Rothfuss himself shared a photo of the manuscript back in 2013. That being said, her not seeing a word of Doors of Stone (the third book in the series’ title) is odd. Given the need for publishers to have a steady stream of income, you can understand her frustration. When I delayed the publication of book two, Pat was very open with his fans–they knew what was happening.
Don’t you think we editors want to publish the books we buy? That is just nuts. And I don’t get the “blame the editor” part at all. “When authors don’t produce, it basically f**ks their publishers. “Book publishing is not as lucrative as many other professions, and publishers rely on their strongest sellers to keep their companies (especially small companies like DAW) afloat. “This article is right: authors don’t owe their readership books, but what about the publishers who paid them? RELATED – Patrick Rothfuss Talks Fan Interactions When Asking About Kingkiller Chronicle Book 3 The interesting part is that Patrick Rothfuss’ editor, Betsy Wollheim shared the post on Facebook with the following comment, which gave an extra dimension to the conversation. A recent article on the site Book Riot argued as such a few days ago. If they don’t finish it, fans don’t get a free pass to berate and ridicule the author for taking too long. Yes, if an author could finish his or her story, that’d be great, but it is by no means an obligation. Do authors owe their readers these sequels? I personally fall on the “no” side of things. Since then, fans have clamored for the trilogy-capping novel, but have received radio silence since then.
Its sequel, A Wise Man’s Fear, hit in 2011.
The first book, The Name of the Wind, hit in 2007 and launched Rothfuss to fantasy stardom. If you’re in those circles, chances are you’ve heard similar things surrounding author Patrick Rothfuss and his Kingkiller Chronicle series. By now, you’ve probably heard the tons of jokes surrounding The Winds of Winter and George R.R. Don’t expect Kingkiller Chronicle Book 3 any time soon.įantasy readers can be pretty brutal.
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