Sapkowski was born in 1948 in Poland. He studied economy and business, but the success of his fantasy cycle about the sorcerer Geralt de Rivia turned him into a bestselling writer and he is now one of Poland's most famous and successful authors, selling more in his own country than Stephen King or Michael Crichton.
Like a complicated magic spell, a Sapkowski novel is a hodge podge
of fantasy, intellectual discouse and dry humour. Recommended *
Time Magazine *
Character interplay is complex, unsentimental and anchored in
brutal shared history * SFX *
Delightfully dry humour, mythology brimming with radical creatures
and a group of interesting characters, The Last Wish is a
great introduction to this universe * Fantasy Book Review *
Sapkowski has a confident and rich voice which permeates the prose
and remains post-translation. I'd recommend this to any fan of
Heroic or Dark fiction * SF Book *
One of the best and most interesting fantasy series I've ever read
* Nerds of a Feather *
Like Mieville and Gaiman, [Sapkowski] takes the old and makes it
new . . . [a] fresh take on genre fantasy * Foundation *
There's lots of imagination on show, the writing has a strong
voice, and the Witcher is an entertaining character * Mark Lawrence
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Refreshing and a lot of fun to read * Grimdark Magazine *
Captivating, often nerve-wracking, and truthfully . . . rip-roaring
fun * Fantasy Hive *
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