Get real. He's so good at writing books he does everything else except write. He's taken 9 years and still no sign of book 3 ever being published.

Even if book 3 was the crappiest book on the face of the earth I would still be somewhat satisfied just for the sake of closure at this point.

@@timtom4021 The third book is never coming out

I don't think any Publisher will be stupid enough to give another contract to Rothfuss for publishing a second trilogy. Daw Books is waiting for 7 years and 8 month's to publish the conclusion to the trilogy. While Rothfuss claimed that all 3 books were already written back in 2007.

I'd be surprised if he started a new book series at this rate, but yeah he'd probably have to self-publish his books if he started a new series at this point.

We should just use that excuse at work then for the next 8 years. It wouldn't work at a retail level, eventually they'd give you the boot. Realistically, if you put out a product, and you promise there is more coming, but wait eight plus years to deliver. Could you blame people for being sour??

@@nielztoy01 shut up fool. reality is not just about "products" and your foolish expectations from life

You're both right. Now kiss and make up.

Nailed it, exact quote I was thinking about.

there's always someone who brings that quote out every video. There's nothing exciting about seeing the same comment repetitively.

EBez Are you talking about Patrick Rothfuss's same commentaries that come out bi-annually? I can't tell if you're agreeing or just blind to the irony of your hypocrisy.

@@SoloSpartan he does his best to switch things up and i can generally leave each one with something new. This is only my third one watching admittedly, so nothing much has gotten stale. Irony? Hypocrisy? why do you assume you know everything there is to know in the world?

After 7 years and 8 month's , it has turned into acid. Not even a hint of a possible release date. Or even an update on writing progress. Not even a clear answer if he is still writing it.

Yes.

I see Patrick Stuart more as Haliax. He would make an amazing bad guy!!

@@akshaybanker8552 I wholeheartedly agree! ugh Haliax's face a silhouette of Stuart's profile , his voice reverberating in a chilling sort of way from the theater speakers ... sounds perfect.

hahaha same

After which you can see the physical anxiety about the whole thing just come off him in waves.

Says A LOT about him as a person. Claimed over a decade ago that the stories were finished - he just had to publish. Still hasn't published because he's either holding out for a deal, or he doesn't have the balls to put the story's ending in writing. AND, to top it off, he doesn't care that people are disappointed and PISSED at this. What an ASSHAT!

Lol thank you

@@capnron65 And now, over a decade later, he's a better writer with higher expectations from both himself and his audience, and he needs to rewrite it. He has to weigh his desire to release something with getting it right while getting over his perfectionism and weathering constant jokes about his writing, which coming from a friend can be taken as gentle teasing and from a stranger can be taken as yet more unhelpful criticism from some jerk which just exacerbates his issues with mental health. Just let him write. Read what he releases or don't.

An update would be nice tho. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Daaaamn. 👍

I kind of hope not, Patrick Rothfuss is amazing at writing his own world in The Name of the Wind, you know? Although Sanderson is very amazing as well.

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Duuuuude. Soo funny.

Klára Galanská to put the meals in for 100 tortoises?

Nikolaj Bourguignon maybe but Im not mr. Hoppy I wont let them eat vegetables :,D

Eu já acho o português muito mais poético que o inglês. O Rothfus tem uma talento com as palavras, mas imagine se a língua nativa dele fosse português, o quão mais poético ele seria.

I only know a little bit of portuguese, but I think it's far prettier/more lyrical than English. English has too many Germanic influences. It doesn't flow off the tongue like other Romantic languages. Italy is the most beautiful for sure.

You clearly haven't seen his response to the Kvothe-Baking theory

Austin Ruh What is the Kvothe-Baking theory? I Googled it, but it just brought up lists of Kingkiller theories, I didn't see a mention of a baking theory.

He might be talking about the Q&A where Pat gave marriage advice. I think it's in the same one but I can't remember which interview that was.

@@wfox4418 In one interview, someone asked where Kvothe learned to bake pies. This created a long discussion, if I remember correctly.

The talk is meant for the audience at the con. He asked in the very beginning how many people had no idea who he was and judging by his reaction it must have been quite a few hands. So it shouldn't be a surprise if you hear a lot of the same things as previous talks, seeing how he is essentially introducing himself to new people.

“I have no idea who you are” “I still have no idea what you write”

If he could give you a publication date he would. Saying the book might come out next year would be foolish if he isn't sure. If it ended up not coming out there would be backlash from fans.

@@peterz6497 he could do it as a lot of indie writers do: put up a progress page. It's just that with all we know now, it could be out in six months, or it could be out in another decade.

@@grottphd9090 Even Brandon Sanderson does this... What's worse is that he totally has time on his hands if he can do Cons& Interviews year round. I'll buy the third book when it comes out, can't say the same for future books of his.

Do you still feel the same four years later?

@@danc.924 I read both books. The first one was amazing - I loved it !! The second one felt like he tried too hard to make it as good as the first, it was "ok". I think he feels like he'll never be able to match the first one so why try. If it ever does come out, I'll probably read it but I'm ok if it never does. If that makes sense?

I was thinking Kote minus the read hair or Kilvin

50k views September 8th

Never gonna happen 2023 November

If somone promises one thing, but delivers on it way later, of course the other person is going to be upset... how hard is that to understand? 🤔

"I have no idea who you are"

"is book 3 still a real thing?"

@@iris_cannedrack now that I've read it I can't believe I couldn't hear it, thank you for both answering me and making me realise how dull I am. 😂

Morgan Freshour I think she said "I have no idea who you are"

A Lady said kind of sternly " I have no idea who you are"

you said it!

Who cares it was harry potter with music anyways there are better authors out there check out Luke Chmilenko Ascend Online 3 books 3 year they kick ass and he does monthly chapter updates for book 4

Something about when book 3 will be out, no doubt.

William Wall Yeah, I hear it now. He just asks about book 3

What is wrong with that question?

For Pat? It's an annoyance.

@@artemmakohon212 The guy asked "Is book 3 still a real thing?" It is rhteorical and is meant to tease Rothfuss for taking so long. The guy asking the question and Patrick were both being playful. Nothing to take to heart here.

Stories take time, especially as good as his.

I think he had an idea, but he is not happy about Kvothe dying in the end...

Partly, the other part is he loves milking the lime light for all it's worth. Annoying af!!

Imagine if annoying comments were treated the same way smh

Stories take time, but isn't 9 years enough? Even more considering he said all three books were already written by the time he published the 1st. Also, the story is good, but let's get real, it is overhyped af! Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive is also a good story, even more epic in scope and the dude can pump out 1,000 page book every two years with other smaller books in between. Rothfuss is not nearly the great author as everyone seem to think he is. Other authors are willing and happy to give updates on their work, Pat doesn't even like people asking him for book 3. It's like every time someone asks he writes less on purpose.

I dont know. Ppl might not like this but i think johnny depp would fit better with elodin

I always pictured Peter macnicol

@FitzChivalry Farseer what would you prefer a poor third book on time as originally promised or a third book of the same standard as the original with a ten year delay. Which is the least respectful to fans? Oh and you can't simply have both anymore than I can demand you immediately write me a book to my liking.

@FitzChivalry Farseer I'm not confident I could write a good book given eight years and I'm confident that few people could. He did say they were all written, that seems to have been a mistake, and few people know why he said that. For example he could be unhappy with the third book for whatever reason. I imagine at this point that he would gladly work non stop for a year to finish the third book if it would stop people asking him about it.

@Horacio Nelson he doesn't owe anything. When you buy a piece of art you buy just that piece of art. Not a contract for more pieces of art in the future, not a promise on a timeframe for the continuation of the piece of art. He's not the first person to take a long time to release something and he won't be the last, it'll come when it comes but that's down to him and at that point you can decide whether to buy it.

@Horacio Nelson Do you think it's a trilogy? Feels like it could easily be a lot more. One book at least to bring us to current times, then at least one more to finish.

@Horacio Nelson yeah I know he said it would be a trilogy. He also said he'd more or less written all three books. Just feels like too many lose ends to tie up, considering the pacing in the first two books.

if you are afraid, then you are no fan

Also, he's an AUTHOR. He does still need to heat his house, eat several times a month etc. This is a pretty decent business strategy, and you KNOW it happens in every entertainment industry.

Have you been waiting for close to a decade? Because if you haven't then you are not "just as frustrated " as I am.

I have. I am perfectly aware of when the books came out. I read the first one in 2008, and the second one when it came out in 2011.

He is a world class procrastinator. He live streams himself playing video games, does charities (I'm not saying charities are bad), designs board games, writes redundant books about side characters, sells merchandise themed after his book series, tries to make deals with people to turn his incomplete book series into a show or movie or video game, goes on vacations, and goes to interviews and book signings where he talks about the same things over and over all the while steadfastly avoiding the one question everyone is interested in. He literally does everything and anything he can to avoid working on book 3, it's like he's afraid everyone will forget about him or something if he finishes the series. Also, there are lots and lots of really awesome book authors who have familys, side hobbys, and deal with all of the same problems that he does and they still manage to write more than 3 books a decade!!!

Also, I forgot to mention he likes to go to events and live stream video himself playing Dungeons and Dragons with strangers.

Not as toxic as people who don't see the problem with authors fucking off instead of releasing their work. Thank fuck I didn't start his trilogy... can I even call it a trilogy?

@@jonanderson5137 ...then why do you even care, may I ask?

What do you expect when it's been seven and a half years since book two. Ya'll need to stop coddling this salesman and realize you've been had. He's a lazy hack. At this point, regardless of the quality of book three it won't live up to the standards of a book that took nearly a DECADE to write. By the time you're done you'll probably think, "Ok, that was pretty good. But jesus, that took ten years?".

@@elessar6950 Because we fell for the cult bs we thought Rothfuss was a genius and he turned out to be a used car salesmen who sold us a 2 book harry potter rip off with music. there are real author out there who don't get 1/10,000 of the attention that Rothfuss sucks up with his one hit wonder (second book sucked). A whole genre of fantasy was born in the time he was dicking around don't take my word for it check amazon Luke Chmilenko Ascend Online

​@@Thefinalcountdown650 so everything with magic relating to school is now a "harry potter ripoff"? If the novels were as shitty as you described them as in the first place, then I suppose there was nothing to "fall for" to begin with? Well, that aside, I appreciate all and any recommendations. Just from what I can tell from amazon's description of the book though, it's as much a ripoff as The Name of the Wind. The whole "transported into a video game" or "transported to another world" thing has been done to death (and not just recently). Though, I suppose it's the take on it that really matters and I haven't read enough to give fair judgement. But The Name of the wind's take on the fantasy genre is unique and nothing like harry potter's. I do think Rothfuss is a genius. I've never experienced writing as fluid and beautiful as his, and his story captivated me like no other. And while I do feel the second book wasn't as strong as the first, it was still pretty damn good. I won't deny that he may be a bit of a salesmen, but the lack of a third book could also be due to the publishers who sell as a profession. Not saying it is, but it could quite possibly be. well, anyways, I understand your pain. I've been waiting for a third book for five years (which for a kid who's now in sophomore year, that's a damn long time), and I do get upset that there's no book three, or even a rumor of it, but what can you do. I'm still gonna read it when it comes out, but that's not cause I fell for some salesman's one hit wonder, it's because I legitimately enjoyed the series. If you did too, I suggest you do the same. Authors don't work for us, but we don't have to buy from them either. If you're genuinely angry with him and feel like the series robbed something from you, I suggest you reread it when book three is announced (the second read is also very fun). Because you'd only feel that way if you invested a part of you in this series. I mean, otherwise, why are you even here? Woah... that was longer than intended. Again, thanks for the recommendation. I'll probably pass though. I watch a bit of anime so i'm a bit sick of the surge of "transported to another world" titles in recent years.

shut up fool

you can write after a death.. but chances are you wont like a tiny bit of what you wrote a few days later. some people actually cant in those situations though.

He wont

@@DARTHeeek lol you're crazy if you actually believe that the book won't come out eventually. There's a movie and tv series being made that take place in his books. He's absolutely going to finish the story, if for no other reason than money. It's obvious that he's burnt out on the story, hence him writing novellas and other things to get his mind on something somewhat new. Regardless, the story is already written. It just has to be edited until Pat feels like it's good enough to be released. That's what I think, anyway.

@@fulcrumthebrave5715 Why so sure thou? Its confirmed the series will be a story that happens before the events of the name of the wind. Idk about the movie, but its starting to look what people have been saying since the first confirmation of the third book, when he said it would come out in 2014. He might not know how to put and end, or at least not in one book, i really like the excuse of it being edited and reviewed, but no book needs 2, 3, or more years to be revised, even if you know how much of a perfectionist and dedicated writer Patrick is. At least thats my opinion hahahajaja

@Germán Jiménez: He isn't in therapy for no reason

@@fulcrumthebrave5715 as if I truly think that. The book will come out during the hype for the movie. Its probably finished now and he's just chilling waiting for all the cash to roll in. They think this could be as big as 6 movies. That's huge.

Jared Shaw he owes us because we brought his books and thereby got rich from our money now he is just milking it don’t even think he is knows that he will do with the story as he just told us he is a Gardner that means he doesn’t have anything for us

Yup, he's a clever guy. Good for him for making money making people happy.

"from his charity". Dude raises millions of dollars for people all over the world. If he wants to make his living giving speeches and only turn out a book once every decade then that's absolutely okay.

@@stuartdavis131 How much goes to him. You think it doesn't then you are really stupid and naive.

He has written a single decent fantasy novel and a terrible sequel. I don't know what the fuss is about Rothfuss.

still rothfuss and GRRM books are unique. While brandon sanderson books are like computer generated writing with unique world/ magic systems. Btw slandering artists never works, its not a materialistic job. I hated christopher paolini when i was waiting for the books but it wont make him write faster since he needs his feelings to be in contact to feel the stories flow and rightness

Do you even understand the creative process? It's not like building a house where you just work hard... there is a lot more at play and you can't always control everything.

Almost, Brandon, almost.

@@PenguinRandomHouse :D

I feel like there is a lot of anger tied up in how you feel about him, i wont go weirdo psych 101 but are you angry or sad? The man will do his thing, frankly as someone that found him though that gameing stuff im glad he did them. Sure hell be ok if he never makes another book, but hes talked before about his constant urge to write different things. I dont claim to know his method but maybe the reason he hasnt finished that book was a lack of inspiration, would you rather a shit 3rd book today or his proper work sometime in the future? This is the full qualification segment - i haven't read any of his books. I only read technical stuff to learn, i dont like the "for fun" books much. But as an auditory learner Pat is the best teacher there has ever been for me on how to express my own thoughts. Had to add that there for context sorry. But this is a perfect growth point, you dont need to feel that (insert non-happy emotion), ether good things will happen or they will stay the same. Ether way you remain unchanged or happier, the fact that can exist is in itself a positive. TLDR:Pat will be Pat, and that's a good thing.

Meh, I was going to respond with another long screed. Instead I will ask. ANY PROOF HE IS WORKING ON BOOK 3 ??? Nope, then what.

@@WizardKingCorey Do yourselves a favor and forget Rothfuss and his Harry Potter rip off there are better authors out there and a whole new fantasy genre litrpg check out Luke Chmilenko Ascend Online the man did 3 5/5 books in 3 years and is doing monthly full chapter updates on book 4

Thefinalcountdown650 - I have. I just like tweaking the fangirls. They have taken on defending him like a religion. It's sad really. Rothfuss has pretty much ruined enjoyment of the series by still hanging out in the spotlight flaunting to everyone awake that he is not going to be working on the book.

"Do yourselves a favor and forget Rothfuss" - I could never do this. This series is the best thing I have read, and ill wait 20 years if it takes that long for a conclusion.

He's been drinking more too. If you check out his twitter he mentions it a lot, drinking and streaming, drinking and hanging out, etc. I dunno, if someone is suffering from mental health issues I'm not sure drugs and alcohol is the answer. Who knows, if he stopped with the booze he may recover the joy and creativity he once had

damn dude, you're not his owner, he takes his sweet time cause he wants it do it the right way. what would you want a book that is deliver right away but is shitty but a book that took years to be published but it was worth it?

@@lalalalalalal4 Mate i am a big fan of long series and have had writers die and heartbreakingly suffer from Alzheimer's, yet still produce more work than this guy. His attitude is so cavalier and snobbish - he's had the gall to suggest to fans to donate while playing games on twitch and he will write more. He's taken more than a decade and claimed the whole series was written prior to the first book release. By all means keep waiting but don't defend this douche.

You win!

@@PenguinRandomHouse I feel so accomplished now wahhahaha. But on a serious note, this video made me so happy.

Here's more good news--Mr. Rothfuss is going to be on a few other panels we're filming this weekend. We'll be updating our NYCC playlist over the next few days as we record them!

@@PenguinRandomHouse Awesome stuff, Penguin haha! I'll be waiting xD

Because he also does other projects and is involved in plenty of other areas, and people like to come out and ask him questions/hear him talk. You don’t have to like it, or be condescending about his writing, but he’s gonna do it whether you like it or not :-)

Like the guy above said, he isn't just the Kingkiller Chronicles author. He runs a charity and works on other projects. Also a lot of the people in the audience didn't know who he was and most likely didn't read his books, so he is introducing himself to new people.

petr novak, that is the truth!

Milking it. That is what he is doing. Just as long as he can make his readers believe that book 3 is still a thing.