shows in the rich, specific details of this world and these characters. The Name of the Wind is one part Lord of the Rings, one part Harry Potter, but all parts a storytelling experience all its own. From there, Kvothe manages to secure a spot at a magical university, the seat of all accumulated knowledge and a place where he might find more information about the Chandrian, the mysterious group of beings who killed his family. ![]() Narrated by the older Kvothe to Chronicler, we learn of Kvothe’s tragic childhood as an orphan, beggar, and pickpocket following the murder of his family. This is where the second storyline comes in. Kvothe tells Chronicler his story will take three days to tell, hence the planned trilogy. When our tale begins, times are not good and serious danger is starting to affect the village. The first book, Day One, sees Kvothe beginning to tell his story to Chronicler, a traveling collector of stories. There is the frame tale, in which our mysterious 20-something protagonist is living incognito as a small town innkeeper. ![]() The Name of the Wind is “Day One” of The Kingkiller Chronicle series, telling the story of musican/magician Kvothe in two separate timelines. ![]()
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