Nerd Rage Book Club: The Name of the Wind

Start: 06/25/2012 6:00 pm

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Monday, June 25th, 6pm at Longfellow Books

"The originality of Rothfuss's outstanding debut fantasy, the first of a trilogy, lies less in its unnamed imaginary world than in its precise execution. Kvothe (pronounced nearly the same as 'Quothe' ), the hero and villain of a thousand tales who's presumed dead, lives as the simple proprietor of the Waystone Inn under an assumed name. Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. From his upbringing as an actor in his family's traveling troupe of magicians, jugglers and jesters, the Edema Ruh, to feral child on the streets of the vast port city of Tarbean, then his education at 'the University,' Kvothe is driven by twin imperatives—his desire to learn the higher magic of naming and his need to discover as much as possible about the Chandrian, the demons of legend who murdered his family. As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy world has a new star." -Publishers Weekly

The Nerd Rage Book Club will be meeting at Longfellow Books on Monday, June 25th at 6:00 pm to discuss Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind. Come pick up your copy with the book group 20% discount and join us for an evening filled with fun, books and refreshments!