Patrick Rothfuss
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in Madison, Wisconsin, The United States
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February 2008
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
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2007
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229 editions
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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
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2011
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145 editions
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The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)
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2014
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73 editions
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The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)
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2023
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42 editions
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Die Furcht des Weisen 1 (Die Königsmörder-Chronik, #2.1)
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2011
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2 editions
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The Thing Beneath the Bed (The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle #1)
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2010
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Die Furcht des Weisen 2 (Die Königsmörder-Chronik, #2.2)
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2011
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The Lightning Tree
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2014
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6 editions
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Doors of Stone (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #3)
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Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons
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2019
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“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.”
― The Wise Man's Fear
― The Wise Man's Fear
“It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
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| Beyond Reality: So who are your favorites? | 49 | 777 | May 21, 2009 08:24AM | |
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“The fish trap exists because of the fish. Once you've gotten the fish you can forget the trap. The rabbit snare exists because of the rabbit. Once you've gotten the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?”
― Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters
― Chuang Tsu: Inner Chapters
“Do you know what it's like to run spellcheck for six hours? It's like a party in purgatory. A party in purgatory where all they have to drink is sugar-free Kool-aid, and the only game to play is Monopoly, and none of your friends show up.”
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“Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.”
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Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.”
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Oct 06, 2016 12:40AM
Thanks Patrick for accepting me as your friend! I'm so excited to read the thirty part of The Name of the Wind!! Oh and by the way, do u read in Spanish?
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This is the best thing that could happen this weekend. Thank you for accepting my friend request. :)
Hey Pat - Just wondering if you have read Baxter & Pratchett's - The Long Earth? I'm a huge fan of your books (oh and your reviews!!) and I count this as one of my favourites (and one of the few books I have read twice in quick succession) - plus it is based around your home town of Madison.It doesn't seem to have a great rating on here - it is fairly Sci-fi compared to the usual Pratchett fantasy but I would be interested in hearing your review on it :)
This is so cool!! Didn't realise we can just leave comments! I love your plots and writing but most importantly I love Kvothe. So would you please stop making his life suck. Thank you.
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Patrick wrote: "Arjen wrote: "I can read a comic book every day and claim I read a book each day too. Be a man and read real books."Congradulations, Arjen. Your comment encouraged me to figure out how to un-frie..."
In the old days we said "owned" :D
Well played!
Arjen wrote: "I can read a comic book every day and claim I read a book each day too. Be a man and read real books."Congradulations, Arjen. Your comment encouraged me to figure out how to un-friend someone here on goodreads.
That means I learned something today.
So thanks for that.
I can read a comic book every day and claim I read a book each day too. Be a man and read real books.
Patiently awaiting book three. Except I'm not very patient. And I'm very bossy. Please stop reading and get back writing!
Thanks a lot for the add sir :) . Finished both the books in a span of a week. I hate waiting so much!!!! Love the blog and the books. It's pretty rare to see popular authors actually taking the time to respond to the fans and for that a huge thumbs up to you :)
hey pat - thanks for coming to orange last night. you're a great speaker, really engaging, and i give you props for taking a minute to actually talk to each and every person that was there for the signing. you're a cool dude.
Heard your ditty on games on WPR this morning. Great stuff! I'm sure that some people thought you were being tongue-in-cheek about the notion of losing and starting over again, but I could tell you were earnest. Nice to wake up to!
Thanks for accepting the friend request. Your review of Go Dog Go was hilarious.And oh yeah, I like your books too.
Thanks for accepting my friend request. It's a huge honour to have an amazing blogger and an even more amazing author as a friend.
So, I was just reading Martin's new excerpt from Winds of Winter.Which sorta made me nerdgasm at least 5 different times.
Then I thought, wouldnt it be awesome if Pat posted an excerpt from Doors of Stone...you know, since I know how much you LOVE spoilers...
Anyway...I'm just gonna chant "DO IT" Really quietly in the background now.
Also - You've totally been reading both those books almost two years.... :P
I ordered "The Adventure of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed" from Amazon & they cancelled my order because they did not have enough! WTF? Why wouldn't they back order it & still sell it to me? Now I will not order again from them until next Christmas probably.... UGHHHHH!
Quick Q: I pre-ordered The Wise Man's Fear, so I have the hardcover. It's come to my attention that in the softcover version, the story of how Iax stole the moon is written as the story of how Jax stole the moon. Which is the correct version?
Just wanted to let you know; I work in a bookstore, and my enthousiasm about your Kingkiller Chronicle got my boss to start ordering it again. Got lots of great feedback from customers who I recommended it to. Spreading one of the best fantasy novels I've read so far in the Netherlands! ^^
Pat... great job with The Wise Man's Fear. I actually skipped The Name of the Wind, as back in the day (which was a year ago, as far as these things go of course) heading to Barnes and Noble and picking the most appealing book on the shelf was a bigger deal. Now, I've got more than that. And soon enough, I'll have The Name of the Wind, too.
Dear Patrick,Thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads, it is an honor. I am a huge fan of fantasy fiction (including many authors from Tolkien to Robin Hobb and Gail.Z Martin ect.). Thank you once again and i hold your work in high esteem.
Lucinda x
"Peter wrote: "My library does not carry "The Adventures of The Princess and Mr. Whiffle" This is a grave injustice and as a librarian I must invoke librarian wrath. With that said, how do I invoke ..."That's why I pre-ordered the paperback. Unfortunately, it won't be coming until January. Good things come to those who wait, I suppose...
Peter wrote: "My library does not carry "The Adventures of The Princess and Mr. Whiffle" This is a grave injustice and as a librarian I must invoke librarian wrath. With that said, how do I invoke librarian wrat..."Silent rage.
Hi Pat,I'm curious, what's the best way to buy your book or any book in general? Buying it at Chapters vs. Amazon or a local bookstore etc. off a different website blah blah?
Which way puts more money into your pocket/raises your star?
Thanks for the friend accept (: Your books were the first thing I bought with my first salary. Love them!
My library does not carry "The Adventures of The Princess and Mr. Whiffle" This is a grave injustice and as a librarian I must invoke librarian wrath. With that said, how do I invoke librarian wrath without breaking the noise policy?
Thanks for the friend accept... Your books are on my ' to read' list, looks like it will be a long time till I see the light of day! But then sunlight is so often overrated, yes?
Rachael wrote: "Congratulations on the Legend award! You deserve it!"You beat me!! Yes, Pat CONGRATS! That's great, you really do deserve it. Can't wait to read more of your work!
I just wanted to say your books are amazing, I found the name of the wind a few years back in India and just found the wise man's fear over here in Sri Lanka. I truly, absolutely and completely enjoyed them both. and I cannot wait for the next book to come out. it may take a long while to reach me here, but it is worth the wait. Cheers! it is very awesome to be your friend :)
Hey Pat, just found this last weekend and was stoked. Thought I'd pass along the info since I know you were a fan of the first series.Nice way to break when you get tired writing!
http://www.nick.com/videos/legend-of-...
(hope that link worked. If not all the episodes are free at Nick.com)
You know, it's very sad, but looking at your profile and seeing those four little words up there somewhere 'Patrick is your friend', kind of makes me feel cool. Thanks for that.
Patrick, first, thank you so much for your wonderful books. I'm waiting with baited breath for the next book in the series!Second, thank you for introducing me to Brandon Sanderson. I just finished one of his books, and WOWIE. Seriously, if you have that good of taste in all of your books that you read, I am just going to read anything that you do :)
Third, thank you for introducing me to goodreads! I didn't know about it before you mentioned it in your blog post, and I am absolutely THRILLED to be here.
So... yeah :) Thanks A BUNCH!
Hello Again Pat!Was just over-analyzing your novels in the Rothfussian Group when I got to wondering if the goodreads date for the release of Doors of Stone is correct? Or is that just a hopefully/maybe/we'll see date?
On another note, hope all is well in your chunk of the world and I didnt care much for that Serenity Graphic Novel...TOO SHORT lol, but the art was amazing, crazy how they really captured the likeness of the characters. Anywho, have a good one! I'm about to head home and read NoTW aloud to my old man and roomies....(freakin' non-readers, I will force my will upon them!)
































































