The regicide chronicle

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The Kingkiller Chronicle (Original title: The King Killer Chronicle ) is a fantasy -Romanreihe the American writer Patrick Rothfuss . The theme is the legendary arcanist Kvothe, who has his own life story written down by a chronicler in the form of an autobiography. The story is thus divided into a present story and a past story. Each book offshoot embodies a day in the present.

Novels of the series

Main series

  • The Name of the Wind - The Kingslayer Chronicle. First day
  • The Fear of the Wise , The Kingslayer Chronicle. Day two, part 1
  • The Fear of the Wise , The Kingslayer Chronicle. Day two, part 2
  • The Doors of Stone (working title); Publication pending.

Based on the regicide chronicle

  • The music of silence
  • How Old Holly Came to Be, short story in: Unfettered # 1 ( anthology ) by Shawn Speakman (Editor)
  • The Lightning Tree, novella in: Rogues by George RR Martin & Gardner Dozois
  • The Road to Levinshir , short story in: Epic: Legends of Fantasy (anthology) by John Joseph Adams (editor)
  • The Tale of Laniel Young-Again (working title), accompanying story in the lands of Modeg. As of 2014, two-thirds were written, but paused by Rothfuss. Publication pending.
  • The Boy That Loved the Moon (working title), comic with illustrator Nate Taylor. The story was already told in The Fear of the Wise Man by Hespe and Felurian.

Sequel

Rothfuss says he has plans for another series of novels within the same world with many of the characters he already knows.

At Emerald City Comic Con in March 2018, Rothfuss implied that the regicide chronicle was just a prehistory.

History of origin

The novel series was originally supposed to appear as a single volume under the name " Der Name des Windes " (OT: The Name of the Wind) before DAW Verlag agreed to a trilogy.

Rothfuss explains that he has been reading fantasy since childhood. It is important to him to create a realistic and credible world despite all the fantasy aspects. For this reason, he deliberately reduces elements that are often used and typical for fantasy. According to the author, it took almost 15 years from the first text attempts to the publication of the first volume in the original language. Including 7 years for the first, complete text version and 7 years for the revision. He justifies this long time in his inexperience as an author and personal development. Rothfuss deliberately takes the time for the revision, as this is the most important process for him to ensure that the work is perfect. For him it has proven difficult to create a complex world in which there are no logical inconsistencies.

Rothfuss promised that his upcoming works would appear at shorter intervals. As things stand today, he distances himself from this because he is only making slow progress with the last offshoot of the novel.

The name of the wind was published in April 2007 in the original language by DAW Verlag, the German edition was published by Klett-Cotta in 2008.

The Wise Man's Fear will follow on March 1, 2011. Due to the large volume of text after German translation, Klett-Cotta published the first part of Die Furcht des Wise in October of the same year, the second part followed in January 2012.

The Doors of Stone is in the making. At New York Comic Con 2018, Patrick Rothfuss stated that the last offshoot of the novel would have appeared if he had gone into therapy earlier. Rothfuss is open about his psychological conflicts and regularly emphasizes the importance of mental health.

Influences

The literary role model is primarily Peter S. Beagle , whose classic The Last Unicorn Rothfuss repeatedly inspires because of the language. The first cycle of novels he read was The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis .

He mentions Neil Gaiman as other role models . and Terry Pratchett Cyrano de Bergerac inspired Rothfuss to attach great importance to emotions.

Structure of the novels

The novels are divided into different actions with different narrative forms. The tense always remains the past tense .

The presence

The present of the novels takes place in the place “Newarre” and its immediate surroundings, but mostly in the restaurant of the protagonist.

As a framework plot, this takes place primarily at the beginning and at the end of the novels. Occasionally the action is interrupted in the past; such chapters are entitled "Interlude:". In the present the happening is described by a neutral narrator . The plot emerges largely from many dialogues; the narrator remains passive. This mostly focuses on the plot around Kvothe or Kote, only rarely is it about other characters.

The past

The story of the past represents most of the novels and is the life story of Kvothe, which he tells himself.

Consequently, it is a first-person narrative situation . Kvothe himself is part of the story, both in the form of his former self, about which he is speaking, and in the form of his present person as the narrator. As a narrator, he adopts a limited authorial narrative behavior in that he is actively involved in the narrative. In doing so, he makes use of comments, ratings, explanations of backgrounds and occasionally of epic prediction . As a narrator, he is therefore only omniscient about his own narrative.

A three-part silence

"A three-part silence" is the chapter name of the prologue as well as the epilogue of all novels in the main series. These chapters represent a separate, independent part of the present story.

The narrator resembles that of the present story, but this is less neutral and objective. There are more and more jumps between the figures; comments are also made. In these chapters the narrator makes use of the subjunctive II to use unreal situations as a comparison.

The chapters in question have an almost identical structure and mainly describe the current mood and the following silences:

  • The first silence is described as the most audible silence, which is due to the absence of noise.
  • The second silence is described as the smallest silence that comes from the mindset of those present not to make any noise on purpose.
  • The third silence is described as the greatest but least discernible silence that comes from the man who is ready to die. The description of the man is the same as that of Kvothe, although his name is never mentioned. Mostly his hands are discussed. The third silence includes the first two silences.

“A three-part silence” emphasizes the character and spirit of the protagonist and thus illustrates the difference to his former self.

Plot of the novels

The name of the wind

The legendary arcanist Kvothe, who lives in exile, runs his inn at Wegstein as the innkeeper "Kote" . When he rescues a stranger while in contact with demons, the latter reveals himself to be "the chronicler", a well-known writer. Kvothe agrees to tell his life story in order to bring to light the truth behind the many legends and stories about his person.

At the beginning of his story, Kvothe is eleven years old and, like his parents, belongs to the Edema Ruh, a traveling people of actors. There he learns a lot about music, acting and courtly customs. When the arcanist Abenthy "Ben" joins him for a time, Kvothe learns from him the basics of alchemy, sympathy and sygaldry, what is usually called magic. Kvothe watches Ben call the wind and decides to want to learn this too. Kvothes father performs a new song for the troupe in which he sings about the folklore characters of the Chandrian, a group of demons. A little later, Kvothe returns home and finds his entire troop massacred. At a fireplace he meets the sung-about Chandrian, who let him live and disappear.

Orphaned, he made his way to the large city of Tarbean, where he lived as a beggar and thief for three years. When he has enough money, he goes to Imre to enroll at the university. On the way he gets to know the mysterious girl Denna, whose ways part again for the time being. At the university he succeeds in gaining the masters' favor and enrolling as the youngest student. Then he meets the aristocratic student Ambrose, who by trickery bans him from entering the library; a long-running feud arises. At the same time, he makes good friends with Simmon and Willem. His plan to learn the name of the wind fails for the time being, as naming is no longer taught. During a performance in the Eolian tavern , he meets Denna, who is known locally by many other names. A good friendship develops between her and Kvothe, which is clouded again and again by the fact that Denna suddenly disappears from the city, takes on new names and always has new lovers by her side. Due to lack of money, he visits the notorious moneylender Devi, with whom he enters into a long-term contract on high terms. By chance, Kvothe hears rumors of a robbery on a farm, to which he immediately travels, since he sees a parallel to the Chandrian in the incident described. Kvothe and Denna meet a wild Draccus, a fire-breathing, giant lizard in the adjacent forest. This is maddened by psychoactive tree sap and is attracted by a nearby city festival. There it caused a city fire. Kvothe finally manages to kill the Draccus using magic. He soon realizes that his name is on everyone's lips and that true and untrue stories are being told about him. In an intense argument with Ambrose, Kvothe unwittingly calls out the name of the wind and injures his rival. Kvothe's narration in the present is interrupted when a demon in a man's body comes into the inn and causes heavy losses there before he is defeated. The chronicler realizes that the innkeeper named Kote has hardly anything to do with the Kvothe from the story. Kvothe's student Bast confesses to the chronicler that he lured him into the tavern in order to awaken memories of his old self in Kvothe.

The Wise One's Fear - Part 1

On the second day of the present story, Kvothe continues its story seamlessly. Recent events have allowed Kvothe to study naming with the stubborn master Elodin at a new seminar with a few other students. However, Kvothe is increasingly dissatisfied with this, as he says he is not learning anything there. In a later attempt to break into Ambrose's to retrieve a stolen ring from Denna, Kvothe fails miserably. When he is the victim of sympathy offenses, attacks by magic, he wrongly accuses his moneylender, creating a new enemy and severe financial need. When Ambrose reveals himself to be the attacker, Kvothe is refused to indict him, since he would thus betray himself as a burglar and would be expelled from the university. With the elaborate and expensive construction of a magical utensil that protects him from such attacks, he can escape the problem. Kvothe destroys the wax doll used for the sympathy offense by secretly setting fire to the rooms in Ambrose. When Kvothe again caused a sensation at the university, one of the masters advised him to take a break from studying, as the masters would charge immensely high fees for the coming trimester out of resentment. He sensibly accepts this advice. Soon afterwards, by a happy coincidence, a nobleman referred him to Maer Alveron, the regent of the Empire of Vintas, who was looking for a poet and musician in a personal matter. Shortly before he set out on his journey, Kvothe was told a phrase, the fear of the wise, which was supposed to protect him from dangers when traveling. Furthermore, he and Devi can make peace again before he leaves; Denna has meanwhile gone away. In the big city of Severen he gets to know the many facets of social classes and knows how to assert himself in the service of Maer. Kvothe unexpectedly meets Denna in town. When the Maer's health deteriorated, Kvothe accused the court arcanist after some research of having poisoned the Maer. This flees before his arrest. From now on, Kvothe treats the severely weakened Maer on his own. Despite doubts in the meantime, the recovery succeeds and Maer expresses his original concern. Kvothe should use poetry and music to recruit the beautiful Lady Lackless as a woman for the maer. In this matter, too, Kvothe achieved success. Meanwhile, Kvothe and Denna have a serious argument before Denna disappears from the city and they part in the bad. Kvothe soon received a special order: as tax collectors were being attacked by bandits in the nearby forest area of Eld , Kvothe was assigned to a specially appointed group. After a long effort, one night they manage to chase after the bandits. A severe storm comes to their aid. When a fight breaks out, Kvothe knows how to assert himself with his arcane arts and directs a lightning bolt in such a way that most of the bandits perish immediately. Kvothe faints.

The Wise One's Fear - Part 2

Having regained her strength, Kvothe and his group make their way home. On the way they hear a lovely female song that they pursue. It turns out that the voice belongs to the infamous folklore figure Felurian, the most beautiful of all women. Despite all the warning stories, Kvothe runs after her and thus arrives in the realm of the Fae. There the two occupy themselves long and often with amorous activities, many weeks pass. Kvothe realizes that Felurian knows more about the Chandrian than he does, but she expressly forbids talking about them. He can use a ruse to get her permission to leave the Fae realm. Felurian decides to give him a present for his further journey, a shadow cloak, which she handcrafts from shadow and moonlight. Meanwhile, Kvothe is walking through the woods on his own when he gets lost and meets a wide field with a huge tree. The Cthaeh, an omniscient being, who lives in it, gives Kvothe more information about the Chandrian and Denna, who are beaten by their unknown financier. Startled by the words, he runs back to Felurian. After returning home, only a few days have passed in his world and he finds his group again. On the way, group member Tempi gets problems for which Kvothe feels responsible. Out of courage, he travels with Tempi to his homeland in Ademre. There he succeeds as the first foreigner to be trained in the high art of lethani and sword fighting. Before he leaves, Kvothe is given a sword and a story about Chandrian that is familiar in these lands is told by the director Shehyn. On the long journey back to Severen, he meets a group that claims to be Edema Ruh. He frees the girls who have raped them before killing the troops with his sword in a nightly action. He brings the two girls safely back to their home village, but he has to fear being charged for his bloody deeds. Back in Severen, he reports the incident to the maer in the hope that he can avert his accusation. This leads to a heated dispute with the maer and his meanwhile wife, who expresses herself very ugly about the Edema Ruh through events within her family. For the first time at court, Kvothe tells of his parentage and that he himself is a calm. The maer grants him a reward for his many successful services, but then dismisses him from his service because he cannot expect his wife to rest at court. Kvothe travels back to Imre to continue his studies. He meets Denna again, with whom he can reconcile, and finally presents her with the ring that was stolen from her at the beginning of the novel. In the present, Kvothe ends the story for this day with a view of the unpleasant things that still have to be told tomorrow. There was also an interruption on this day in the form of two violent mercenaries. At the end of the novel, Bast meets secretly with the two mercenaries that night. It turns out that Bast hired them to cause a fight at the inn. He stresses that he didn't get what he hoped for. His motives and other acts remain unknown.

The world of regicide chronicle

places

In Patrick Rothfuss' created, fictional world, protagonist Kvothe travels to many different places. Mostly these are characterized by opposing motives :

Inn to Wegstein / Newarre

The Wirtshaus zum Wegstein is a tavern in the small village of Newarre. This is where the framework of the present takes place, where Kvothe tells his life story. The peasant inhabitants of Newarre are characterized as godly - so to speak, a confrontation with demons takes place several times in the novels.

Tarbean

The great city of Tarbean becomes a refuge for the recently orphaned boy Kvothe. The city is divided into two large areas, representative of the affluent and the impoverished population. The wealthy, well-off citizens of Tarbeans are strictly separated from the poor inhabitants by the guard. The fictional drug Dennerharz is a big problem in Tarbean.

Imre

In the novels, Imre is the closest city to the university, which is separated from it by a river. While arcane arts are dealt with at the university, they are evidently avoided on the other side of the river. That's why the students often mock the residents of the city and vice versa. Nevertheless, there is lively contact: Imre's citizens always turn to the university with various problems and the students spend their free time in the culturally diverse city. The popular pub "Eolian" is also located here.

Severen

In the course of the story, the protagonist in Severen comes into the service of the regent Maer Alveron. The city has a social class similar to that of Tarbean. Here, Kvothe and the wealthy aristocracy met the counterpart to Tarbean's slums. Court life initially appears peaceful to the protagonist; the nobility themselves are described as hypocritical and intriguing.

The realm of the Fae

“The realm of the Fae” is a parallel world with non-human inhabitants in the novels. The present-day character Bast, as well as many of the mythical creatures in the book, have their origin here. The figure Felurian and the Cthaeh can also be found here. The protagonist's environment mostly considers mythical creatures to be pure fiction. The books say that people tell tales about the Fae and the Fae tell one another tales about people.

Ademre

The world of novels consists to a large extent of the so-called "civilized world". Outside of these many countries is the country of Ademre, home of the Adem. The Adem themselves refer to the inhabitants of the civilized world as "barbarians". In the second volume, the protagonist Kvothe spends a considerable amount of time in Ademre. The Adem and Non-Adem consider many of the other's different social customs to be uncivilized or “barbaric”.

Pub "half mast"

In this bar in Tarbean, Kvothe meets the storyteller Skarpi and his broad audience. The stories and myths told there are of a religious nature. This is where a conflict with priests and heresy charges arise in The Name of the Wind.

ethnology

The countries of the portrayed world are home to diverse, independent ethnic groups. In a story in The Wise Men’s Fear , a beggar notes the differences between peoples in terms of their willingness to help.

Edema Ruh

The Edema Ruh represent a central people in the series of novels. They are nomads who are known for knowing all stories and for being good actors and musicians. Other ethnic groups often have prejudices against the Edema Ruh.

Adem

The Adem mostly speak ademic. Her face is devoid of any facial expressions, as this expresses emotions and is particularly intimate for Adem. Emotions are only shown to the partner or in the closest circle of the family. In addition to verbal language, they have a sign language with which they add certain intentions and nuances to what they say. The Adem live according to their own kind of philosophy, the Lethani.

Kealden

A stereotypical Kealde is associated with money trading in many ways by the author. The national language is called "Siaru".

Fashion gans

The fashion gans are characterized as a beautiful people. This is due, among other things, to her pronounced cheekbones, the sonorous accent and the penchant for fashion.

Names

Names play an essential role in the trilogy. In the fictitious doctrine of naming , a strict distinction is made between the name as the wording of a language and the real name , which spans an element, an object or a person in all details. Only a certain, trained part of the mind can recognize the name in these things. Real names change constantly and are pronounced beyond the mind. With the insight into the real name, the person who knows the name receives full power over the corresponding object. The name of the wind gives temporary control over the wind as a result.

In addition, names of people also have meanings as follows.

Different names of the same person can indicate a change in personality . Kvothe calls himself Kote in the present because he is no longer the person from his story. Lanre also calls himself Haliax after his change.

Different names of the same person can mean camouflage or preservation of identity . Denna, who appears countless times under a new name and new role, is a striking example of this. Master Esche is also a name that is used to conceal identity.

However, different names of the same person can differ for no apparent reason . Cinder is sometimes called Ferule or Ferula and Haliax is called Alaxel by the Adem. Kvothes sword Saicere is later called Ceasura.

Different names that seem to mean different figures can nevertheless designate or indicate the same figure through the same characterization . Kvothe quickly realizes that Encanis from Skarpi's story is pictured in the same way as Haliax. Furthermore, Selitos and the Cthaeh are similarly characterized in terms of their omniscience. Cinder and the judge Erlus are also described as having the same, distinctive deep black eyes and sharp facial features. Aleph and Tehlu are both defined as the creators of the world. The characters Iax / Jax and Haliax share similar traits in terms of power and misfortune.

religion

The common religion in the world of the novel series is the Tehlan religion, which has a noteworthy reference to reality due to its proximity to the Christian faith .

The god Tehlu is understood as the creator of the world, who watches and judges everything in it. In one story of this religion, early humans strayed from the righteous path and turned away from their God. Tehlu chooses a pure and believing virgin to be born into the world through her. As his own human son Menda, Tehlu protects people from demons and offers every unbeliever to get back on the right path. The counterpart of Tehlu embodies the demon Encanis , who spreads suffering in the world. Tehlu chains Encanis to an oversized iron wheel and throws him into a burning pit. As he tries to free himself, Tehlu climbs into the fire with Encanis and holds him there with his own hands for six days until he burns. Tehlu in his earthly form sacrifices himself for the good of the world and dies himself.

The devout Tehlaner priests wear ash gray to commemorate the ashes of Tehlus and Encanis. The Tehlan religion is written in the Book of the Way .

Folklore and myths

The basic components of the regicide chronicle are stories, sagas, songs, rhymes and folklore , the true origin of which is or is to be uncovered. At the New York Comic Con 2018, Patrick Rothfuss spoke about this fact and also explained the problem with translations in this regard. He points out that he consciously uses language to hide many secrets in history. Rothfuss is aware of the fact that his readers always recognize new contexts when they read it several times. He bases this on the construction of the novels and thus aims at a long-term reading experience. To ensure that this added value exists in all languages, Rothfuss passes on specific information to the translators and is in contact with them.

He bases his ability to make a fantasy world so diverse and complex in his diverse interests and educations. According to his own statements, curiosity and a thirst for knowledge bind him and his character Kvothe.

Overview of the great sagas

The moon

The moon is the subject of two stories in which the moon was stolen. Felurian explains to Kvothe that the attempt to steal the moon failed and that it now moves between the two worlds with the phases of the moon. He also enables living beings to change worlds. According to Bast, the attempted theft of the moon started the war of creation. Kvothe only finds the character Auri at night, and she also gives him a key to unlock the moon. He calls her his little moon fairy. The moonless night is one of the things that all wise men fear (the eponymous phrase from The Wise Men’s Fear ).

The war of creation

In a bygone age before the Fae there were many namesake people. While some saw the name in all things and left it at that, others used the name to shape the world according to their ideas. A long war broke out among these factions. This culminated in the Battle of Drossen Tor, the greatest of all battles, in which more people died than there are in the world today. The great hero Lanre was killed.

Lanre

Kvothe first hears about Lanre in his father's song. According to Skarpi, Lanre was resurrected by his lover Lyra at Drossen Tor. When she died herself, Lanre tried to bring her back from the afterlife. In doing so, he acquired a power that corrupted him and prevented him from dying. Lanre's name was henceforth Haliax and he deceived the greatest person who knew the name, the seer Selitos. He stabbed his eye out with a quartz stone and cursed Haliax with his blood and his face was shrouded in shadow. Haliax and his entourage became the Chandrian. Selitus founded their adversary, the Order of the Amyr.

Chandrian

Protagonist Kvothe comes into contact with the Chandrian early on and has been trying to uncover their secrets ever since. The Chandrian are considered folklore figures and are commonly held for superstition. Kvothe pays attention to recurring motifs, such as the face in shadow or blue fire. Crushing rock and rusting iron, which are considered to be the mark of the Chandrian, he finds in the murder of his troops, on the Mauthen Farm, in the Unterding under the university and in many stories.

The stone doors

The stone doors are often mentioned reverently, what exactly they are remains unknown. The large gray stones in Temerant are called stone gates when they are stacked like an archway. The gray stones are also considered a portal to the Fae. The door with the four copper plates in the university archives is also made of stone. Skarpi tells that the enemy of Drossen Tor is locked behind the stone doors, while Felurian claims the same about Iax, who stole the moon.

Valaritas

The inscription in the door with the four copper plates reads Valaritas, there is no exact translation in the novels. Kvothe examines this door several times, which gives him many questions. He recognizes a kind of keyhole in the openings in the plates. Elodin tells him that the secret behind it isn't worth all of the effort. This contrasts with Puppet's warning that the secret is none of your business. Kvothe and Fela both dream of the door. In his dream, Kvothe sees light falling through the keyholes and Fela sees a tomb of a king named Valaritas.

Lackless box

Kvothe learns about the Lackless Box early on in the form of two nursery rhymes. He meets Meluan Lackless, who reveals that the box exists and is a family heirloom. Nobody knows the contents, the box has never been opened. Kvothe finds the box unusually heavy for its size. Nor can he see a keyhole. Kvothe can identify the almost imperceptible grain as an ancient Yllic knot script, but cannot read it. The wood of the box has a peculiar smell of lemons. He hears a comparable odor near the Cthaeh. According to the noise, Kvothe suspects a single object in it, no larger than a salt vessel but heavy as a stone.

Planned adaptations in other media

In 2013, Twentieth Century Fox and New Regency Productions announced that they had secured the rights to produce a TV series based on the Kingslayer Chronicle.

In July 2014, screenwriter Eric Heisserer announced that he had finished the script for the pilot and that it is now for sale.

The US television broadcaster NBC then announced that the series could be seen in its program. Shortly afterwards, the producers New Regency Productions published a synopsis of the series, which they have since removed. The text showed differences to the original book, including the age of the protagonist and his relationship to the Chandrian.

Eric Heisserer then announced that he was leaving the project. Creative inconsistencies are called.

In July 2015, author Patrick Rothfuss announced that the previous broadcasters had stopped working on the series and that all rights to him had been revoked. According to him, many Hollywood companies have sought a conversation with him and have expressed interest in a film adaptation. He pointed out that he preferred a TV series to give the plot space. In the same year, a contract was signed with Lionsgate , which, according to Rothfuss, should include implementation as a film, TV series and video game.

US screenwriter John Rogers has been commissioned to write the script for the pilot episode of the TV series. Lindsey Beer is named as the scriptwriter for the cinematic implementation. Robert Lawrence is scheduled for production. Rothfuss himself is given as executive producer of both productions.

In November 2016 it was announced that the musical developer Lin-Manuel Miranda had been brought into the team for the music in both productions. A song he wrote will be heard in the first episode.

Sam Raimi is in negotiations for a director position. John Rogers is now mentioned as a showrunner. The planned feature films should be based on the plot of the novels, whereas the TV series is based on the depicted world within the regicide chronicle. According to a press release, the series is about two adventurers, a generation before the events of the novel series.

In November 2017, the US broadcaster Showtime announced that the series would be included in its program and that it would be shown there in the future. In terms of content, it is specified that the series accompanies a group of Edema Ruh on their journey through Temerant.

At the end of 2018, some sources reported that Sam Raimi had ended the collaboration - the IMDb platform continues to name him as a director.

In January 2019, Showtime confirmed that pre-production had started. According to showrunner Rogers, filming will start at the end of 2019 at the earliest. Ten episodes are scheduled for the first season.

A budget of US $ 100 million is given for the feature film.

According to the American entertainment magazine Variety , Showtime will not develop the series for financial reasons. The sale by Lionsgate is also already planned. A confirmation from the producers is still pending.

Awards

Awards for The Name of the Wind

  • The Quill Award for "Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror" (2007)
  • Publishers Weekly Award for "Best Fantasy Book of the Year" (2007)
  • ALA Alex Award (2008)
  • Phantastik Prize for "Best International Novel" (2009)
  • Sakura Medal for "High School Book" (2009)
  • Tähtifantasia Award Nominee (2011)

Awards for The Fear of the Wise

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for "Best Fantasy" (2011)
  • David Gemmell Legend Award for "Best Fantasy Novel" (2012)
  • Prix ​​Elbakin.net for "Meilleur roman fantasy traduit" (2013)
  • Tähtifantasia Award Nominee (2016)

Awards for The Music of Silence

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2014)

criticism

"The Name of the Wind represents the debut of an author that we'd better keep an eye on."

- Terry Brooks : https://www.klett-cotta.de/buch/Patrick_Rothfuss/Der_Name_des_Windes/5681

"So full of poetry and music, full of emotions that come along so gently and yet go so deep that you can hardly escape the pull of what is being told."

- Passauer Neue Presse : https://www.klett-cotta.de/buch/Patrick_Rothfuss/Die_Furcht_des_Weisen_1/15533#buch_pressestimmen

"Put 'The Name of the Wind' next to 'The Lord of the Rings' on the shelf and await the day when both are mentioned in the same breath, perhaps first among equals."

- The Onion : https://www.klett-cotta.de/buch/Patrick_Rothfuss/Der_Name_des_Windes/5681

"For me, 'The Name of the Wind' is the most compelling fantasy since Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' ..."

- Denis Scheck : https://www.klett-cotta.de/buch/Patrick_Rothfuss/Der_Name_des_Windes/5681

Trivia

The Finnish metal band Nightwish released a song called Edema Ruh on their album Endless Forms Most Beautiful . She was inspired by the fictional Edema Ruh people from Rothfuss' created world.

The strategic board game Tak , popular in the novels, became an official game from the manufacturer Cheapass Games in 2016 through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.com .

A deck of cards with illustrations for the novels was also made possible by Kickstarter.

The mythical place Drossen Tor is except for one letter an anagram of stone doors .

literature

  • Patrick Rothfuss: The Name of the Wind - The Kingslayer Chronicle. First day (OT: The Name of the Wind), Klett-Cotta / Hobbit Presse, DE: 864 pages, EN: 662 pages, from English by Jochen Schwarzer, poems and songs translated by Hans-Ulrich Möhring ISBN 978-3- 608-93815-9
  • Patrick Rothfuss: The fear of the wise - The regicide chronicle. Second day, part 1 (OT: The Wise Man's Fear), Klett-Cotta / Hobbit Presse, DE: 859 pages (part 1), EN: 994 pages, from the English by Jochen Schwarzer and Wolfram Ströle, ISBN 978-3- 608-93816-6
  • Patrick Rothfuss: The Name of the Wind - The Kingslayer Chronicle. Second day, part 2 (OT: The Wise Man's Fear) , Klett-Cotta / Hobbit Presse, DE: 522 pages (part 2), EN: 994 pages, from the English by Jochen Schwarzer and Wolfram Ströle, ISBN 978-3- 608-93926-2
  • Patrick Rothfuss: Die Musik der Stille (OT: The Slow Regard of Silent Things ), DE: 173 pages, EN: 159 pages, from the English by Jochen Schwarzer, ISBN 978-3-608-96020-4

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c The Kingkiller Chronicle Series by Patrick Rothfuss. Retrieved July 30, 2019 .
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