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The Witcher

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The Witcher(Polish:Wiedźmin,pronounced[ˈvjɛd͡ʑmin]) is a series of eight fantasy novels and 15 short stories by Polish authorAndrzej Sapkowski.The series revolves around the eponymous witcher,Geralt of Rivia.Witchers are monster hunters given superhuman abilities for the purpose of killing dangerous creatures.The Witcherbegan with a titular 1986 short story that Sapkowski entered into a competition held byFantastykamagazine, marking his debut as an author. Due to reader demand, Sapkowski wrote 14 more stories before starting a series of novels in 1994. Known asThe Witcher Saga,he wrote one book a year until the fifth and final installment in 1999. A standalone prequel novel,Season of Storms,was published in 2013.

The Witcher
Cover ofThe Witcher(1990)
AuthorAndrzej Sapkowski
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
GenreFantasy
PublisherSuperNowa
Published1986–2013
Published in English2007–2018 byHachette
No. of books9

The books have been described as having a cult following inPolandand throughoutCentral and Eastern Europe.They have been translated into 37 languages and sold over 15 million copies worldwide as of July 2020. They have also been adapted into a film (The Hexer), two television series (The HexerandThe Witcher), avideo game series,and aseries of comic books.The video games have been even more successful, with more than 75 million copies sold as of May 2023.[1]

Overview

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No. English title (original Polish title) Pages Release Series
Polish English Polish[2] English
The Witcher(Wiedźmin) 235 － 1990 － Short story collections
1[a] The Last Wish(Ostatnie życzenie) 286 288 1993 2007[3]
2[b] Sword of Destiny(Miecz Przeznaczenia) 343 384 1992 2015[5]
3 Blood of Elves(Krew elfów) 295 320 1994 2008[6] The Witcher Saga
4 Time of Contempt(Czas pogardy) 319 331 1995 2013[7]
5 Baptism of Fire(Chrzest ognia) 336 343 1996 2014[8]
6 The Tower of the Swallow(Wieża Jaskółki) 428 436 1997 2016[9]
7 The Lady of the Lake(Pani Jeziora) 520 531 1999 2017[10]
8 Season of Storms(Sezon burz) 404 384 2013 2018[11] Standalone novel
9 Rozdroże kruków 2024[12]

The Last Wishcontains four of the five stories inThe Witcher,in addition to three other stories. The fifth story, "The Road with No Return", is not in the book.

Sapkowski announced a new book about Geralt will be published by the end of 2024.[13]

Production

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Short stories

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Andrzej Sapkowskimade his debut as an author with "The Witcher" (1986).

In 1985,Andrzej Sapkowskiwas a 38-year-old traveling fur salesman with an economics degree and a love of fantasy literature. He decided to enter a short story competition, limited to 30-pages, held by Polish science fiction and fantasy magazineFantastyka.[14]He did so at the urging of his son Krzysztof, who was an avid reader of the magazine.[15]Sapkowski submitted "The Witcher"(1986), which was conceived as a retelling of a Polish fairy tale where a princess turned into a monster as punishment for the incest of her parents.[16]He had to wait about a year for the results of the contest, and came in third place.[14]Sapkowski felt that his work was the best in the competition, but the jurors relegated it to third because fantasy was considered to be for children at the time in Poland.[14]However, reaction from readers was overwhelmingly positive and Sapkowski wrote more stories, about one or two a year, in response to their demand.[14]

He based "A Question of Price"(and later"Sword of Destiny") on the universally known fairy tale in which a monster or sorcerer saves somebody's life and then demands payment.[16]The first four stories dealing with the witcherGeralt of Riviawere collected into a 1990 short story collection titledThe Witcher— now out of print — by publisher Reporter.[17]It includes 1988's "The Road with No Return" ( "Droga, z której się nie wraca" ), which is set beforeThe Witcherstories and features Geralt's mother-to-be.[17]

After what he called a chance meeting, Sapkowski made a deal in 1990 withSuperNowato publish the series.[16]They released the second short story collection,Sword of Destiny,in 1992.The Last Wishwas published by SuperNowa in 1993 to replaceThe Witcheras the first book, and includes all of its stories except "The Road with No Return" (the only story without Geralt).[17]Although new short stories were also added toThe Last Wish,they chronologically take place before those inSword of Destiny.

"Something Ends, Something Begins" ( "Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna" ) is an alternate ending toThe Witcher Sagaabout Geralt andYennefer's wedding that was written in 1992 as a wedding gift for Sapkowski's friends. It and "The Road with No Return" are included in some Polish editions ofThe Last WishorSword of Destiny.

The Witcher SagaandSeason of Storms

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With the positive reader reception to his short stories, Sapkowski decided to write a fantasy saga.[14]He claimed that Polish publishers at the time believed only Anglo-Saxon fantasy authors were worth publishing and that Polish writers of the genre were too risky. SuperNowa were the only publisher willing to take the risk, and "Now everybody envies" them.[16]For the saga, the author expanded on the story he used for "A Question of Price" and "Sword of Destiny".[16]Blood of Elves,the first novel inThe Witcher Saga,was published in 1994.[14]The story focuses on Geralt of Rivia andCiri,who are linked by destiny. Ciri, princess of a recently conquered country and a pawn of international politics, becomes a witcher-in-training. Geralt is drawn into a whirlwind of events in his attempts to protect her.

Three more novels quickly followed at a pace of one a year;Time of Contempt(1995),Baptism of Fire(1996), andThe Tower of the Swallow(1997). The fifth and final installment,The Lady of the Lake,was published in 1999.

After 14 years, Sapkowski releasedSeason of Stormsin 2013. Set between short stories included inThe Last Wish,it is a standalone prequel toThe Witcher Saga.[18]In 2020, Sapkowski stated that he had "some plans" for a new entry inThe Witcher,but "My future plans are vague, nothing is fixed yet".[19]On November 21, 2024, it was announced that new entry to the series,Rozdroże kruków(lit. "Crossroads of Ravens" ), would be a prequel to the saga presenting Geralt as a young witcher, and will be released on November 29, 2024.[12]In issue 12/24 ofNowa Fantastyka,which went on sale on November 22, 2024, a fragment of the first chapter of the book was published.[20]

Non-Witcheranthologies

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Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna(Something Ends, Something Begins) is a 2000 collection of short stories by Sapkowski, including two fromThe Witcher:"The Road with No Return" and "Something Ends, Something Begins".[17]Published in 2012,Maladie i inne opowiadania(Maladie and Other Stories) is another Sapkowski short story collection that includes "The Road with No Return" and "Something Ends, Something Begins".

Chosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winner Anthologyis a 2000 English anthology by SuperNowa, in cooperation with the Silesian Club of Fantasy Literature, that includes a translation by Agnieszka Fulińska of "The Witcher" short story entitled "The Hexer". 2010'sA Polish Book of Monstersis an English anthology edited and translated byMichael Kandelthat includes a translation of "The Witcher" entitled "Spellmaker".Maladie and Other Stories(not to be confused with the above Polish book of the same name) is a 2014 English e-book sampler with translations of "The Witcher", "The Edge of the World", and the first chapters ofBlood of ElvesandBaptism of Fire.

Spin-offs

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With Sapkowski's permission, the Polish publishing house Solaris published a collection of eight short stories entitledOpowieści ze świata Wiedźmina[pl](Tales from the World of The Witcher). Written by Russian and Ukrainian fantasy writers (includingAndrei BelyaninandVladimir Vasilyev), they are set in the world ofThe Witcherand feature its characters;[21] Vasilyev story is part of hisThe Witcher of Grand Kievuniverse.[22]Szpony i kły(Claws and Fangs), a similar collection of eleven short stories by authors chosen through a 2016 competition by the Polish magazineNowa Fantastyka,was published in 2017 by SuperNowa.[23][24][25]

Setting

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When he first createdThe Witcher,Sapkowski had not thought up any background on the world of the series, "I began with short stories; you don't create universes in short stories, there is—literally and metaphorically—no place for them". But when he switched to writing full novels, "the necessity of some coherent background became imminent. And slowly, step by step, something resembling a universe started to emerge. But it's only in the background, so it plays a secondary role in the story".[26]Although admitting to usingSlavic mythologyoften due to it being very rich and abundant, Sapkowski said he does not have any preferred mythologies, folklores orbestiariesthat he draws on for monsters inThe Witcher;"The story dictates the necessity. And, mostly, I put aside existing mythologies and invent something myself".[19]He said that the monsters in the series can be put into one of three categories. First, those that already "exist" with established names, appearances, habits and habitats, such as dragons. Second are those that he invents but gives names that can be found in nature, mostly insects because they are "horrible and scary". Third are those that are completely original creations, some of which are only named, because, "When it has no importance as far as the storyline is concerned whatsoever, why bother?"[16]The author has also stated that he personally abhors politics and considers his books to be politically neutral.[19]

Background

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The stories are set on an unnamed Continent,[27]which was settled several thousand years earlier byelvesfrom overseas. When they arrived, the elves encounteredgnomesanddwarves.After a war between the elves and dwarves, the dwarves retreated into the mountains, and the elves settled in the plains and forests. Human colonists arrived about five hundred years before the events in the stories, igniting a series of wars. The humans were victorious and became dominant; the non-human races, now considered second-class citizens, often live in small ghettos within human settlements. Those not confined to the ghettos live in wilderness regions not yet claimed by humans. Other races on the Continent are halflings anddryads;werewolvesandvampiresappeared after a magical event known as the Conjunction of the Spheres.

During the centuries preceding the stories, most of the Continent's southern regions have been taken over by the Nilfgaard Empire; the north belongs to the fragmented Northern Kingdoms.The Witcher Sagatakes place in the aftermath of the first major war between the Nilfgaard Empire and the Northern Kingdoms, with a second war beginning in the middle of the series.

Major characters

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Further information:List of characters in The Witcher series
  • Geralt of Rivia(Polish:Geralt z Rivii), also known asGwynbleidd(Elder Speech: "White Wolf" ) and the Butcher of Blaviken,[28]is the protagonist of the series and its adaptations, a witcher who travels the Continent and makes a living hunting monsters that plague the land. He is linked to Ciri by destiny. Kacper Pobłocki argues that he embodies the "neo-liberal anti-politics" spirit of the Polish popular culture of the 1990s.[29]Geralt has been played byMichał Żebrowskiin the Polish shows and movies. Geralt was portrayed byHenry Cavillin seasons 1 - 3 of the Netflix seriesThe Witcher;from season 4 on, he is portrayed byLiam Hemsworth.[30]
  • Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon(known as "Ciri", from the nameZireaelin Elder Speech (meaning "Swallow"; Polish:Jaskółka)), also known as the Lion Cub of Cintra, Child of the Elder Blood, Falka, and the Lady of Time and Space. Cirilla is the princess of Cintra, daughter of Pavetta and Duny (also known as the Urcheon of Erlenwald) and granddaughter of Queen Calanthe. She is also Geralt's destiny and adopted daughter, and the focus of much of the plot. Ciri is a descendant of Lara Dorren and has the Elder blood, which gives her access to powers that allow her to cross space and time. Ciri has ashen grey hair and green emerald eyes, a trait that runs in her family.[citation needed]In the Polish 2002 film and 2002 TV series, she was played byMarta Bitner[pl].[31]
  • Yennefer of Vengerberg(Polish:Yennefer z Vengerbergu) first appeared in the collection of short stories,The Last Wish,featuring in the short story of the same name. She is a powerful sorceress, is a mother figure to Ciri, and becomes Geralt's lover. As an avid reader of fantasy, Sapkowski said he was sometimes bored and disgusted with stories in which the hero could easily have sex with any woman he wished, so he created Yennefer to "complicate things a little" as a woman character who refuses to be a fantasy cliché.[16]In the Polish 2002 film and 2002 TV series, she was played byGrażyna Wolszczakand byAnya Chalotrain the Netflix series.
  • Dandelion(Polish:Jaskier) is a poet, minstrel, bard and Geralt's best friend. The Polish wordjaskierrefers to the buttercup flower (Ranunculus). Some of his more famous ballads were about the relationship between Geralt and Yennefer. He accompanies Geralt in many short stories and ends up joining his hansa while searching for Ciri.[citation needed]He is played byJoey BateyinThe WitcherTV series.[32]In the 2001 PolishWiedźminfilm, he was played byZbigniew Zamachowski.[33]
  • Triss Merigoldis a sorceress and a friend of Geralt and Yennefer. She took care of Ciri for some time and is like an older sister to her. She was a member of the Lodge of Sorceresses. Triss is in love with Geralt. The image of Triss Merigold fromThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kingsappeared ascover girlin the Polish edition ofPlayboyin May 2011.[34]She also appeared in a live model calendar for the game in Russia.[35]

Geography

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Although no map of the universe created by Sapkowski has been released, fans have created several maps. According to Sapkowski, the existing maps are "mostly accurate", and he uses a version created by Czech translator Stanislav Komárek.[36]


Kovir & Poviss
Hengfors
Kaedwen

Redania
Mahakam
Aedirn

Cintra
Temeria
Lyria & Rivia

Nilfgaard

The Continent can be divided into four regions. The Northern Kingdoms (where most of the saga occurs) consists of Aedirn, Cidaris, Cintra, Hengfors League, Kaedwen, Kerack, Kovir and Poviss, Lyria and Rivia, Redania, Temeria and Verden and several minor duchies and principalities such as Bremervoord or Ellander. The Nilfgaard Empire occupies most of the area south of the Northern Kingdoms. The eastern part of the Continent, such as the Korath desert, Zerrikania, Hakland and the Fiery Mountains, is mostly unknown. The book series mentions overseas countries with whom the Northern Kingdoms trade, including Zangvebar, Ofir, Hannu and Barsa.[citation needed]

Language

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Sapkowski created a language for the series known asElder Speech,[37][38]based on Welsh, English, French, Irish, Latin and other languages. Uniquedialectsare spoken on the Skellige Islands and in Nilfgaard. In an interview, Sapkowski explained that he wanted the language to be reasonably legible to a reader, to avoid footnotes. As he said: "In my book, I do not want for anorctelling to another orc 'Burbatuluk grabataluk!' to be supplied with a footnote: 'Shut the door, don't let the flies in!' "[39][40]

Chronology

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  1. "The Road with No Return" – untranslated
  2. "A Grain of Truth"
  3. "The Lesser Evil"
  4. "The Edge of the World"
  5. "The Last Wish"
  6. Season of Storms
  7. "A Question of Price"
  8. "The Witcher"
  9. "The Voice of Reason"
  10. "The Bounds of Reason"
  11. "A Shard of Ice"
  12. "Eternal Flame"
  13. "A Little Sacrifice"
  14. "Sword of Destiny"
  15. "Something More"
  16. Blood of Elves
  17. Time of Contempt
  18. Baptism of Fire
  19. The Tower of the Swallow
  20. The Lady of the Lake
  21. Epilogue to theSeason of Storms
  22. "Something Ends, Something Begins" (alternative ending) – untranslated

Translations

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The stories and novels have been translated into 37 languages worldwide.[41]Sapkowski denied having any involvement in the English translations, explaining, if the translator "is polite enough, sometimes he asks me questions, sometimes he presents me with a fragment of the first page, but it is his own will – I have nothing to do with it".[14]When asked his opinion on the quality of the translation, the original author stated, "We Poles, we say, 'Translations are like women: if they are beautiful, they are not true; if they are true, they are not beautiful.' I speak some 15 languages so for me it's very easy to read the translations and see if they are good or not. Sometimes it's terrible; sometimes I'm very happy because the spirit, the spirit, is in the translation".[14]

The name "Witcher"

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See also:Vedmak

Sapkowski chosewiedźminas the male equivalent of the Polish word for witch (wiedźma).[42]In his book 2005 book-interviewHistoria 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 coiningwiedźminas a new Polish word.[42]Polish video game designerAdrian Chmielarzclaimed to have invented the translation ofwiedźmininto English aswitcheraround 1996–1997.[43]

Althoughwiedźminis now usually translated into English as "witcher", an earlier translation of the title was "hexer" (the title of the2001 film adaptationand the first official English translation in the 2000 short story collectionChosen by Fate: Zajdel Award Winner Anthology);[44]HexeandHexerare the German words for female and male 'witch' respectively.[42]CD Projektused "witcher" for the title of its 2007 English release of thevideo game,[43]and Danusia Stok used it in her translation ofOstatnie życzeniethat was published the same year.[45][46]Michael Kandelhowever used "spellmaker" in his 2010 translation of the "Wiedźmin" short story forA Book of Polish Monstersanthology.[47]

Reception

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The Witcherseries has been described as having a cult following inPolandandCentral and Eastern Europeancountries.[48][49]They have been translated into 37 languages and sold over 15 million copies worldwide as of December 2019.[41]Two weeks after the Netflix TV adaptation was released in 2020, revenue from the books was reportedly up 562% compared to the same period in 2018.[50]Entries inThe Witcherseries have earned Sapkowski theJanusz A. Zajdel Awardthree times; "The Lesser Evil" (1990), "Sword of Destiny" (1992), andBlood of Elves(1994).[51]The Last Wishwon the 2003Premio Ignotusfor Best Anthology in Spain.[52]In the United Kingdom,Blood of Elveswon Best Novel at the firstDavid Gemmell Awards for Fantasyin 2009.[53]Sword of Destinywon the 2012Tähtifantasia Awardin Finland.[54]

In October 2018, Sapkowski's hometown ofŁódźofficially renamed a garden square Witcher Square (Skwer Wiedźmina) and announced plans to add benches, swings and other installations based on the series to the area.[55]In October 2021, amuralof Geralt was painted on the side of a skyscraper in Łódź. Spanning three 70-meter-high walls and covering almost 2,000 sq/m, it is the largest mural in Poland and one of the largest in the world.[56]

Adaptations

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Comic books

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Main article:The Witcher (Dark Horse Comics)

From 1993 to 1995, Sapkowski's stories were adapted into a six-issue comicThe WitcherbyMaciej Parowskiand Sapkowski (story),Bogusław Polch(art).[57] In 2011,Egmontreleased a 2-part comic book, titledReasons of State,containing an original story. It was written by Michał Gałek, illustrated byArkadiusz Klimek,and colorized by Łukasz Poller.

In 2013,Dark Horse Comicsannounced a comic book series calledThe Witcher,based on the video-game series and made in collaboration withCD Projekt Red.[58]It began publishing in 2014.[59]Most of the stories are based on original plots not written by Sapkowski, with different writers and artists working on different issues.[60]

In October 2015, aone-shotwebcomictitledMatters of Consciencewas released byCD Projekt Redto expand on the events following theirsecond video game.

Video games

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Main article:The Witcher (video game series)

In 2007, a video gameThe Witcherdeveloped byCD Projekt Redwas released. A sequel,The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings,was released in 2011 by the same team. The final game of the trilogy,The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,was released in 2015.[61][62]Sapkowski had no involvement with the video games, giving the studio license to create a completely new story using his characters.[14]All three games were positively received, withMetacriticgiving them an 81, an 88, and a 93 out of 100 respectively.[63][64][65]They were also extremely successful commercially, selling more than 75 million copies as of May 2023, with over 50 million being fromThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntalone.[1]

CD Projekt Red developed a card game named "Gwent" that was included inThe Witcher 3: Wild Huntas an in-game activity. They have created two stand-alone video games based on it, titledGwent: The Witcher Card GameandThronebreaker: The Witcher Tales,both released in 2018.[66][67]

AremakeofThe Witcherwas announced in October 2022, which was formerly first teased under the codename "Canis Majoris". EntitledThe Witcher Remake,it will be developed usingUnreal Engine 5,the same engine in use for the planned second trilogy. Fool's Theory will mainly develop the remake with full creative supervision fromThe Witcherseries staff and CD Projekt Red.[68]

Film and television

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The Witcherwas adapted into a2002 TV seriesand a shorter2001 filmversion, both titledThe Hexer(Wiedźmin) and directed byMarek Brodzki.Michał Żebrowskiportrayed Geralt. In several interviews, Sapkowski has criticized these screen adaptations: "I can answer only with a single word, an obscene, albeit a short one."[69]

In 2015,Platige Imageplanned an American film adaptation of the novel series to arrive in 2017.[70]In May 2017, they announced that they would be producing aThe WitcherTV series in cooperation withNetflixandSean DanielCompany, withTomasz Bagińskias one of the directors and Sapkowski as a creative consultant.[71][72][73]Created byLauren Schmidt Hissrich,it starsHenry Cavillas Geralt.[74][75][76][77]On October 10, 2018, it was announced thatFreya AllanandAnya Chalotrahad been cast as main female characters, Ciri and Yennefer.[78]The first season was released on December 20, 2019, with all eight episodes available.[79]A second season was announced on November 13, 2019.[80]All eight episodes were released on December 17, 2021, featuring many of the same characters and some new stars.[81]In September 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a third season.[82]Starting in the show's fourth season,Liam Hemsworthis scheduled to replace Cavill as Geralt.

Netflix released an animated film,The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf,on August 23, 2021, with their TV series showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich as producer and writer BeAu DeMayo, and animation provided byStudio Mir.Another animated film The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep with Doug Cockle voicing Geralt of Rivia, directed by Kang Hei Chul, is releasing on Netflix on February 11, 2025.

A live-action prequel series,The Witcher: Blood Origin,was released by Netflix in 2022, set 1200 years before Geralt's time to show the origin of the Witchers developed by Hissrich.[83]

Tabletop RPGs

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Atabletop role-playing gamebased on Sapkowski's books,Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni(The Witcher: A Game of Imagination), was published byMAGin 2001.

Another tabletop RPG based on the video games, produced byR. Talsorian Games,was planned for release in 2016[84]but was delayed and finally released in August 2018.[85]

Board games

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CD Projekt Red andFantasy Flight GamesreleasedThe Witcher Adventure Game,a board game designed by Ignacy Trzewiczek,[86]in 2014[87]in physical and digital forms.[88]The digital version is available on Windows, OS X, Android and iOS.

The board gameThe Witcher: Old Worldwas announced in February 2021.[89]Designed by Łukasz Woźniak and produced by Go on Board in partnership with CD Projekt Red, the game is set prequel to the main video game series with deck building and role-playing elements. In May 2021, the game raised more than $3 million onKickstarterand was planned to be shipped in June 2022.[90]

Card games

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In 2007, Kuźnia Gier developed two card games based on CD Projekt'sThe Witchervideo game. One,Wiedźmin: Przygodowa Gra Karciana(The Witcher: Adventure Cardgame), was published by Kuźnia Gier;[91]the other,Wiedźmin: Promocyjna Gra Karciana(The Witcher Promo Card Game) was added to the "Collector's Edition" ofThe Witcherin some countries.[92]

Rock opera and musical

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Arock operaand a musical entitledThe Road of No Return[ru]based on the series were produced by Russiansymphonic rockbandESSEin 2009 and 2011–2012 respectively.[93]

See also

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Explanatory notes

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  1. ^When SuperNowa acquired the publishing rights to the series,The Witcherwas replaced byThe Last Wishas the first book in their official order.
  2. ^Although the publisher's official order of the books placesSword of DestinyafterThe Last Wish,it was published first.[4]

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