My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping 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.
The hero tells his own story; having read the Raven's Shadow trilogy shortly this concept certainly wasn't anything new to me.
The beginning of The Name of the Wind was a bit stuttering, partly because I always need some time to really get into reading a book in English, partly because the first half of the story lacks a bit action in my opinion. Don't get me wrong here - it is well written and those 300 - 400 pages are an important part of the story. And if there were that much more fighting, arguing and intriguing I now would comment it as artificial. So no, I couldn't have been satisfied either way which is not the author's fault.
Anyway, that second half of the book truly made it up to me and I had hard times laying the novel aside when it was time for bed.
Conclusion: Certainly a fantasy novel to have in your collection: well written, believable, thought through and, most importantly, The Name of the Wind lefts you yearning for its successor.
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