Who wrote a fantasy novel published in 2007 by DAW Books that is the first book in a series telling the autobiography of Kvothe, an adventurer and famous musician?
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The Kingkiller Chronicle The Kingkiller Chronicle is a fantasy series by Patrick Rothfuss, telling the autobiography of Kvothe, an adventurer and famous musician. The first two books, "The Name of the Wind" and "The Wise Man's Fear", were released in 2007 and 2011, respectively. A third is planned to fill out a trilogy, but a release date has not been announced.
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The Name of the Wind The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One) is a fantasy novel by Patrick Rothfuss, the first book in a series called "The Kingkiller Chronicle". It was published in 2007 by DAW Books.
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The Last Unicorn The Last Unicorn is a fantasy novel by American author Peter S. Beagle and published in 1968, by Viking Press in the U.S. and The Bodley Head in the U.K. It follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the world and undertakes a quest to discover what has happened to the others. It has sold more than five million copies worldwide since its original publication, and has been translated into at least twenty languages (prior to the 2007 edition). In 1987, "Locus" ranked "The Last Unicorn" number five among the 33 "All-Time Best Fantasy Novels", based on a poll of subscribers. The 1998 rendition of the poll considered many book series as single entries and thus ranked "The Last Unicorn" number 18.
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The Kagonesti The Kagonesti is a fantasy novel by Douglas Niles, set in the world of Dragonlance, and based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. It is the first novel in the "Lost Histories" series. It was published in paperback in January 1995.
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Night Huntress Night Huntress is a series of "New York Times" bestselling urban fantasy romance novels by author Jeaniene Frost. The first novel was published in 2007 by Avon and takes place in a world where supernatural creatures exist but are not known to the general public at large. The series initially focused around the character of half-vampire Catherine "Cat" Crawfield and her full-vampire lover Bones, but eventually shifted focus to other characters such as Vlad Tepesh, a character that Frost had initially not planned to include.
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Darkvision (novel) Darkvision is a fantasy novel by Bruce Cordell, set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. It is the third novel in "The Wizards" series. It was published in paperback in September 2006.
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The Lightstone The Lightstone is a fantasy book written by David Zindell in 2001. It is the first book of the Ea cycle series which encompasses "The Lightstone", "The Silver Sword", "The Lord of Lies", "Black Jade", and "The Diamond Warriors".
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Samoth Samoth (born Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen; 9 June 1974) is a musician and multi-instrumentalist in the Norwegian black metal scene. He was well known for his distinct guitar work and drumming in the band Emperor, as well as his formation of the death metal band Zyklon. In very early Emperor releases, he was called Samot (his name "Tomas" backward), and with the formation of Zyklon he became known as Zamoth. Samoth was the owner of the record label Nocturnal Art Productions and had a close relationship with Candlelight Records.
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Cart and Cwidder Cart and Cwidder is a fantasy novel for young adults by the British author Diana Wynne Jones. It is the first book published in the "Dalemark Quartet", although chronologically it is the third in the series, coming in time hundreds of years after "The Spellcoats" and a year or so after "Drowned Ammet".
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The Icewind Dale Trilogy The Icewind Dale Trilogy is an epic fantasy trilogy of novels by American writer R.A. Salvatore. The trilogy contains three books: "The Crystal Shard", "Streams of Silver", and "The Halfling's Gem" and tells the tale of ranger Drizzt Do'Urden the drow (or dark elf), Wulfgar the barbarian warrior, Regis the halfling, dwarf king Bruenor, and Bruenor's adopted human daughter Catti-brie. It is the first of Salvatore's "Forgotten Realms" novels, describing the events that created some of the best-known characters in that world. The final book of this series, "The Halfling's Gem", appeared in the New York Times Best seller list.
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The Illmoor Chronicles The Illmoor Chronicles is a series of fantasy books for children written by English author David Lee Stone. The books are all set in the world of Illmoor, a fictional continent.
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The Caverns of Kalte The Caverns of Kalte is the third book of the award-winning Lone Wolf book series created by Joe Dever.
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Cybele's Secret Cybele's Secret is a 2007 young adult fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier. It follows the story of Paula who is accompanying her father to Istanbul to purchase a rare artifact of a lost pagan cult. "Cybele’s Secret" is the companion book to "Wildwood Dancing".
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The Dreamers (novel series) The Dreamers is the title of a fantasy series by David Eddings and his wife Leigh Eddings. The story revolves around four beings known as The Elder Gods residing in the land of Dhrall: Dahlaine of the North, Veltan of the South, Zelana of the West and Aracia of the East. They must recruit the help of outlanders to destroy the fiendish Vlagh and prevent its attempt at world conquest. The Vlagh is a creature whose more remarkable power is the ability to consciously direct the evolution of its minions, adapting them to the situation as required (the evolution is not instantaneous, but it takes months or even just days, as it is seen in the second book, "The Treasured One"). Most of Vlagh's creations are vaguely insect-like, venomous and violent, although some creatures have been bred human-like enough to pass as humans (and are used as spies). The creatures also share an Overmind, through which each of them knows and sees what the others do. Despite these major advantages, the Vlagh and the creatures of the Vlagh are not intelligent. They can't even understand the meaning of death which causes many defeats early on but as they fight more they begin to avoid simple traps like arrows and poisoned spikes that the protagonists use. As the Vlagh realizes this, the heroes have already designed new traps and strategies to confuse their enemy. However, the Elder Gods are not permitted to use their powers to kill, but the young Dreamers, infant forms of the Younger Gods: Eleria (originally Balacenia), Yaltar (originally Vash), Lillabeth (originally Enalla) and Ashad (originally Dakas), can use the powers of their dreams to foresee visions of the future as a warning to an attack and cause great natural disasters capable of mass destruction and killing.
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Sir Thursday Sir Thursday is a young adult fantasy novel written by Australian author Garth Nix. It is the fourth book in The Keys to the Kingdom series, and was released in March 2006. Sir Thursday continues from the preceding book, following the adventures of Arthur Penhaligon as he attempts to retrieve the Fourth key of the Kingdom, and claim mastership of The Great Maze. As with the other books in the series, the theme of 'seven' is prevalent, along with the themes of sin and virtue. The book received generally favourable critical response, but was criticised for a slow pace, among other issues.
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Leonardo's Swans Leonardo’s Swans is an international bestseller by Karen Essex, published by Doubleday in 2006. The novel tells the story of the rivalry between the powerful Este sisters, Beatrice and Isabella, princesses of the House of Ferrara, as they competed for the attentions of both the Duke of Milan and Leonardo da Vinci when the artist was court painter in the High Renaissance. Also included are excerpts from Leonardo’s own journals and letters, which reflect the contents of each chapter. The Washington Post praised Essex’ portrayal of Leonardo. “Leonardo's character is one of the great surprises of this book, and in portraying him the author never seems to engage in post-Dan Brown opportunism. The reader may be constantly reminded of Leonardo's genius, but he is an understated figure, a brilliant but disorganized mind whose twitchy intelligence makes him interested in starting countless projects but able to finish few. One of the pleasures of reading this book is learning the secret history behind paintings like "The Last Supper" and "The Virgin of the Rocks."
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Vilborg Davíðsdóttir Vilborg Davíðsdóttir (born 3 September 1965 in Þingeyri) is an Icelandic writer and journalist. Her novels "The Well of Fates" (1993) and "The Witches' Judgement" (1994) concern a slave in the Viking era and are influenced by the Icelandic sagas to an extent.
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Land of the Minotaurs Land of the Minotaurs is a fantasy novel by Richard A. Knaak, set in the world of Dragonlance, and based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. It is the fourth novel in the "Lost Histories" series. It was published in paperback in January 1996. It continues the story of Kaz the Minotaur from "The Legend of Huma", "Kaz the Minotaur" and the short story "Kaz and the Dragon's Children" from "The Dragons of Krynn".
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Cornelia Funke Cornelia Maria Funke ("FOON-ka"; ] ) is a German author of children's fiction. She was born on December 10, 1958, in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia. Funke is best known for her "Inkheart" trilogy, published in 2004–2008. Many of her books have now been translated into English. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adventure genres. She currently lives in Beverly Hills, California.
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Talking to Dragons Talking to Dragons is a young adult fantasy novel, the fourth and final book in the "Enchanted Forest Chronicles" by Patricia Wrede, although it was published first, in 1985. It is told in first person from the point of view of sixteen-year-old Daystar, son of Cimorene, a woman who lives at the edge of the Enchanted Forest.
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The Serpentwar Saga The Serpentwar Saga is a series of fantasy novels set in Midkemia by the author Raymond E. Feist. The novels revolve around two characters, Erik von Darkmoor and Roo Avery and also includes a host of previous characters from past novels, including Nakor, Pug, Macros the Black, Calis and Jimmy. It tells of the struggles of the Kingdom against a massive army on the distant continent of Novindus.
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Douwe Dabbert Douwe Dabbert is a Dutch fantasy comics series by artist Piet Wijn and scenarist . It was published between 1975 and 2001.