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Doors of Stone may not launch this year.

In February 2017, Patrick Rothfuss said that Doors of Stone “is coming soon.” But, it may not come soon enough for some fans. 

Despite completing a first draft years ago, Pat appears to be stuck in the self-editing stage for Doors of Stone. As of 11 May 2016, Pat stated that he was attempting to cut 100,000 words from the book.

For some perspective, Wise Man’s Fear sits at 400,000 words and took 4 years to produce. Keep in mind that Pat is known for his meticulous editing.

Assuming it takes Pat as long to edit as it does to produce this much content, Doors may require up to 1 year of self-editing. Thus, the second draft may be finalized by mid-2017. It’s unlikely to be completed sooner. As of April 2017, there is no update on the second draft. As to the publication date, we need to look at Pat’s past work. The second draft for Wise Man’s Fear was submitted a year before its release.

Disappointed that Doors of Stone isn’t out yet? Don’t be. 

Pat Rothfuss compares favorably to contemporary writers of fantasy trilogies.

Peace Talks may not release in 2017.

Jim Butcher is still in the process of writing Peace Talks, the 16th book in The Dresden Files series. Jim has not yet indicated that the book is nearing completion, as he did with Skin Game before it released.

From this point, Peace Talks may take months to finish.

For the sake of comparison, the release date for Skin Game was announced five months before the book’s publication in May 2014. Presuming that Jim completes Peace Talks by mid-2017, there will be a similar editing window before the book releases.

Django Wexler has exclusively revealed that the title of awaited The Shadow Campaigns (#5) is THE INFERNAL BATTALION. 

Thorn may be out by July 2017

The Thorn of Emberlain currently has an undetermined release date. The original publication date for Thorn was announced by Gollancz on 18 May 2016, 4 months before its intended release in September. If the final release follows a similar trend, the book should arrive in, or within, 4 months of its announcement.

In February, Scott stated that news about Thorn would come at the end of the month. Although Scott has not since provided an update, an announcement is imminent. If Thorn is announced within the next 3 months, we should therefore expect a release between July and September 2017.