Book Signing with Fantasy Author Patrick Rothfuss May 20, 2007

**Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.**
PATRICK ROTHFUSS’S novel “The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One” is indeed no ordinary debut. The sweeping tale of the unlikely hero Kvothe has already captured the attention of reviewers and readers alike. Early on, the galleys circulated within Penguin from department to department, gaining momentum with each dog-eared page and word of excitement. When we realized we’d have to do a second galley printing to satisfy requests, there was no denying that there was something contagious about the book.
Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.