[ChizFreak]

I really loved the story of Witcher 2, also I played a bit of Witcher 1... it's just not as "fast" as Witcher 2, I really don't like much how the combat is handled in TW1... maybe I will get into it if I give it more time... anyways I was thinking into getting into the books, as unless I'm mistaken the game is based upon novels/books. So I wanted to ask, which one is the first book? is there a chronological order of books? Or there are books that just tell self-contained stories about Geralt? I wanna know where should I start, how many they are, etc.

[Maerd]

The games are not interpretation of the books but rather a sort of fan fiction sequel about what happened later.

http://witcher.wikia.../Witcher_series

[ChizFreak]

Maerd said:

The games are not interpretation of the books but rather a sort of fan fiction sequel about what happened later.

http://witcher.wikia.../Witcher_series ›››

Thanks for clarifying! Still I would like to read them! Care to answer my questions please /> ? Where should I start? Suggested order?

[cmdr_silverbolt]

The games are an inspired adaptation of the books, re-imagined in some aspects by writers other than Sapowski. To answer your question OP, the order is this:

The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny
Blood of Elves
Times of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
Tower of Swallows
The Lady of the Lake

You can find translations here: http://en.thewitcher...n-translations/

Be advised that translations may not represent the original work in every facet, if you care about that sort of thing.

[Maerd]

ChizFreak said:

Thanks for clarifying! Still I would like to read them! Care to answer my questions please ? Where should I start? Suggested order? ›››

They're all quite chronological. Start with "The Last Wish" (short stories), then the novel. All the info is in the link I provided.

[ChizFreak]

Is there any hardcover version of the novels? I mean maybe I could find it somewhere in my country. I'm asking because I see they are quite old. Maybe some company recently re-edited all the novels and began producing them again because of the launch of the games.

[Glaroug]

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Is there any hardcover version of the novels? I mean maybe I could find it somewhere in my country. I'm asking because I see they are quite old. Maybe some company recently re-edited all the novels and began producing them again because of the launch of the games.

What country? There are just 2 in English with a third on the way this summer. Spanish is complete, I believe French is as well, and I'd imagine Poland's neighbors are good to go.

[ChizFreak]

Glaroug said:

What country? There are just 2 in English with a third on the way this summer. Spanish is complete, I believe French is as well, and I'd imagine Poland's neighbors are good to go. ›››

Spanish is complete? Hell yeah! I'm from Argentina... I suppose you don't know where I can get them lol? (I'm from Capital, Buenos Aires, CABA) You know the editor of the Spanish translations? That would seriously help me find them!

[Glaroug]

Wichat would defiantly be a great person to contact for the Witcher Spanish translation. I bet she would be more than happy to answer any questions />

[Gilrond]

In some languages you can get a full collection (Polish [original], Bulgarian, Czech, Serbian, Russian, Finnish, Swedish, German, Italian, Lithuanian, French, Spanish and Portugese), but not in English fully yet (fan translation though was already linked above).

You probably should try to find electronic versions (if they even exist). Paper ones have a higher chance to be out of print. You can also try libraries.

[Glaroug]

Did a little searching around. This forum definatly has the best information on the web that I could see. Here are some quotes from another thread The Witcher Books::

Guy N'wah (He would defiantly be glad to answer any questions you might have):

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I can second the recommendation for the Spanish translations. The publisher is Alamut/Bibliópolis, and the translator is José María Faraldo Jarillo (Fernando Otero Macías is also credited on La dama del lago). Faraldo Jarillo is a historian, translator, and editor who specializes in Eastern Europe in the era of the Nazi and Soviet occupations. He is Sapkowski's usual Spanish translator, though I do not know whether they work closely together (say, the way Eco works with his translators).

The Spanish, at least La dama del lago, flows very well and represents the dialogues of Sapkowski's characters effectively. I cannot compare it to the Polish, but just as Spanish, it is very fine and hooks you right into the story.

Here is a quote praising the Spanish translator. Sounds like your a luck guy

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The witcher books in Spanish are one of the best translated (said by Sapkowski), and the translator has been able to adapt the Polish dialects to ours, it is amazing. By the way, all of the books have been translated, so if anyone out there is interested and can speak Spanish (the books are translated into Castilian Spanish, not Latinamerican), I deeply recommend to read them all.

[ChizFreak]

Glaroug said:

Did a little searching around. This forum definatly has the best information on the web that I could see. Here are some quotes from another thread The Witcher Books::

Guy N'wah (He would defiantly be glad to answer any questions you might have):


Here is a quote praising the Spanish translator. Sounds like your a luck guy




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Thanks a lot man! You really helped me a lot, I will make some research about those publishers, maybe I can find the books somewhere.

I don't know who is Guy N'wah or Wichat haha, but I hope they see this thread, maybe they know exactly where I can buy the books. Thanks again man (and if you see them tell them to check this thread /> !)

[Gilrond]

Here you go (not in order):
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...osinretorno.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...s/damalago2.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm

[ChizFreak]

Gilrond said:

Here you go (not in order):
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...osinretorno.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...s/damalago2.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm
http://www.alamutedi...leccionista.htm ›››

Thanks for trying, but those are just product pages of the books, without any further info, and the website is of alamut, which is a Spanish publisher which distributes books for Spain. I need to know stores in Argentina that sell the books. It's very possible that Alamut distributed copies of the books to Argentinian stores but giving me the page of the publisher doesn't help me to find those stores. Again, thanks anyway, I appreciate the effort.

[Gilrond]

That's the best place to ask them, how they distribute. They have contact info there: http://www.alamutedi...om/contacto.htm - doesn't hurt to send them an e-mail with a question. It's also possible they never distributed worldwide, and your only option would be to order straight from Spain. I ordered books from other countries a couple of times - a bit of an overhead, but sometimes you have no other option. If you are lucky - they might sell you digital versions, saving all the shipping efforts.

[ChizFreak]

Gilrond said:

That's the best place to ask them, how they distribute. They have contact info there: http://www.alamutedi...om/contacto.htm - doesn't hurt to send them an e-mail with a question. It's also possible they never distributed worldwide, and your only option would be to order straight from Spain. I ordered books from other countries a couple of times - a bit of an overhead, but sometimes you have no other option. If you are lucky - they might sell you digital versions, saving all the shipping efforts. ›››

Okay I guess you're right, I sent them a mail asking them.

Still, if anyone knows about stores in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, that sell these books, I would thank you immensely.

[Geralt_of_bsas]

Muchacho, aca los tenes.

http://www.boutiqued...ar/locales.aspx

Buscalos y vas a ver que están.

EDIT: Aparentemente hay que consultar para ver si hay stock, aparte creo que falta La Dama del Lago Volumen 1.

[.Volsung.]

Geralt_of_bsas said:

Muchacho, aca los tenes.

http://www.boutiqued...ar/locales.aspx

Buscalos y vas a ver que están.

EDIT: Aparentemente hay que consultar para ver si hay stock, aparte creo que falta La Dama del Lago Volumen 1. ›››

¿Cuál es el precio de los libros en Argentina?

[Geralt_of_bsas]

.Volsung. said:

¿Cuál es el precio de los libros en Argentina? ›››

120 pesos todos excepto La Torre de la Golondrina (132), y el que falta no sé pero si el volumen 2 sale 120 supongo que el primero también.

Tené en cuenta que son los de ALAMUT, osea españoles, en caso de que fueran importados y acá los distribuya otra editorial deberian estar mas baratos.

[ChizFreak]

Geralt_of_bsas said:

Muchacho, aca los tenes.

http://www.boutiqued...ar/locales.aspx

Buscalos y vas a ver que están.

EDIT: Aparentemente hay que consultar para ver si hay stock, aparte creo que falta La Dama del Lago Volumen 1. ›››

Gracias, busque ahi pero no hay ningun local cerca de donde vivo, a pesar de eso, encontre otra marca que los vende: Entelaquia

My linkhttp://www.entelequia.com.ar/verproducto.php?id=5338

Ahi tienen todos. Tienen 2 locales nomas pero uno esta cerca del Congreso.


Guys, I've found the books are quite expensive, so, is it really necessary to read The Last Wish and The Sword of Destiny? Or can I skip them and go right into the novels?