Polish creator 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 informed Ukrainian YouTube channel Implausible Speak that, whereas he is teased a possible return to the collection for years, he can lastly verify 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 mentioned. “To date, after I mentioned that I might 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 not.”
The earlier Witcher ebook, Season of Storms, was launched in 2013 and informed 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 can be about however it can once more seemingly 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 by means of the CD Projekt sport collection, which takes place within the few years following the books.
Whereas these are the one really canonical entries in The Witcher franchise, the universe has now advanced far past the unique ebook collection. The sport trilogy (and a number of 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.