The illustrated luxury special edition of one of the most popular fantasy books of the century.

Large format; black embossing on golden cover material; color-printed endpapers; 14 color plates. Cloth slipcase with gold embossing; 2 ribbon bookmarks; thread binding with colored thread; embossed slipcase; appendix in paperback.

Featuring wonderful color illustrations by Marc Simonetti and many new supplementary materials in the extra booklet.

German Fantasy Award 2009.

“For me, 'The Name of the Wind' is the most convincing fantasy since Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings'...” - Denis Scheck.

In “The Name of the Wind,” Patrick Rothfuss tells the story of Kvothe, the most famous wizard of his time. He has crafted a novel of such ingenuity and linguistic power and authenticity that it makes the entire fantasy scene sit up and take notice.

“Perhaps you have heard of me”... from Kvothe, the magically gifted son of traveling performers. He finds his troupe's camp devastated, his mother and father dead - “they simply sang the wrong songs.” But who are these Chandrian, the gleaming, stealthy murderers of his family? To track them down, Kvothe risks everything. He lives as a street boy in the port city of Tarbean until he is accepted into the Arcanum, the university of high magic. From the Name Spell, which nearly cost him his life as a child, Kvothe hopes to gain the power to uncover the secret of the legendary demons.

At the heart of this reading adventure is a great magician and passionate scientist, a musician whose songs bring tears to the singers... and a shy lover.

With “The Name of the Wind,” Patrick Rothfuss presents the first part of the Kingkiller Chronicle trilogy, which has been enthusiastically received by critics and fantasy readers in the USA and soon claimed a top spot on the New York Times Bestseller list.