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Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author, best known for his epic fantasy series The Kingkiller Chronicle. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, he matriculated at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, initially studying chemical engineering before switching to English.

Rothfuss spent nearly a decade working on his debut novel, The Name of the Wind, which was published in 2007 to critical acclaim. The novel won the Quill Award and became a New York Times Bestseller. The success of his first book allowed him to focus on writing full-time, leading to the publication of the second book in the series, The Wise Man's Fear, in 2011, which also topped the New York Times Bestseller list.

In addition to his writing, Rothfuss founded Worldbuilders, a charity fundraiser.

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American fantasy writer

Born 6 June 1973

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  • Cover of: The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One

    Cover of edition nameofwindthekin00patr Cover of edition elnombredelvient0000roth Cover of edition nameofwind0000roth Cover of edition nameofwind0000roth_u5m3 Cover of edition namewind00roth_398 First published in 2007 — 50 editions
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  • Cover of: The Wise Man’s Fear

    Cover of edition wisemansfear0000roth Cover of edition isbn_9780756407124 Cover of edition isbn_9780756404734 Cover of edition wisemansfear0000roth_y0g0 First published in 2011 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed

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  • Cover of: Der Name des Windes

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  • Cover of: Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons and Dragons: Deluxe Edition

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  • Cover of: The Name of the Wind

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  • Cover of: Unfettered: Tales by Masters of Fantasy

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  • Cover of: La Peur du sage - Première partie: Chronique du Tueur de Roi, T2

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American fantasy writer

Born 6 June 1973

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Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, New York Times bestseller, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, fantasy, epic, Magic, Magicians, Fantasy, American Short stories, American literature, Fairies, Fiction, general, Heroes, Loss (Psychology), Magos, The Kingkiller Chronicle, Wizards, Young women, fantasy, Adult books for young adults, Adventure, Alchemy, Alex Award winner, American Fantasy fiction, American fantasy fiction

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Kvothe, Ambrose, Bast, Chronicler, Denna, the Chandrian, the Fae, Abenthy, Cinder, Devi, Edema Ruh, Elodin, Fela, Felurian, Lanre, Lord Haliax, Maer Alveron, Master Hemme, Simmon, Taborlin the Great, Tempi, Wilem, the Adem, the Cthaeh

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  • PATRICK ROTHFUSS
  • P. Rothfuss
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March 10, 2025 Edited by huginn4126 Edited without comment.
March 10, 2025 Edited by huginn4126 Bio, ids
March 9, 2025 Edited by Tauriel063 merge authors
October 13, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa cleaned pseudonyms
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI