The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

This is the first book in the The Kingkiller Chronicle series, the second due out in a week or so. It is very long, an adult Harry Potter type story of a young man undertaking battles against large foes. It has the best ratings of any book I've seen and that is what drew me to it. It's not generally my cup of tea but the story is so solid that I enjoyed it and may read the next book. PW: 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, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that transports readers into the body and mind of a wizard.