Rothfussians discussion

Does anyone know if The Name of the Wind had any working titles before its name was finally settled on?

I'm not totally sure, but I know he published an excerpt of The Wise Man's Fear under the name "Road to Levinshire"

It had at least a couple. From memory, the ones I know are "Kindlings and Beginnings" and "The Song of Flame and Thunder". I suspect there were other working titles as well, but I haven't heard of any others. Hope this helps!

Joshua wrote: "It had at least a couple. From memory, the ones I know are "Kindlings and Beginnings" and "The Song of Flame and Thunder". I suspect there were other working titles as well, but I haven't heard of ..."

Thanks! :)
TNOTW is my favourite book so I feel sort of obligated to memorise a bunch of trivia about it. Plus, for whatever reason I just find working titles interesting. It's like finally finding out your friend's middle name they've been hiding for months out of shame, or seeing an embarrassing yearbook picture from the book's awkward adolescent phase.

Addewyn wrote: "Joshua wrote: "It had at least a couple. From memory, the ones I know are "Kindlings and Beginnings" and "The Song of Flame and Thunder". I suspect there were other working titles as well, but I ha..."

Glad to be of help! I love learning about the process the book's been through since Pat started writing it.