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 the day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me.

So begins the tale of Kvothe - now known as Kote, the unassuming innkeeper - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daring but successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic. In these pages, you will come to know Kvothe, the notorious wizard, the accomplished thief, the gifted 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 astonishing must-read coming-of-age adventure novel.