The Name of the Wind (Signed ARC) Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of The Wind. New York: Daw Books, 9/1/06. Uncorrected Proof, signed, dated and with the first paragraph of the novel hand written by the author. . Publisher s black wrappers and with Elizabeth Wollheim s letter to bookseller dated 9/1/06 printed on the front and rear panels. 667 pages. . The first novel by Rothfuss this is the US uncorrected proof of book one in The Kingkiller Chronicle . Additionally, the proof is signed by Rothfuss and dated, October 15th, 2007, the year of publication, 6 months post publication. Most notably, Rothfuss has written out the first paragraph of the novel in his own hand above his signature. The novel would receive tremendous praise, winning the 2007 Quill Award among many other impressive accolades. Wise Man s Fear would follow in 2011 and would receive similar critical and commercial success despite a few reviews which felt the sequel advanced the overall narrative but little. The series currently awaits the third installment which promises to be epic in scope and proportion. . An insanely rare proof and very rare to have a signature with a handwritten passage from the novel!!