Posts from The Witcher Saga

It seems that's the name of a series of works by the well-known Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. I'm reading it and can't put it down, even though I don't really enjoy reading. I started reading because of the game; the box contained a small book-story called "The Witcher" (the very first story about the Witcher) along with the disks and the map. And then I found the continuation online... I recommend it to everyone :) I would also like to know the forum members' opinions about this series of works.

In my collection, these books stand alongside The Lord of the Rings. It is a masterpiece.

after the start of the actual "saga" involving the search for the girl, the book becomes quite boring.

The work is excellent, although the ending was a bit disappointing. By the way, Sapkowski is currently writing a new series; two books have been released in Russian so far: "The Tower of Fools" and "Gods' Wars."

By the way, I found a rather interesting picture on the internet. It's Ciri.

Is this it?
http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/85827/

The book is good; I like it even more than The Lord of the Rings (which, by the way, is so popular only because it was the first of its kind). But, as Lock already said, it does get quite boring after three books.

I also find "The Witcher" more appealing; the books about it are vivid and rich, unlike the dreary pronouncements of the professor. By the way, VK is so popular mainly because a movie was made about it; otherwise, it would have remained obscure. ...Heh, I remember how we spent one or two lessons in school once getting acquainted with "The Hobbit," and subsequently, "The Lord of the Rings." I remember grimacing when I saw that thick book of gloomy fantasy... of course, back then I didn't use the word "fantasy" much, and I didn't have any particular dislike for it, but I just wasn't drawn to reading that huge tome.

There are 2 books left to read: The Tower of the Swallow and The Lady of the Lake. No, at least I'm not bored yet, but the very first collection of stories made the biggest impression on me, especially "The Lesser Evil," it really touched me. I recently reread it with pleasure.

And for entertainment, here's a picture. Found it a while ago on the internet. I don't remember where, but I remember that it has a direct connection to the series of works (I might be wrong, of course). What are your thoughts on who this is? :)

Although, I think it's quite obvious.

The Witcher is a very powerful work!!!
I got acquainted with it even before the release of The Lord of the Rings (the movie, of course)). Now I'm reading it in the original! I really like the encounters between Geralt and Jaskier))

P.S.: and in the picture, it's most likely Yennefer)).

So, her hair was the color of... raven's wing, I think...) Plus, "outstanding" features... yeah, probably her. I saw the picture when I was looking for information about the game "The Witcher".

Image, this is one of the first artworks created for the game.

I perceive "The Witcher" as a collection of short stories. Both Sapkowski's "The Witcher" and Vasiliev's "The Witcher from Greater Kyiv" are on the same level of "good, unpretentious fantasy."
Large novels are too... dark, perhaps? At least, "Geralt, who wants to die" starts to become repulsive...

I bought the game a couple of years ago, but I only read the book in January-February of this year. By the way, the Geralt from the game is quite different from the Geralt in the book. Most of all, I enjoyed the collections "The Last Wish" and "Sword of Destiny," especially the stories "The Last Wish," "Eternal Fire," and "A Little Sacrifice." The later parts of the saga are just very good adventure fantasy. And in this genre, I haven't met an author better than Sapkowski yet. The artist drew Yennefer, but his version differs from the description in the book. Her clothes are exclusively black and white, and she always wears a velvet necklace with an obsidian star and diamonds. And she died years before the time described in the game (although, as did Geralt).

The other day, out of boredom, I was rummaging through some computer games and found a special edition of The Witcher (the first one). Inside, there was the game, an expansion pack, a world map (I love those), some extra materials, and a booklet with a story (actually, with the first chapter of the first book). I started reading it while the game was installing, and I couldn't put it down. It's very interesting. Now I'm reading the whole book.
But in the book, before the first chapter, there's an erotic scene. Why?
Why does the book have to start with that?
In my opinion, it's not the best way to attract the reader's attention; after all, it's a fantasy saga, not a collection of erotic stories.
But overall, it's very interesting.
And the game is excellent. It's incredibly atmospheric.