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The Name of The Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

First off, let me say the Name of the Wind is a great book. I don’t read a lot of fantasy, but I had heard some good things about this one and I decided to pick it up.

The story is told as a retelling of the main character’s, Kvothe, life. Apparently, Kvothe is of some repute, but has retired and is living life under an assumed name as a innkeeper in a small backwoods town. When a famous historian tracks him down, he agrees to tell his life story and we get to know some of what was hinted about him in the beginning.

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Looking for Jake - China Mieville

Several years ago, I ran across Perdido Street Station in the local library and picked it up hoping for a fun read. What I didn’t expect was that it would change the way I read fantasy forever. Not long after I finished it I ran out to my local book store and bought The Scar and for the first time ever, I preordered a book from Amazon (Iron Council). Needless to say, I have pretty high expectations of China Mieville. Looking For Jake is a collection of his short stories and does not disappointed.

Mieville is one of the most original authors working today in my opinion and I generally read anything of his that I can get my hands on. Although I would recommend Perdido Street Station or The Scar to someone that had not yet read anything by him, Looking for Jake is a fine collection.

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