Patrick Rothfuss was born in Wisconsin where long winters and lack of cable television brought about a love of reading and writing. His mother read to him as a child, and his father taught him to build things. If you are looking for the roots of his storytelling, look there. He still lives in central Wisconsin, still lacks cable television, teaches at the college he grew to love as a student and the long winters force him to stay inside and write. Nick Podehl has been named a "Best Voice of 2010" by AudioFile magazine. He has narrated many young adult, fantasy and romance titles, several of which have won awards, and has appeared in a number of theatrical productions and independent films.
"Narrator Nick Podehl arrives at the end of this long audiobook,
the second in the Kingkiller series, as engaged and fresh as he was
at the start.... Podehl adeptly presents the broad cast of
characters - from moneylenders and courtesans to kings. One of the
most fascinating portrayals by Podehl begins with a young mercenary
from the Adem who says little. And when he does speak, he has a
flat voice, mostly devoid of expression. Podehl builds on this when
Kvothe returns with him to study among the Adem, where the
mercenary develops a recognizable pattern of speech reflecting many
of the culture's characteristics." (AudioFile)"The best epic
fantasy I read last year.... He's bloody good, this Rothfuss
guy."
--George R. R. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of A Song
of Ice and Fire"Rothfuss has real talent, and his tale of Kvothe is
deep and intricate and wondrous."
--Terry Brooks, New York Times-bestselling author of Shannara"It is
a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing...with true
music in the words."
--Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea"The
characters are real and the magic is true."
--Robin Hobb, New York Times-bestselling author of Assassin's
Apprentice"Masterful.... There is a beauty to Pat's writing that
defies description."
--Brandon Sanderson, New York Times-bestselling author of Mistborn
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