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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the name of the wind the kingkiller chronicle book 1. The story is narrated from the third person, but mostly consists of kvothe narrating his life to a scribe in the first person. Dec 05, 2017 patrick rothfuss the name of the wind the kingkiller chronicle book 1 clip2. Day one, is a fantasy audiobook written by american author patrick rothfuss. Patrick loves words, laughs often, and dabbles in alchemy.
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