Proudfeet Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Andrew Gilfellon said: Oh I didn't mean to insinuate that he should be blamed for depressed. I'm depressed at times but it doesn't effect my writing. The OCD does. I just meant that if you pushed those issues aside, his big mistake was saying the trilogy was completed and then not producing the last volume, and being an ass about it, or not understanding that the majority of people, are more interested in his writing and his stories than him, if you get what I mean? Like, I enjoy R Scott Bakker, but I have no interest in his philosophical ramblings on his website or twitter. I just want to read what he publishes. Those are the people getting angry, and Rothfuss should have handled things better in regards to people asking about book 3. Not announcing that he's suddenly decided its a prologue to the real story or whatever. Personally, I just hope he finishes the book because then it is like a weight off his shoulders. Well, yes, there are unreasonable people who will demand that he works exclusively on the book. I don't think those of us here think that way. He can have his charity, conventions, twitter, blog posts, game streams as should any other author. The problem is that a lot of his statements are poorly thought out and expressed. While we might point to his advertising the series as essentially completed when NoTW was released, it really isn't what most of us bash him for. Its just the icing on the cake really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilfellon Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Derfel Cadarn said: I thought there were meant to be 6 books? 3 dealing with Kvothe's past and 3 trying to fix the consequences? No, there were 3 books originally, but he came out either this year or last year and said this is actually a prologue to the true story and that he has more books planned. It was on Tor's facebook feed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninefingers Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Andrew Gilfellon said: No, there were 3 books originally, but he came out either this year or last year and said this is actually a prologue to the true story and that he has more books planned. It was on Tor's facebook feed I think the prologue statement was tongue in cheek. He's always said he'll be writing more in this world. And it's been too long/I'm too lazy to find it but I'm pretty sure Pat has given interviews where he said Book 3 will conclude Kvothe's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unJon Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Ninefingers said: I think the prologue statement was tongue in cheek. He's always said he'll be writing more in this world. And it's been too long/I'm too lazy to find it but I'm pretty sure Pat has given interviews where he said Book 3 will conclude Kvothe's story. Which isn’t to say that Kote’s Story is just beginning as of the end of DoS . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Even if kvothe dies, he will be resurrected when Rothfuss's other books in the world flop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninefingers Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, lysmonger said: Even if kvothe dies, he will be resurrected when Rothfuss's other books in the world flop. Or he’ll pull an Orson Scott Card with Ender/Bean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 54 minutes ago, Ninefingers said: Or he’ll pull an Orson Scott Card with Ender/Bean. So you're saying Rothfuss will write Islamophobic and homophobic screeds disguised as bad scifi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Darth Richard II said: So you're saying Rothfuss will write Islamophobic and homophobic screeds disguised as bad scifi? No Rothfuss and Bast will accidentally go into the fae world for a few weeks thinking it will only be 2 days in temerland. When they return it will be 300 hundred years into the future and all the main characters will be dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 16 hours ago, lysmonger said: Even if kvothe dies, he will be resurrected when Rothfuss's other books in the world flop. You made me laff, as it's so true. Except for the part about him writing other books or any book, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Zorral said: You made me laff, as it's so true. Except for the part about him writing other books or any book, of course. Hey, he tries hard. He tried writing Luna Lovegood's story in present tense the whole way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 On 10/7/2018 at 8:37 PM, brunhilda said: Rothfuss: https://www.newsweek.com/kingkiller-chronicle-book-3-patrick-rothfuss-doors-stone-name-wind-wise-mans-1155583?amp=1 Quote Book 3 will complicate the overall Kingkiller Chronicle even more. “There are things in Name of the Wind you can’t understand until you’ve readWise Man’s Fear. There’s things in both of those books you won’t be able to understand until you read Doors of Stone,” Rothfuss said. “That’s the way I wrote them very deliberately, and it makes for a very long-lasting reading experience. If you read my books only once, you kind of miss most of them.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzack Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 That's a ridiculously pompous way of saying "I put foreshadowing in my books". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 If you read my books only once, you kind of miss most of them. This is the real gem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEyedGhost Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Mazzack said: That's a ridiculously pompous way of saying "I put foreshadowing in my books". Yep, but it's really been a very long-lasting reading experience for me because it's been seven and a half years since the last book was released. 2 hours ago, Myrddin said: This is the real gem. I also really enjoyed: 14 hours ago, RedEyedGhost said: There’s things in both of those books you won’t be able to understand until you read Doors of Stone In the same conversation that he refused to answer a question about when it will be released Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Quote I thought there were meant to be 6 books? 3 dealing with Kvothe's past and 3 trying to fix the consequences? Yes, he said this in 2007 when the first book came out (along with "the entire trilogy is finished and will be out at one year intervals, and it's like finished right now so there's absolutely no danger of this not happening, right George? CHORTLE"). Later he tried to backtrack on it and say he didn't say that. And now he's saying it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 i think the next book series is supposed to be urban fantasy with a main character who is a woman in her fifties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Gilfellon Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, lysmonger said: i think the next book series is supposed to be urban fantasy with a main character who is a woman in her fifties. But that was before the current climate and now he is unsure whether or not to continue with Kvothe's sex change in order to further conceal his identity. In all seriousness. I couldn't get past chapter 5 in book 1. That was when it first came out and when I disliked 1st person narrative. I no longer dislike first person now, but I don't want to try this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard II Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Damn guys cmon, I'M Dr. Caustic! You are are doing my job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Werthead said: Yes, he said this in 2007 when the first book came out (along with "the entire trilogy is finished and will be out at one year intervals, and it's like finished right now so there's absolutely no danger of this not happening, right George? CHORTLE"). Later he tried to backtrack on it and say he didn't say that. And now he's saying it again. And therein lies the problem. No-one criticises Scott Lynch for delays, because Lynch is so open and upfront about it. I would be far more forgiving of Rothfuss if he even just admitted that Writers Block is a thing, and that he's genuinely struggling with the third book. I'd even be willing to forgive his weird pomposity (we all have flaws) and inadvertent trolling. It's the naked dishonesty that's the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lysmonger Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Andrew Gilfellon said: But that was before the current climate and now he is unsure whether or not to continue with Kvothe's sex change in order to further conceal his identity. In all seriousness. I couldn't get past chapter 5 in book 1. That was when it first came out and when I disliked 1st person narrative. I no longer dislike first person now, but I don't want to try this series. Yeah now there will be a plot with Ambrose caught with a transgendered prostitute. Kvotte has to stand up/take revenge for said individual. Long speeches continuous speeches will be made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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