By Patrick Rothfuss

This series, which is not yet complete and currently contains two novels and a companion novella, is a fantasy autobiography of Kvothe, an adventurer and famous musician who is said to have killed a king and started the war that is presently taking place. Framed as an “oral autobiography,” the books are told from the perspective of Kvothe and include interactions between him and Chronicler, the recorder of his account.

In the first book, The Name of the Wind, Kvothe tells of his tragic beginnings—his family’s traveling troupe was killed by the Chandrian—and his determination to get to The University so he can find out as much as possible about the Chandrian and their reason for the murders. The adventure continues with The Wise Man’s Fear, and the third in the series, currently titled as The Doors of Stone, has no release date yet.