Posts Tagged ‘Patrick Rothfuss’

  • Patrick Rothfuss – Charity gets you in ‘The Wise Man’s Fear’
    Last December, author Patrick Rothfuss organized a charity event for Heifer International. He’s doing the same this year (he notes this as his prologue), and the prize is to be character in his book The Wise Man’s Fear. That’s the second book, following his Naming of the Wind. As one can image the logistics behind such act is a bit overwhelming, so...
    by Jay Tomio at October 20th, 2009 at 03:10 am
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    News – Patrick Rothfuss Takes High Road Subterranean Style
    About mid-November one of our members informed us that Patrick Rothfuss (author of The Name of the Wind) was doing some fund raising for the Heifer International. In his own words, this is what Heifer is about: Heifer International is my favorite charity. It helps people raise themselves up out of poverty and starvation. All over the world Heifer promotes education, sustainable...
    by Jay Tomio at December 4th, 2008 at 09:12 am
  • Book Review – The Name of the Wind
    Author: Patrick Rothfuss Cover Artist: Donato Giancola Publisher: DAW Binding: Hardcover Publication Date: August 2007 First person features are not often seen from debut novelists, but Patrick Rothfuss was able to thwart any such novice regularities with witty banter, a highly developed and diverse arrangement of characters, intimate settings, and an easy-to-read yet...
    by Patrick at August 17th, 2007 at 05:08 pm
  • On the Spot at BSC – Patrick Rothfuss interview
    Patrick Rothfuss is a new author who has generated lots of buzz in the last couple of months, and now he’s On The Spot. His debut novel, The Name of the Wind, is the first installment of the The Kingkiller Chronicles trilogy. Enough with the introduction – and on to Patrick Rothfuss On The Spot. Patrick B. – Let’s get things started with the standard introduction:...
    by Patrick at March 20th, 2007 at 09:03 am