Favorite Fiction: The Witcher Series by Andrzej Sapkowski

​“The sword of destiny has two edges. You are one of them.” ― Andrzej Sapkowski, The Sword of Destiny

To date, the best series I’ve read has to be The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski. In total, the fandom consists of two short story collections, followed by six novels, three wildly popular video games, and a highly acclaimed TV series. Not to mention two spin offs. To say that Sapkowski created a complex world with an enormous cult following, would be an understatement.

The world itself is vast and incredible combining fairy tales with Slavic, Celtic, and Germanic mythology, all retold in an extraordinarily dark fashion. The mixing of which gives the series color, depth, and intrigue. There are race wars, battling noble families, ambiguous family secrets, richly developed towns, magnificent monstrosities, enchanting sorceresses, and of course mutated witchers such as Geralt of Rivia.

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