Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer.
The story was published in Fantastyka in 1986 and was enormously successful both with readers and critics.
This cycle and his other works have made him one of the best-known fantasy authors in Poland in the 1990s. The main character of "The Witcher" is Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter trained for this since childhood.
Currently out of print, although 4 of its stories were reprinted in The Last Wish along with new material, and the other one was reprinted in Something ends, Something begins and The Malady and Other Stories. Sword of Destiny (Miecz przeznaczenia, 1992), 6 stories.
English edition: 2015 The Last Wish (Ostatnie życzenie, 1993), 7 stories.
The only one of its stories that was translated into English is the titular "The Malady" which was published in 2014 under the title The Malady and Other Stories, although that English publication didn't include the other 9 stories from the Polish collection of the same name. ==== Pentalogy ==== Blood of Elves (Krew elfów, 1994).
English edition: 2009. Time of Contempt (Czas pogardy, 1995).
English edition: 2020 Warriors of God (Boży bojownicy, 2004). Light Perpetual (Lux perpetua, 2006). === Other novels === Viper (Żmija, 2009), a stand-alone novel set during the Soviet–Afghan War. === Other works === The Eye of Yrrhedes (Oko Yrrhedesa, 1995), roleplaying game. The World of King Arthur.
Maladie, 1995), essay and an illustrated short story set in Arthurian mythology. Manuscript Discovered in a Dragon's Cave (Rękopis znaleziony w Smoczej Jaskini, 2001), fantasy encyclopedic compendium. ==See also== Science fiction and fantasy in Poland Stanisław Lem Jacek Dukaj Janusz A.
English edition: 27 June 2013. Baptism of Fire (Chrzest ognia, 1996).
English edition: 6 March 2014. The Tower of Swallows (Wieża Jaskółki, 1997).
English edition: May 2016. Lady of the Lake (Pani Jeziora, 1999).
The Last Wish was later translated into English in full. The short story "Spellmaker" in the English anthology A Polish Book of Monsters (edited and translated by Michael Kandel, 2010) is another translation of the short story "The Witcher" which had previously been published in The Witcher, The Last Wish, and Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winner Anthology. Something Ends, Something Begins (pl:Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna, 2000), 8 stories.
The English translation of Sapkowski's novel Blood of Elves won the David Gemmell Legend Award in 2009. In 2001, a television series based on the Witcher cycle was released in Poland and internationally, entitled Wiedźmin (The Hexer).
Maladie, 1995), essay and an illustrated short story set in Arthurian mythology. Manuscript Discovered in a Dragon's Cave (Rękopis znaleziony w Smoczej Jaskini, 2001), fantasy encyclopedic compendium. ==See also== Science fiction and fantasy in Poland Stanisław Lem Jacek Dukaj Janusz A.
English edition: 22 May 2018 – set between the short stories in The Last Wish. === Hussite Trilogy === The Tower of Fools (Narrenturm, 2002).
He also won the Spanish Ignotus Award, best anthology, for The Last Wish in 2003, and for Muzykanci (The Musicians), best foreign short story, same year.
In 2003 he was nominated for one of Poland's most prestigious literary prizes Nike Award for his novel Narrenturm.
English edition: 2020 Warriors of God (Boży bojownicy, 2004). Light Perpetual (Lux perpetua, 2006). === Other novels === Viper (Żmija, 2009), a stand-alone novel set during the Soviet–Afghan War. === Other works === The Eye of Yrrhedes (Oko Yrrhedesa, 1995), roleplaying game. The World of King Arthur.
English edition: 2020 Warriors of God (Boży bojownicy, 2004). Light Perpetual (Lux perpetua, 2006). === Other novels === Viper (Żmija, 2009), a stand-alone novel set during the Soviet–Afghan War. === Other works === The Eye of Yrrhedes (Oko Yrrhedesa, 1995), roleplaying game. The World of King Arthur.
An English translation of The Last Wish short story collection was published by Gollancz in 2007.
The first game, titled simply The Witcher, was first released in October 2007.
English edition: 2007 (in US: 2008).
From 2008, the Witcher saga is published by Gollancz.
English edition: 2007 (in US: 2008).
The English translation of Sapkowski's novel Blood of Elves won the David Gemmell Legend Award in 2009. In 2001, a television series based on the Witcher cycle was released in Poland and internationally, entitled Wiedźmin (The Hexer).
English edition: 2009. Time of Contempt (Czas pogardy, 1995).
English edition: 2020 Warriors of God (Boży bojownicy, 2004). Light Perpetual (Lux perpetua, 2006). === Other novels === Viper (Żmija, 2009), a stand-alone novel set during the Soviet–Afghan War. === Other works === The Eye of Yrrhedes (Oko Yrrhedesa, 1995), roleplaying game. The World of King Arthur.
The Last Wish was later translated into English in full. The short story "Spellmaker" in the English anthology A Polish Book of Monsters (edited and translated by Michael Kandel, 2010) is another translation of the short story "The Witcher" which had previously been published in The Witcher, The Last Wish, and Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winner Anthology. Something Ends, Something Begins (pl:Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna, 2000), 8 stories.
The sequel, Assassins of Kings was released in 2011.
Only two of its stories are related to The Witcher saga ("The Road with No Return" and the titular "Something Ends, Something Begins"). The Malady and Other Stories (Maladie i inne opowiadania, 2012), 10 stories.
English edition: 27 June 2013. Baptism of Fire (Chrzest ognia, 1996).
English edition: 14 March 2017. ==== Standalone Prequel novel ==== Season of Storms (Sezon burz, 2013).
The only one of its stories that was translated into English is the titular "The Malady" which was published in 2014 under the title The Malady and Other Stories, although that English publication didn't include the other 9 stories from the Polish collection of the same name. ==== Pentalogy ==== Blood of Elves (Krew elfów, 1994).
English edition: 6 March 2014. The Tower of Swallows (Wieża Jaskółki, 1997).
The third game in the trilogy, Wild Hunt, was released in May 2015. In May 2017, Netflix commissioned The Witcher, an English-language adaptation of the book series.
English edition: 2015 The Last Wish (Ostatnie życzenie, 1993), 7 stories.
English edition: May 2016. Lady of the Lake (Pani Jeziora, 1999).
The third game in the trilogy, Wild Hunt, was released in May 2015. In May 2017, Netflix commissioned The Witcher, an English-language adaptation of the book series.
English edition: 14 March 2017. ==== Standalone Prequel novel ==== Season of Storms (Sezon burz, 2013).
English edition: 22 May 2018 – set between the short stories in The Last Wish. === Hussite Trilogy === The Tower of Fools (Narrenturm, 2002).
The Witcher television series premiered on Netflix on 20 December 2019.
English edition: 2020 Warriors of God (Boży bojownicy, 2004). Light Perpetual (Lux perpetua, 2006). === Other novels === Viper (Żmija, 2009), a stand-alone novel set during the Soviet–Afghan War. === Other works === The Eye of Yrrhedes (Oko Yrrhedesa, 1995), roleplaying game. The World of King Arthur.
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