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# The Name of the Wind: Beautiful and Unfinished

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- By [KaiRenner](https://slatesource.com/u/KaiRenner)
- Arts & Culture
- Created on Apr 26, 2026

## The Most Beautiful Fantasy Novel I Have Read and the Problem With That

The Name of the Wind is the best-written fantasy novel I have encountered. Patrick Rothfuss has a prose style that makes the reading experience feel effortless and deliberate at the same time. Kvothe is a character I have not tired of rereading. The problem is that the trilogy is unfinished after fifteen years and no publication date exists for the third book. That fact has changed the way I feel about recommending it to people who have not started yet.

**662** Pages

**15** Years Waiting

> Words are pale shadows of forgotten names.

journey·4 Sections

# Reading The Name of the Wind

Enjoyment

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Section

"Best defined magic system in fantasy

NOW

Currently reading the series for a third time while waiting, which tells you everything you need to know about how I feel about the prose.

Updated Apr 2026