Without having access to an author's schedule, it is of course impossible to say if this is really the case, only that the perception of it being the case becomes unavoidable if the author in question is refusing to provide concrete updates on their book progress whilst discussing other, unrelated work in multiple public communications. Rothfuss has also been involved in charity work, blogging, video game commentary, spin-off material and contributing writing to other projects, causing comparisons to be drawn with Martin's similar engagement in secondary projects, which some commentators have speculated is the main cause of delays on the books. Both projects now appear to be on the backburner at Lionsgate (unsurprisingly, the pandemic has not helped this situation). The movies also fell out of active development when director Sam Raimi, who had expressed interest, decided to move forward with a different project. However, the TV show was cancelled mid-development at Showtime, apparently due to massive cost overruns on their Halo television series, and a new network has not yet picked up the series. Rothfuss was also closely involved in an attempt to launch a multimedia adaptation of his books, which would have involved both a trilogy of films based directly on the novels and a prequel TV series revolving around the parents of his protagonist, Kvothe. Rothfuss has reported bouts of ill health, as well as trauma related to family bereavements. Reasons for the delay, as with Martin, have been speculated. Rothfuss, on the other hand, has maintained near constant zero radio silence on the status of book in recent years, despite posting a picture of an apparently semi-complete draft in 2013 that was circulating among his beta readers. Martin has provided updates on The Winds of Winter, albeit extremely infrequent ones, but has recently reported much more significant progress being made. Martin's The Winds of Winter, which it actually exceeds in waiting time (though only by five months). The Doors of Stone is probably the second-most-eagerly-awaited fantasy novel of the moment, behind only George R.R.

Nine years later, the third book remains unpublished.

The second book, The Wise Man's Fear, did as well on release in 2011. With over 10 million sales, The Name of the Wind became one of the biggest-selling debut fantasy novels of the century.

Rothfuss shot to fame with the first book in the trilogy, The Name of the Wind, in 2007.

Rothfuss the doors of stone