Sci-Fi author comes to Lexington

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Patrick Rothfuss is coming to Joseph Beth Booksellers on Saturday, Nov. 1.

I was going to come up with an exciting lead-in, but I think that statement just about maxes out the excitement meter.

So I’m just going to let that sink in: Patrick Rothfuss is coming to Joseph Beth Booksellers on Nov. 1. at 7 p.m. to talk about his new novella.

Get excited, scrivs and namers.

For the unenlightened on UK’s campus, Rothfuss is the New York Times bestselling author of the Kingkiller Chronicles, two novels of which have been published.

March 2007’s The Name of the Wind introduced readers to Rothfuss’ immersive world-building and intricate characterization, and The Wise Man’s Fear, published in 2011, followed protagonist Kvothe through dual past-present storylines as he simultaneously comes-of-age in the story-within-the-story and looks back at his early life in the series’ framing conceit.

There is not enough space for me to wax rhapsodic about Rothfuss’ use of language, his application of physics to create a system of magic that, but for the impossibility of it all, actually seems plausible, or his attention to detail. Suffice it to say, I am very, very excited for this visit.

Rothfuss has visited twice in 2010 and 2011, according to a press release by Joseph Beth Booksellers, and tends to hold question-and-answer sessions before signing books.

This particular visit, he will discuss his new novella, written about a particularly fascinating character from the Kingkiller Chronicles, Auri, whose story so far has been vague.

Rothfuss publishing this novella, which comes out Oct. 28, is almost as exciting as the visit itself. As longtime readers are aware, Rothfuss’ books are complex (read: huge) and satisfying (read: huge), but take upwards of four years to complete.

So getting another hit of his writing is absolutely something to look forward to.

In the meantime, tickets for the event can be purchased with a preorder of the novella. In another awesome benefit for Joe-Beth’s Gives Back members, those people who have purchased a $25 membership get 30 percent off the novella and a VIP ticket, according to the press release.

The event will still be open to people who do not preorder the book, the press release also states, but since Joe-Beths reported numbers of 300 and 800 attendees of the last visits, it might not be a bad plan.

If anyone else is as enthused about brilliant writing, even in small doses, I’ll see you there!

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