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The Name of the Wind, also referred to as The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss.It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle, followed by The Wise Man's Fear.
Patrick James Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author. He is best known for his highly acclaimed series The Kingkiller Chronicle , beginning with Rothfuss' debut novel , The Name of the Wind (2007), which won several awards, and continuing in the sequel, The Wise Man's Fear (2011), which topped The New York Times Best Seller list .
In 2002, Rothfuss entered and won a Writers of the Future contest, which led him to a workshop with author Tim Powers. [8] This eventually led him to meeting his agent, who helped Rothfuss revise the first third of the story—now entitled The Name of the Wind—and sold it to DAW, [9] which published the book in March 2007.
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The book was a critical and commercial success, debuting at the top of the New York Times Fantasy list. [8] [9] In Bookmarks May/June 2011 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.00 out of 5) with the summary stating, "Nevertheless, readers who enjoyed Wind should not miss The Wise Man's Fear and will no doubt join the critics in singing Rothfuss's ...
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