Subterranean Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
Update: We’re down to the last 75 copies of the limited edition of Patrick Rothfuss’ The Adventure of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle. We still have plenty of copies of the trade hardcover for customers to preorder, but the limited isn’t likely to last the day.
Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Patrick Rothfuss and Sub Press have been hinting at this novella for quite sometime. It is available for pre-order with a July 2010 release scheduled. It looks to be a far departure from the Kingkiller Chronicles. The title is The Adventure of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle, the Thing Beneath the Bed . Here is the description: This is not a book for children. It looks like a children's...
Subterranean Press (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
As readers who order The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle will quickly learn, Patrick Rothfuss is not a nice man. Sure, he’s written a best-selling fantasy novel (The Name of the Wind) with the sequel (Wise Man’s Fear) not far off. Sure, he’s running a fundraiser — Worldbuilders — which we’re helping to [...]
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Once again this year, Patrick Rothfuss is hosting a fundraiser for Heifer International. From Rothfuss' blog: Heifer International is my favorite charity. It helps people raise themselves up out of poverty and starvation. All over the world Heifer promotes education, sustainable agriculture, and local industry. They don't just keep kids from starving, they make it so families can...
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Well, 2009 isn’t quite over, but I’m pretty busy and doubt that I’m going to get too many more books read this month (I will finish two I’ve started at least). I wanted to share the books I’ve come across that I thought were worthwhile and suggest that others check them out. In no particular order: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss Confessions of an Alien Hunter by Seth Shostak...
Neth Space (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
I haven’t done a link post in a while, but I think there’s some interesting stuff out there these days, so here we are. Patrick Rothfuss’ Worldbuilder’s fundraiser through Heifer International – give to a good cause and win cool prizes. Mark Charan Newton says ‘Science Fiction is Dying and Fantasy Fiction is the future’ . A few people disagree...
Neil Gaiman's Journal (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... is a Cave in the Black Mountains..." and it is not exactly a happy story. Right Dear Neil, Patrick Rothfuss is making the world a better place in a very tangible way with his charity run Worldbuilders 2009. ( http://www.patrickrothfuss.com/blog/2009/12/worldbuilders-2009.html ) My sphere of influence in this world is rather small, but you could, just by mentioning it in your...
Electric Velocipede Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... HEART OF VERIDON by Tim Akers THE DRAGON'S NINE SONS by Chris Roberson NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss MARK OF THE DEMON by Diana Rowland POISON SLEEP by T. A. Pratt WORKING FOR THE DEVIL by Lilith Saintcrow NORSE CODE by Greg van Eekhout THE LOVE WE SHARE WITHOUT KNOWING by Christopher Barzak THE COSMOLOGY OF THE WIDER WORLD by Jeffrey Ford PANDEMONIUM by Daryl Gregory LIGHT...
Lucid Lunacy (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Patrick Rothfuss is holding a raffle again this holiday season, this year with a snazzy new name. Worldbuilders! All proceeds (and more, 50% of donations are being met) go to Heifer International. If you either like helping people, like giving people fuzzy animals, or like SF/F books, I would highly recommend donating money to the [...]
