Le Guin's Earthsea, Roger Zelazny's The Chronicles of Amber, J.K. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, Ursula K. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Robert E. It was written in the form of an encyclopaedia and the author discusses in it the history of the literary genre, well-known fantasy heroes, descriptions of magic terminology as well as major works of notable writers including J.R.R. In 2001, he published the Manuscript Discovered in a Dragon's Cave, an original and personal guide to fantasy literature. Creating a world that is both familiar and comfortable, it is through his inventive use of character manipulation that he generates a new and realistic experience". His style reads as easily as David Gemmel, but hits harder and deeper than his late fantasy comrade. In her review of Blood of Elves, Alice Wybrew of Total Sci-Fi writes that "Moving effortlessly between moments of wrought emotion and staggeringly effective action, to lengthy periods of political discussion and war stratagems, Sapkowski addresses every aspect of a good fantasy novel eloquently and with ease. The world in which these adventures take place is heavily influenced by Slavic mythology. At the same time cynical and noble, Geralt has been compared to Raymond Chandler's signature character Philip Marlowe.
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Geralt exists in a morally ambiguous universe, yet manages to maintain his own coherent code of ethics. The main character of "The Witcher" is Geralt of Rivia, a monster hunter trained for this since childhood. This cycle and his other works have made him one of the best-known fantasy authors in Poland in the 1990s. Sapkowski has created a cycle of tales based on the world of "The Witcher", comprising three collections of short stories and six novels. The story was published in Fantastyka in 1986 and was enormously successful both with readers and critics.
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In an interview, he said that being a businessman at the time and thus familiar with marketing, he knew how to sell, and indeed, he won third prize. He says he wrote his first short story, The Witcher ("Wiedźmin", also translated "The Hexer" or "Spellmaker"), on a whim, in order to enter a contest by Polish science fiction and fantasy magazine Fantastyka. Among the first works translated by him was The Words of Guru by Cyril M. He started his literary career as a translator, in particular, of science fiction. He also studied economics at the University of Łódź, and before turning to writing, he had worked as a senior sales representative for a foreign trade company.
He attended the Bolesław Prus High School No. After the end of World War II, his parents lived near Nowa Sól before settling in Łódź in Central Poland. His father served in the Polish People's Army and participated in the Battle of Berlin. Sapkowski novels on display occupying two shelves at an Empik bookstore in Katowice, Poland Early life He is a five-time recipient of the Zajdel Award, Poland's most popular science fiction and fantasy prize, as well as many other awards and honours including David Gemmell Award, World Fantasy Life Achievement Award and the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. The influence of Slavic mythology is seen as a characteristic feature of many of his works. He turned to writing, first as a translator and later as an author of fantasy books, following the success of his first short story The Witcher published in 1986 in the Fantastyka magazine.ĭescribed as the "Polish Tolkien", he wrote 10 novels and 8 short story collections, which sold over 30 million copies worldwide. He was born in Łódź and initially pursued a career as an economist after graduating from the University of Łódź. The saga has been popularised through television, cinema, stage, comic books, video games and translated into 37 languages making him the second most-translated Polish science fiction and fantasy writer after Stanisław Lem.
It began with the publication of Blood of Elves (1994) and was completed with the publication of standalone prequel novel Season of Storms (2013).
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He is best known for his six-volume series of books The Witcher, which revolves around the eponymous "witcher," a monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria ArtisĪndrzej Sapkowski ( Polish: born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer, essayist, translator and a trained economist.
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