The Witcher followers have had loads to sit up for, like a remaster of The Witcher 3, the Songs of the Past expansion, and The Witcher 4, expected sometime in 2028. These followers most likely know by now that their favourite monster-hunting video games are primarily based on an iconic book series (as is the Netflix show), and so they’ll be glad to study that creator Andrzej Sapkowski has extra up his sleeve.
At a current conference look in Poland, Sapkowski confirmed he is engaged on the following Witcher guide and that he must be completed writing it by the top of 2027. Based on Witcher information website Redanian Intelligence, count on it to as soon as once more star Geralt; Sapkowski mentioned he does not intend to write down any Witcher books about different characters, like Yennefer.
Is one other The Witcher prequel starring Geralt on the way in which?
The newest The Witcher guide was 2025’s The Witcher: Crossroads of Ravens. It was a prequel about younger Geralt’s first large journey as a Witcher. As Geralt is middle-aged through the brief story collections and novels, there are many years of his life left unexplored, and Sapkowski is aware of it.
In an interview with IGN, he mentioned, “Sky is the restrict,” when requested if there’s room to delve additional into Geralt’s childhood in additional prequels. He additionally mentioned, “I’m contemplating writing extra brief tales.” The Witcher sequence started with a brief story, and Sapkowski printed two collections earlier than the primary novel, Blood of Elves.
Nonetheless, he finds writing brief tales to be a singular problem. “It isn’t a simple factor to create an excellent brief story. That is way more tough than writing a novel,” Sapkowski mentioned.
Whether or not the following The Witcher guide stars a inexperienced Geralt or an skilled one, Sapkowski is aiming for it to be accomplished by the top of subsequent 12 months. As Redanian Intelligence famous, Polish readers may very well be studying the following The Witcher guide by late 2027 or early 2028, if Sapkowski finishes it in time. Going by the Crossroads of Ravens launch schedule, worldwide readers might get their fingers on it a few 12 months later.