Andrzej Sapkowski and The Witcher Saga!
Author of The Witcher Book Series: An Introduction.
Sapkowski claims to have written his first short story, The Witcher, just to enter a competition ran by the Polish sci-fi and fantasy magazine, Fantastyka. Considering this, it is perhaps with a touch of good fortune it came third, but luckily for his fans, the story he wrote on a ‘whim’ was published and became a springboard for which he started his writing career and the Witcher Saga.
He puts the success of the story winning third place down to his ability to ‘sell,’ as he was a successful businessman for a foreign trade company at the time and was familiar with marketing.
The short story was published in the magazine in 1986 and went on to become tremendously popular with both readers and critics. The popularity of the Witcher has grown over time and Sapkowski has written five novels and several short stories, all based in the world of the Witcher.
The saga has also been adapted into a TV series, a film, several graphic novels and a top-rated video game.
