Witcher fans rejoice! It seems Andrzej Sapkowski has finally given in and has written a new Witcher book, Rozdroże Kruków (Raven Crossroads), which has its release tomorrow! (I know, this was news to me, what rock have I just crawled out from under?)
The bad news is that it’s only going to be available in Polish for the foreseeable, with an English translation predicted within the next year – maybe with fan translations perhaps coming sooner, as has happened with previous titles.
Here’s what it looks like:
And here’s the official description for the book:
This time the grandmaster of Polish fantasy is going back to Geralt’s teenage years, who is only taking his first steps in the witch craft and has to face numerous challenges. Armed with two runic swords, he fights monsters, saves innocent virgins and helps unhappy lovers. Always and everywhere he tries to obey the unwritten code he got from his teachers and mentors. As usual, life spares no disappointments – youthful idealism clashes with reality from time to time. The saga continues. The story never ends…
If you’re like me, you’re reading this and thinking that Sapkowski has written a prequel despite seemingly having had no interest in prequels or sequels in the past, you’d be right. What’s changed? Well, I could hazard a guess or two…
I’m not exactly thrilled at the prospect of a Geralt prequel; I’m far more interested in what the characters have been up to since. But, oh well – maybe that’ll come, as now it seems nothing’s off the table here.
For those of you lucky enough to be able to read this book now, rather than waiting for tomorrow, here’s the Amazon link. Have fun and report back!
What do you think of the news of new Witcher book, Rozdroże Kruków (Raven Crossroads) – will you be reading? Comment below.
