I heard him read a piece of the first novel, Recursion, out at Norwescon.

He was nominated for the Philip K Dick award this last year. How about I post that up as a list?Ī: Right now I'm reading Capacity, by Tony Balantyne. Q: Who are some of your favorite authors? Favorite books?Ī: Hmmm. Should that be 'where my heart lays?' I always screw that up. I used to go to the local bookstore and look at the paperbacks on the shelf. I grew up reading about every fantasy and sci-fi book I could find. After that my mom gave me Ihe Hobbit and Dragonriders. My first non-picture books were the Narnia Chronicles. Q: Were you always a fan of fantasy novels?Ī: Always. Daphne Durhamġ0 Second Interview: A Few Words with Patrick Rothfuss

Full of music, magic, love, and loss, Patrick Rothfuss's vivid and engaging debut fantasy knocked our socks off. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Ī's Best of the Year.So Far Pick for 2007: Harry Potter fans craving a new mind-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind-the first book in a trilogy about an orphan boy who becomes a legend. Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn There is a beauty to Pat's writing that defies description.' Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin’s Apprentice

'The characters are real and the magic is true.” Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea 'It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing.with true music in the words.' Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara “Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is deep and intricate and wondrous.” Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire It is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man’s search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend. So begins a tale unequaled in fantasy literature-the story of a hero told in his own voice. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. “Rothfuss has real talent.” -Terry Brooks.“He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” -George R.“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” -Lin-Manuel Miranda Discover #1 New York Times-bestselling Patrick Rothfuss’ epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle.

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