The name of the wind also called the kingkiller chronicle day one is a heroic fantasy novel written by american author patrick rothfuss it is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy the kingkiller chronicle followed by the wise mans fear it was published on march 27 2007 by daw books. The name of the wind book read 42975 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers told in kvothes own voice this is the tale of the magica. Patrick rothfuss is the bestselling author of the kingkiller chronicle his first novel the name of the wind won the quill award and was a publishers weekly best book of the year its sequel the wise mans fear debuted at 1 on the new york times bestseller chart and won the david gemmell legend award. The name of the wind is the first of three novels in the kingkiller chronicle series by american author patrick rothfuss the book was first published on march 27 2007 by daw books in the united states and a revised 10th anniversay edition was published in october 2017