<B>The <I>New York Times</I> bestselling novel.</B><BR><BR> This is the riveting first-person narrative of Kvothe, a young man who grows to be one of the most notorious magicians his world has ever seen. From his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, <I>The Name of the Wind</I> is a masterpiece that transports readers into the body and mind of a wizard. <BR><BR>