The Witcher. Netflix. The Witcher is now sort of a strange trinity of media, as first it was a series of books by author Andrzej Sapkowski, which was adapted into a now famous series of video Andrzej Sapkowski, David French (Translator) From the New York Times bestselling author of The Reynevan—scoundrel, magician, possibly a fool—travels into the depths of war as he attempts to navigate the religious fervors of the fifteenth century. When the Hussite leaders entrust Reynevan with a dangerous secret mission, he is forced to come The Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski has plans to write more Witcher books! Also, he lets us know how he feels about the Netflix series: meh. but still somehow managed to ignore even those Sapkowski's Witcher series fits this category pretty well, which is why I've waited until now to review any of them. The good news is, Sapkowski's writing starts strong and ends even stronger. From the first page of The Last Wish to the last page of Lady of the Lake, he weaves together well-developed characters and smart storylines. Sword of Destiny (4/5 stars) is a very good collection of stories that builds and strengthens almost all the main characters and leads very nicely into the main series of novels. It accomplishes everything it sets out to do and is highly enjoyable. This thread is archived. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 58. 7. 7 comments. Writing Career. Winning third place in a short story writing competition in 1986, a contest which Andrzej Sapkowski apparently entered upon a whim by his own volition, he was soon well on his way to becoming a highly regarded and successful fantasy author. Claiming Sapkwoski is a better writer than Martin'd be like someone who likes the first Witcher game the most out of the series saying it's a better game than The Witcher 3. It's just not, no matter how much you prefer it or why that is. 4. unsafeideas • 11 days ago. Imo, Sapkowsky has better humor. 2. The Witcher creator Andrzej Sapkowski shares his thoughts on the Netflix adaptation, and how his ideas have been received. but writing has now resumed and filming is expected to begin in 2024. I haven't read Sapkowski so I can't weigh on that but regarding to your question whether the length of a novel is an indication of ability. No, absolutely not. Also, while there are a couple of prominent doorstopper fantasy tomes out there and while fantasy is a genre that tends to have longer books than some other genres, a 900-page novel is Anyone who has read Andrzej Sapkowski's novel saga can see the many liberties the Netflix series has taken with the source material, more so in its second season than in its first. Season 2 -- a loose adaptation of Sapkowski's Blood of Elves -- upset longtime fans by deviating from the events of the novel, rewriting characters and creating new CVXJ.