Okay – this is a new one that I just read and it was very very good – so here is a review for you to post – I can probably send you a ton of them since I read like 2-3 books a week but I’ll start with this one (and relax I don’t intend on sending that many reviews in every week!)

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From Publishers Weekly
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. (actually taken from Amazon site)


This book was a real find – caught me up in it’s world within a few paragraphs and kept my interest til the end. It’s the first in a trilogy with the second due to come out in 2009, so I must wait a long time to see the next one but no matter, I’m willing to wait for something that I felt was good. The book jacket compares Patrick Rothfuss’s book to the Arabian Nights, the Harry Potter series and the Lord of the Rings. My own opinion is it belongs up there with the Lord of the Rings type of books (but I’m not willing to say it belongs next to it yet) and can compare it more to Terry Goodkind’s series. Easy to read – nice and long so it doesn’t end quickly and altho there are more to come, doesn’t leave you feeling like you are still missing something. Believable world, great characters that are well fleshed out and a continuous story line that holds your interest.

If you are a fantasy buff, and like trilogies, this one is a good bet. Kvothe – the main character is not a perfect person but his characterization is well done and the other members of the story line are believable and entertaining. The author does use some humor in appropriate situations but basically this is a great fantasy novel. Give it a try, I’m sure you’ll like it.