- Status
- Unfinished series
- Published books
- 2 of 3 planned
- Commitment
- Long series
- Audience
- Adult / Crossover
An unfinished framed epic about a gifted musician, magician, and unreliable teller of his own legend.
The published novels tell the first two days of Kvothe’s account. Their unresolved status is a major recommendation factor.
Best if you want
- A lyrical first-person voice and an intimate life story.
- A magic school, music, and mysteries built for close reading.
Think twice if you need
- A completed central trilogy.
- A consistently fast or externally driven plot.
Outside the score
Reader context
Series information guides suitability and commitment. Matrix scores remain attached to individual books.
Reader advisories
- Violence
- Grief and loss
Books in this series
Compare the individual volumes.
1 of 2 published books currently have a full Matrix profile.
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
Kvothe narrates his childhood, devastating loss, years of survival, and entry into a university where music, magic, pride, and debt shape his life.