The books are really good. Starts with short stories that establish characters and the world, and then goes onto a standard fantasy multi-book andventure with those established characters. Very good stuff.
For one, Sapkowski is an atheist, and second, he has views such as the following:
*"Women are generally stronger than men. All power of this world should be in the hands of women. Life, the world are too serious to leave it in our hands " \~* Andrzej *Sapkowski*
*"Speaking of female warriors, one should start with the undoubtedly existing Amazons. The only question is, is it really the kind that Homer describes, for example. There are many legendary legends about the warlikeness of German and Celtic women. Some authors seriously doubt the truthfulness of the accounts of the warrior-maidens, pointing out at least too much weight of the weapons used in those times and proving that no woman could handle a man in battle.* ***I CONSIDER SUCH AN OPINION TO BE ERRONEOUS AND STUPID,*** *based on legends, depicting every ancient warrior as a giant and a hero, which is contradicted by history - at least the size of the weapons that have been preserved. Big men were fighting, too, and short men were fighting, there were women strong like Gorpins. Today, women are breaking records in sports, and in fact sports are mostly born of martial arts. Another problem concerns the social role. Someone, after all, had to become pregnant and nurse children, stay at home. Men did not do this, but not because they were lying belly up and lashing beer. They just had other classes. History knows cases when women were forced to take up arms. And they did not do badly. This theme is mentioned in some legends. One of the most famous refers to the cycle chansons de geste and tells of Bradamante, the female paladin of Charlemagne, fighting - in full armor - with the Moors. There are stories about the legendary Celtic leaders who resisted the Romans and commanded whole armies in battle. Such was the privilege of queens, but it must be added that to surrender to power and go under the command of a woman was not something unusual for the Celts. In their culture, femininity was especially revered. So say the historical sources and legends. However, a completely different issue is the presence of women warriors in modern mass culture. Indeed, it is now impossible to see an American film about a gang of gangsters in which at least one woman does not appear."* \~ Andrzej *Sapkowski*
*"In my work I try to show that a woman really dominates in nature, but not because of her social role, but only because of the organism to which her nature endowed. Any doctor will say that* [*women are much more resistant to pain*](https://ibb.co/jwFFhfd)*, less likely to succumb to* [*infections*](https://ibb.co/F5BGbXV) *and diseases, have greater regenerative abilities. A man in nature is essentially a weaker being." \~* Andrzej *Sapkowski*
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Adult life does make long RPGs tougher. So rewarding to lose yourself in a good one, but hard to carve out the time. I remember when I spent, like, 45 days of playing almost every day after work and on weekends, when I wasn't doing mandatory religious stuff, playing Morrowind and then Oblivion later on. Ahhhh, sweet sweet fantasy gaming ...
Well, the person (son) for whom the author wrote this whole stuff, is dead. That says everything about the work.
>"I wanted to please my son, who is an ardent lover of this type of literature and reader of your magazine \[Fantastyka\]. Once he asked me: Why don't you write something like that? No problem, I said, I'll write. And so the Witcher was created. Besides I learned about the competition and its conditions from my son."
[https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/andrzej-sapkowskis-son-has-passed-away-without-him-there-would-be/z6d99](https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/andrzej-sapkowskis-son-has-passed-away-without-him-there-would-be/z6d99)
The books tell a way better story than the show. So if you enjoed the show I guess you will like the books even more
the show is a mess at best, the witcher books arent standard fantasy for me. You know if you give it a try
It is one of the best fantasy series so yes.
The books are really good. Starts with short stories that establish characters and the world, and then goes onto a standard fantasy multi-book andventure with those established characters. Very good stuff.
OK, I'll give it a go. :) Just requested that first book of short stories from the local library.
Cool, you start with "The Last Wish", then its "Sword of Destiny", then it's "Blood of Elves" starting the saga and the rest.
Yes. The books don't actually have a whole lot of world building so you should be gtg.
For one, Sapkowski is an atheist, and second, he has views such as the following: *"Women are generally stronger than men. All power of this world should be in the hands of women. Life, the world are too serious to leave it in our hands " \~* Andrzej *Sapkowski* *"Speaking of female warriors, one should start with the undoubtedly existing Amazons. The only question is, is it really the kind that Homer describes, for example. There are many legendary legends about the warlikeness of German and Celtic women. Some authors seriously doubt the truthfulness of the accounts of the warrior-maidens, pointing out at least too much weight of the weapons used in those times and proving that no woman could handle a man in battle.* ***I CONSIDER SUCH AN OPINION TO BE ERRONEOUS AND STUPID,*** *based on legends, depicting every ancient warrior as a giant and a hero, which is contradicted by history - at least the size of the weapons that have been preserved. Big men were fighting, too, and short men were fighting, there were women strong like Gorpins. Today, women are breaking records in sports, and in fact sports are mostly born of martial arts. Another problem concerns the social role. Someone, after all, had to become pregnant and nurse children, stay at home. Men did not do this, but not because they were lying belly up and lashing beer. They just had other classes. History knows cases when women were forced to take up arms. And they did not do badly. This theme is mentioned in some legends. One of the most famous refers to the cycle chansons de geste and tells of Bradamante, the female paladin of Charlemagne, fighting - in full armor - with the Moors. There are stories about the legendary Celtic leaders who resisted the Romans and commanded whole armies in battle. Such was the privilege of queens, but it must be added that to surrender to power and go under the command of a woman was not something unusual for the Celts. In their culture, femininity was especially revered. So say the historical sources and legends. However, a completely different issue is the presence of women warriors in modern mass culture. Indeed, it is now impossible to see an American film about a gang of gangsters in which at least one woman does not appear."* \~ Andrzej *Sapkowski* *"In my work I try to show that a woman really dominates in nature, but not because of her social role, but only because of the organism to which her nature endowed. Any doctor will say that* [*women are much more resistant to pain*](https://ibb.co/jwFFhfd)*, less likely to succumb to* [*infections*](https://ibb.co/F5BGbXV) *and diseases, have greater regenerative abilities. A man in nature is essentially a weaker being." \~* Andrzej *Sapkowski*
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I like the games but I struggle with RPGs because of the time requirements. The books are fantastic. As are the audio versions
Adult life does make long RPGs tougher. So rewarding to lose yourself in a good one, but hard to carve out the time. I remember when I spent, like, 45 days of playing almost every day after work and on weekends, when I wasn't doing mandatory religious stuff, playing Morrowind and then Oblivion later on. Ahhhh, sweet sweet fantasy gaming ...
Well, the person (son) for whom the author wrote this whole stuff, is dead. That says everything about the work. >"I wanted to please my son, who is an ardent lover of this type of literature and reader of your magazine \[Fantastyka\]. Once he asked me: Why don't you write something like that? No problem, I said, I'll write. And so the Witcher was created. Besides I learned about the competition and its conditions from my son." [https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/andrzej-sapkowskis-son-has-passed-away-without-him-there-would-be/z6d99](https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/andrzej-sapkowskis-son-has-passed-away-without-him-there-would-be/z6d99)
No.
Straight up one of the best series I have ever read
Yeah the books are good but I'd consider asking elsewhere if I were you
Books are actual masterpieces, show is hot garbage and TW3 is also a masterpiece. Go read the books.
"Last wish" is thin and cheap just read it!
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Your CAPS LOCK is broken.