Kvothe saves a traveling scribe known as Chronicler from spider-like creatures called scrael, whereupon Chronicler, recognizing Kvothe, asks to record his story. Kvothe has gone into hiding and assumed the identity of Kote in order to keep a low profile. Bast is Kvothe's assistant and student and a prince of the Fae. It is revealed that Kote is actually the renowned Kvothe: an unequaled sword fighter, magician, and musician, rumored to have killed a king-earning the title Kingkiller-and caused the present war in which the civilized world is embroiled. In the rural town of Newarre, the Waystone Inn is managed by an innkeeper named Kote and his assistant Bast. The Chandrian-whose appearance is supposedly heralded by flames turning blue-are often dismissed as mythical bogeymen. However, most of the population does not have reliable knowledge of the magical disciplines and many still doubt that magicians can truly call upon the Wind. Some kinds of magic are taught in the university as academic disciplines and have daily-life applications (those who can afford it are able to buy magical lamps, for example, much better than the candles used by poorer people). In later parts of the book, characters are often skeptical of such stories. Escaping them, Taborlin fell from a great height-but since he knew the "Name of the Wind", he called it and the Wind came and set him down safely. Magic exists in Temerant, too, but obeys a well-defined set of rules and principles that can only be exploited by those who have trained in its professional and scientific use.Īs the novel begins, the reader hears an old storyteller speaking of a famous old wizard called Taborlin the Great, who was captured by evil beings called the Chandrian. Coexisting alongside the mortal world is the realm of the Fae, a parallel universe inhabited by supernatural creatures which can move between the two realms only when the moon is full. Much of the world follows a faith vaguely similar to medieval Christianity. The Kingkiller Chronicle takes place in the fictional world of Temerant, a large continent of which the known part, called the Four Corners of Civilization, is divided into several distinct nations and cultures. Ī sequel titled The Wise Man's Fear was released on March 1, 2011, by DAW Books. He drew inspiration from the idea that he wanted a completely new kind of book without the generic characteristics of fantasy. Rothfuss wrote The Name of the Wind while working on his Bachelor of Arts in English. It was published on March 27, 2007, by DAW Books.
It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle, followed by The Wise Man's Fear. 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.
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