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In his book 2005 book-interview Historia i fantastyka, Sapkowski states that he believes the word "witcher" is a natural male version of the English word "witch", and implied that the similarity between those two words, as well as between the German terms, was the inspiration coining wiedźmin as a new Polish word. [41]
Rozdroże kruków (in Polish literally: “Crossroad of Ravens” or “Ravens' Crossroad”) is the seventh novel and ninth overall book in the Witcher series written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland on 29 November 2024.
From 2008, the Witcher saga is published by Gollancz. [31] The English translation of Sapkowski's novel Blood of Elves won the David Gemmell Legend Award in 2009. [32] [33] In the years 1993–1995, a six-issue comic book series entitled The Witcher was released in the Komiks magazine by Prószyński i S-ka publishing house.
Geralt of Rivia, known also as White Wolf (Old Speech: Gwynnbleid) or the "Butcher of Blaviken", is a witcher and the protagonist of the Witcher series and its adaptations. He is linked to Ciri by destiny, this being the central plot of the book series.
The Last Wish (Polish: Ostatnie życzenie) is the first [a] published short story collection in Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series. Published by SuperNowa in 1993, [1] it was preceded by 1992's Sword of Destiny, but is officially considered the first entry in the series and Sword of Destiny the second.
Sword of Destiny (Polish: Miecz przeznaczenia) is the second [a] published short story collection and fix-up novel in Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series. Although published in 1992, [1] it is officially considered the second entry in the series, behind The Last Wish, which was published the following year.
Blood of Elves (Polish: Krew elfów) is the first novel in The Witcher series written by the Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland in 1994. [1] It is a sequel to the Witcher short stories collected in the books The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny and is followed by Time of Contempt.
It is the planned first installment of a new trilogy in The Witcher series and is set after the events of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015). Unlike the original trilogy, which featured book protagonist Geralt of Rivia as the playable character, The Witcher IV features his adoptive daughter, Ciri, as the protagonist.