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Patrick James Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author. He is best known for his highly acclaimed series The Kingkiller Chronicle, beginning with Rothfuss' debut novel, The Name of the Wind (2007), which won several awards, and continuing in the sequel, The Wise Man's Fear (2011), which topped The New York Times Best Seller list.
The Kingkiller Chronicle is a planned fantasy trilogy by the American writer Patrick Rothfuss. [1] The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.
Author Patrick Rothfuss was a resident of Madison, and his father told him stories of Tunnel Bob. According to Rothfuss, Rothfuss' father gave Tunnel Bob permission to work in the tunnels for three hours a week, which was used as part of the persona of Auri: "Well, the first hour I walks around a bit, and the second hour I cleans up some, and ...
The book was a critical and commercial success, debuting at the top of the New York Times Fantasy list. [8] [9] In Bookmarks May/June 2011 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.00 out of 5) with the summary stating, "Nevertheless, readers who enjoyed Wind should not miss The Wise Man's Fear and will no doubt join the critics in singing Rothfuss's ...
The Name of the Wind, also referred to as The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle, followed by The Wise Man's Fear. It was published on March 27, 2007, by DAW Books.
The writing occasionally slips into a poetic flow when describing the little things in Auri's day-to-day life. As Patrick Rothfuss himself says, the book does not do what a "proper book should do", so that it actually does not have a clear plot. The story cannot easily be divided into a beginning, middle, and end, and does not have a proper climax.
Dear Wormwood was inspired by The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis and the writing of Patrick Rothfuss. [12] [13] On November 14, 2017, the band debuted a single, "Torches", from their EP Notos, which debuted December 8, 2017. [14] Notos was the first EP in an ongoing series of four, taking their names from Greco-Roman deities of wind named Anemoi.
“The Lightning Tree” by Patrick Rothfuss Follows an average day in the life of Bast, the mysterious innkeeper's even more mysterious assistant. The Rogue Prince, or, a King’s Brother by George R. R. Martin, set in the Westeros of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, hundreds of years before the events of A Game of Thrones [2]