Andrzej Sapkowski, creator of the popular fantasy work starring Geralt of Rivia (known as The Witcher)informed his followers that “at the beginning of December” The new novel will be published – the first after more than ten years of silence – of this world-famous saga.
As reported this Tuesday by the Polish press, Sapkowski assured at the “Freedom Games” forum in the city of Lódz (center), that He has a new book ready “since August” with the adventures of his characterbut what For marketing reasons and due to the publisher’s commercial embargo, I could not confirm further details.
The publication date of December 1 was recently advanced by the Polish magazine “Nowa Fantastyka”the dean of the fantasy genre in Poland, in whose pages the stories of Geralt of Rivia first came to light in 1986.
11 years have passed since the publication of the so far last chapter of the witcher’s adventures, “The Season of Storms” (SuperNOVA, 2013), and since then there have been adaptations of the universe created by Sapkowski to film, television and video games, with three titles marketed so far and several more announced.
The success that the “wiedzmin” (“witch” in Polish) has achieved has transcended the entertainment industry and It became a social phenomenon a few years ago.
The President of the Polish Government, Donald Tusk, gave the President of the United States, Barack Obama, a video game of The Witcher (English name of the character”) during his official visit to Warsaw in 2011.
Besides, A series produced by Netflix and starring actor Henry Cavill contributed to making the character even more popular. and a fourth season will premiere soon
Throughout eight books, Sapkowski combines elements of medieval Polish history with figures from traditional Central European folklore to illuminate a universe in which creatures such as elves, elemental beings and basilisks still survive, which are relegated to an increasingly reduced habitat due to the expansion and progress of the human race.
Geralt of Rivia, who was given to a witcher as payment for a debt when he was a child, wanders through a world that is leaving the age of magic behind. and he makes a living with the use of his two swords (one of iron to fight against humans and another of silver, to kill some creatures) and witnesses how human cruelty far surpasses the murderous instinct of monsters.
With more than 15 million copies sold and a popularity that has not declined in more than a decade, The announcement of more adventures of the Polish sorcerer has aroused unusual expectation althoughAt the moment, the only thing that is known is that Geralt of Rivia will return in the form of a novel becauseAs Sapkowski confessed to a Polish radio station, “short stories are too difficult to write.”
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