The Last Wish introduces everything you'll see in the games. While it was published second, it's the start of the series, introducing Geralt and establishing the Continent as a backdrop. You'll want to start with The Last Wish (opens in new tab). Season of Storms (opens in new tab) (optional explained below).The Lady of the Lake (opens in new tab).The Tower of the Swallow (opens in new tab).Many stories have been told in the Witcher universe, but the central arc follows Geralt as he protects Ciri, a princess whose country has been conquered and his child surprise. If you want sword-wielding action, romance, family ties and grotesque monsters, you're in the right place.

A Witcher is a mutated human-most certainly a man-who possess supernatural abilities and has trained from childhood to battle monsters that emerged during the Conjunction of the Spheres. The Witcher books follow the story of the titular Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. The books were released in English in 2007, with Danusia Stok translating the first two and David French taking over duties from the third book. In the '90s, the stories were published in two collections, which were followed by five novels, all published throughout the same decade. It's not the most complicated fantasy series ever, but because the stories weren't released in chronologic order, release date won't be your best guide.The Witcher started in the '80s as a series of short stories written by Sapkowski for a fantasy magazine. If you want to read the story that The Witcher season 2's first episode is based on, for instance, you'll find it in The Last Wish (opens in new tab), the Witcher book we recommend you start with. Generally speaking, the show changes plenty of details but takes the broad strokes of its plots directly from the Witcher stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, which were also the basis for the CD Projekt Red Witcher games.

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