Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski has confirmed he is writing one other ebook in The Witcher collection that can presumably proceed the story of Geralt of Rivia.
As reported by Redanian Intelligence, Sapkowski advised Ukrainian YouTube channel Incredible Speak that, whereas he is teased a possible return to the collection for years, he can lastly affirm a brand new Witcher ebook is on the way in which.
“I by no means say these items as a result of with me you by no means know. Possibly I’ll do one thing, possibly I gained’t,” Sapkowski stated. “Thus far, once I stated that I’d write one thing, after which I didn’t write it, folks complained as if I had deceived them and as if I had lied.
“That’s why I don’t like to speak about what I’m doing till I end doing it. As a result of till I end it, I don’t suppose it exists. However since I all the time make exceptions for Ukrainians, I’ll do it this time too. Sure, I’m engaged on a brand new ebook about The Witcher and fairly diligently. It might take a yr, however now not.”
The earlier Witcher ebook, Season of Storms, was launched in 2013 and advised a self-contained story of Geralt years earlier than the primary Witcher saga, which was concluded in 1999 with The Girl of the Lake.
It is unclear what this upcoming entry shall be about however it is going to once more doubtless return in time as a substitute of ahead. Not solely does Geralt’s story come to a reasonably definitive finish in the primary saga, however a (technically unofficial) development has already taken place via the CD Projekt recreation collection, which takes place within the few years following the books.
Whereas these are the one actually canonical entries in The Witcher franchise, the universe has now developed far past the unique ebook collection. The sport trilogy (and several other incoming sequels and spin-offs) are joined by the Netflix present, a comic book ebook collection, a tabletop RPG, manga, and even a cookbook.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.