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Patrick Rothfuss

Author of The Name of the Wind

31+ Works 37,450 Members 1,427 Reviews 262 Favorited

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 Name of the Wind (2007) 20,411 copies
The Wise Man's Fear (2011) 10,803 copies
The Doors of Stone (2012) 580 copies
The Thing Beneath the Bed (2010) 426 copies
The Dark of Deep Below (2013) 143 copies

Associated Works

Ready Player One (2011) — Introduction, some editions — 18,469 copies
Rogues (2014) — Contributor — 1,283 copies
Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy (2013) — Contributor — 402 copies
War and XPs (2008) — Foreword, some editions — 237 copies
After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley (2017) — Narrator, some editions — 219 copies
Epic: Legends of Fantasy (2012) — Contributor — 187 copies
Word Puppets (2015) — Introduction — 161 copies
The Last Unicorn The Lost Journey (2018) — Introduction — 97 copies
The Secret Loves of Geeks (2018) — Contributor — 77 copies
Digger Unearthed: The Complete Tenth Anniversary Collection (2022) — Foreword, some editions — 69 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009 Edition (2010) — Contributor — 68 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2015 (2015) — Contributor — 65 copies
Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy (2008) — Author — 58 copies
Clash of the Geeks — Contributor — 56 copies
Sword and Laser Anthology (2014) — Foreword — 41 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.

Members

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)

Reviews

Not incredible or beautifully written, but I still couldn't put it down.
 
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RaynaPolsky | 788 other reviews | Apr 23, 2024 |
I liked it but it was basically just Auri having OCD.
 
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RaynaPolsky | 165 other reviews | Apr 23, 2024 |
I like this one more than the first one. Kvothe is more grown up and less annoying.
 
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RaynaPolsky | 420 other reviews | Apr 23, 2024 |
Yer a wizard now, Kvothe.
 
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SteveMcSteve | 788 other reviews | Apr 23, 2024 |

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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

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