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'''Patrick Rothfuss''' is the author of [[The Kingkiller Chronicle]] and its companion stories. He was born in Madison, Wisconsin on June 6{{Sup|th}}, 1973.
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'''Patrick Rothfuss''' is the author of ''[[The Kingkiller Chronicle]]'' and its companion stories.
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== Biography ==
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Patrick "Pat" James Rothfuss was born in Madison, Wisconsin<ref name="Pat autobio">[https://www.patrickrothfuss.com/content/author.asp Patrick Rothfuss's autobiography], official website</ref>, on June 6{{Sup|th}}, 1973. His father Jim was an engineer.<ref>[http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-patrick-rothfuss/ Interview with Lightspeed Magazine] (March, 2015). This is loose, but I'll confirm from something more solid later.</ref> He and his younger sister<ref>Pat's blog: [https://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2018/08/a-blog-if-only-barely/A blog, if only barely]</ref> were raised in rural Wisconsin.
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In 1999, Rothfuss graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he had originally enrolled as "to study the equivalent of chemical engineering".<ref>Pat's blog, [https://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2013/09/on-the-making-of-metheglin/ On the Making of Methelgin]</ref> He would later switch to clinical psychology<ref>SFBook, [https://sfbook.com/patrick-rothfuss.htm Patrick Rothfuss bio]</ref>; three years into his degree, he became "Undeclared".<ref name="Denvention bio">[http://www.fanac.org/Denvention3/programming/bios8.html Denvention 3 biography]</ref> Nine years later, university policy finally forced him to graduate; he left with a BA in English, and minors in psychology, history, philosophy, and writing.<ref name = "Denvention bio" />
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== Works ==
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=== Temerant ===
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These are novels or stories set in [[Temerant]], the world of [[The Kingkiller Chronicle]].
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* ''[[The Name of the Wind]]'' (March 27, 2007) was the first novel in in the trilogy ''The Kingkiller Chronicle''.
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* ''[[The Wise Man's Fear]]'' (March 1, 2011) was the second novel in the trilogy ''The Kingkiller Chronicle''.
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* [["How Old Holly Came to Be"]] (July, 2013) was published in the anthology ''Unfettered'', edited by Shawn Speakman, a short story spin-off.
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* ''[[The Slow Regard of Silent Things]]'' (January 11, 2014) is a spin-off novella, illustrated by Nate Taylor.
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* "The Lightning Tree" (June 17, 2014), a spin-off novellette published in ''Rogues''. It was edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
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* ''[[The Doors of Stone]]'' (unpublished), the upcoming third book in 'The Kingkiller Chronicle'' trilogy.
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==== On Hold ====
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* ''The Tale of Laniel Young-Again'': This is the working title<ref>YouTube, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSNEcuqSboo Patrick Rothfuss reads "The Tale of Laniel Young-Again"]: "The standing, awful title for this is ''The Tale of Laniel Young-Again''"</ref> for a story about a legendary figure in the world of Temerant. The book was put on on hold "about two thirds of the way in"<ref>YouTube, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vxUKucLp7o Projects after book three — Patrick Rothfuss on JoCo Cruise 2017]</ref>in 2014 to focus work on ''The Doors of Stone''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/KingkillerChronicle/comments/2kogs3/laniel_young_again/ Kingkiller Chronicle subreddit report on a book reading]</ref>.
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== Personal Life ==
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Rothfuss lives in a house he bought with his girlfriend Sarah in 2009. The couple has two sons.
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== Notes ==
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Revision as of 20:19, 14 January 2020

I remember sitting down once, [at] three in the morning and probably the only person awake in Stevens Point. And I stop, and I think: "This is crap! I've spent years of my life writing crap. This will never be published - it isn't good... I've wasted years of my life!" *shrugs and types on* You do it because you like the process. I mean... you write because you like to write.

Patrick Rothfuss is the author of The Kingkiller Chronicle and its companion stories.

Biography

Patrick "Pat" James Rothfuss was born in Madison, Wisconsin[1], on June 6th, 1973. His father Jim was an engineer.[2] He and his younger sister[3] were raised in rural Wisconsin.

In 1999, Rothfuss graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he had originally enrolled as "to study the equivalent of chemical engineering".[4] He would later switch to clinical psychology[5]; three years into his degree, he became "Undeclared".[6] Nine years later, university policy finally forced him to graduate; he left with a BA in English, and minors in psychology, history, philosophy, and writing.[6]

Works

Temerant

These are novels or stories set in Temerant, the world of The Kingkiller Chronicle.

  • The Name of the Wind (March 27, 2007) was the first novel in in the trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle.
  • The Wise Man's Fear (March 1, 2011) was the second novel in the trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle.
  • "How Old Holly Came to Be" (July, 2013) was published in the anthology Unfettered, edited by Shawn Speakman, a short story spin-off.
  • The Slow Regard of Silent Things (January 11, 2014) is a spin-off novella, illustrated by Nate Taylor.
  • "The Lightning Tree" (June 17, 2014), a spin-off novellette published in Rogues. It was edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
  • The Doors of Stone (unpublished), the upcoming third book in 'The Kingkiller Chronicle trilogy.

On Hold

  • The Tale of Laniel Young-Again: This is the working title[7] for a story about a legendary figure in the world of Temerant. The book was put on on hold "about two thirds of the way in"[8]in 2014 to focus work on The Doors of Stone[9].

Personal Life

Rothfuss lives in a house he bought with his girlfriend Sarah in 2009. The couple has two sons.

Notes

  1. ↑ Patrick Rothfuss's autobiography, official website
  2. ↑ Interview with Lightspeed Magazine (March, 2015). This is loose, but I'll confirm from something more solid later.
  3. ↑ Pat's blog: blog, if only barely
  4. ↑ Pat's blog, On the Making of Methelgin
  5. ↑ SFBook, Patrick Rothfuss bio
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Denvention 3 biography
  7. ↑ YouTube, Patrick Rothfuss reads "The Tale of Laniel Young-Again": "The standing, awful title for this is The Tale of Laniel Young-Again"
  8. ↑ YouTube, Projects after book three — Patrick Rothfuss on JoCo Cruise 2017
  9. ↑ Kingkiller Chronicle subreddit report on a book reading
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