![]() ![]() Bast, as Kvothe’s student, seems like he might be important, but we only see him in the framing device. Attachmentĭespite its high word count, Name of the Wind is actually fairly low on major characters. Somehow, this takes up over 250,000 words. The plot is pretty simple: Kvothe’s family is murdered by mysterious bad guys, he spends some time as a street urchin, and then he goes to magic school for a while. Also, all the other cool characters are impressed by him, and most of his enemies hate him out of jealousy. Kvothe is exactly what he first appears to be: so naturally good at everything that he can only be challenged by the most extreme situations. ![]() ![]() No author would make their hero that competent and then play it straight, would they? Yes, they would. This is the story of Kvothe, a protagonist with so much candy that a number of fans have concluded he must be satire. Jemisin with her three Hugos, * or Brandon Sanderson with his ability to produce new novels like some kind of genetically engineered book factory? The Name of the Wind Will it be Patrick Rothfuss with his impressive beard, N. Only one author will emerge triumphant after I’ve scored their books from 1 to 10 in four critical categories. Comparing TV shows by their ANTS scores is great fun, but did you know that stories come as books too? It’s time for an epic struggle between three high fantasy works with big readerships. ![]()
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