Patrick Rothfuss
Author of The Name of the Wind
About the Author
Patrick Rothfuss was born in Madison, Wisconsin on June 6, 1973. He received a B.A. in English from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point and M. A. from Washington State University. He teaches at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. In 2002, his short story, The Road to Levinshir, won show more first place in the Writers of the Future contest. He writes The Kingkiller Chronicles. The first book in the series, The Name of the Wind, won the 2007 Quill Award for best sci-fi/fantasy. The third book in the series, The Slow Regard of Silent Things, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Patrick Rothfuss
The Lightning Tree 52 copies
How Old Holly Came to Be 35 copies
The Tale of Laniel Young-Again 12 copies
El estrecho sendero entre deseos / The Narrow Road Between Desires (Spanish Edition) (2024) 7 copies
The Road to Levinshir 4 copies
The Kingkiller Chronicles Volume I and II "Name of the Wind" and "Wise Man's Fear" — Author — 1 copy
A Freewheelin Time 1 copy
Associated Works
Digger Unearthed: The Complete Tenth Anniversary Collection (2022) — Foreword, some editions — 69 copies
Clash of the Geeks — Contributor — 56 copies
The Paulandstormonomicon — Contributor — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Rothfuss, Patrick J.
- Birthdate
- 1973-06-06
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Places of residence
- Wisconsin, USA
- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (B.A.|English)
Washington State University (M.A.|English literature) - Occupations
- Associate Lecturer in English
fantasy writer - Organizations
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
- Agent
- Matt Bialer
- Short biography
- In 2002, he won first place in the Writers of the Future contest with the story, "The Road to Levinshir". This story was published in Volume 18 of the "Writers of the Future" anthology.
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Discussions
I'm Calling the Wind Frank in Book talk (September 2022)
Summer Group Read: The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss) in 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (October 2016)
Wise Mans Fer in FantasyFans (January 2015)
Book Discussion: The Name of the Wind ~CAUTION ~ Contains SPOILERS in The Green Dragon (September 2011)
Book Discussion: The Name of the Wind - SPOILER FREE Thread in The Green Dragon (November 2008)
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Statistics
- Works
- 31
- Also by
- 17
- Members
- 37,450
- Popularity
- #487
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 1,427
- ISBNs
- 273
- Languages
- 24
- Favorited
- 262