George R.R. Martin and Patrick Rothfuss have totally fucked over an entire generation of new authors. These books dominated their genres for a lot of years, and their fans have been left waiting for over a decade for them to fulfill their promises.

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Considering that The Name of the Wind has twice as many ratings as The Way of Kings, and only half as many as A Game of Thrones (on Goodreads), yes, I'd say it's accurate to compare him to Martin's influence.