At the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy blog Nicole Hill tagged
twenty top fantasies to introduce beginners to the genre, including:
The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
In his Kingkiller Chronicle series, Rothfuss has managed to nail all the prototypical elements of high fantasy without ever succumbing to cliché or reduction. (The series is also Lin-Manuel Miranda-approved.) There is a unique intimacy in The Name of the Wind, because it’s narrated by its own hero, Kvothe, who relates to the listener and the reader the details of his daring and magic-infested life.
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another entry on the list.
The Name of the Wind is among
Meghan Ball's top ten fictional educational institutions from SFF books and
Arwen Elys Dayton's five top books about false identities.
My Book, The Movie: The Name of the Wind.
--Marshal Zeringue
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