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The Sword of Destiny

1992 short story collection by Andrzej Sapkowski
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The Sword of Destiny

Summary

The Sword of Destiny is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (764 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Sword of Destiny authored Andrzej Sapkowski[3].
  • The Sword of Destiny received the Ignotus Award for Best Anthology[4].
  • The Sword of Destiny received the Tähtifantasia Award[5].
  • The Sword of Destiny received the Stalker[6].
  • The Sword of Destiny's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • The Sword of Destiny was published by Independent Publishing House NOWA[8].
  • The Sword of Destiny's genre is fantasy[9].
  • The Sword of Destiny's part of the series is recorded as The Witcher[10].
  • The Sword of Destiny's language of work or name is recorded as Polish[11].
  • The Sword of Destiny's country of origin is recorded as Poland[12].
  • The Sword of Destiny comprises Sword of Destiny[13].
  • The Sword of Destiny comprises The Bounds of Reason[14].
  • The Sword of Destiny comprises Splinter of Ice[15].
  • The Sword of Destiny comprises A Little Sacrifice[16].
  • The Sword of Destiny comprises Something Greater[17].
  • The Sword of Destiny comprises Eternal Fire[18].
  • The Sword of Destiny was published on 1992[19].
  • The Sword of Destiny's characters is recorded as Geralt of Rivia[20].
  • The Sword of Destiny's has edition or translation is recorded as Q110454942[21].
  • The Sword of Destiny's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as The Witcher universe[22].
  • The Sword of Destiny's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Miecz przeznaczenia'}[23].
  • The Sword of Destiny's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[24].
  • The Sword of Destiny's form of creative work is recorded as novella collection[25].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 47dd2755-209d-4a38-b4ef-b5cb1811b2d3[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Sword of Destiny authored Andrzej Sapkowski[3]. It was published by Independent Publishing House NOWA[8].

Publication

The Sword of Destiny was published on 1992[19]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Polish[11]. Its genre is fantasy[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Witcher[10].

Subject and Themes

The Sword of Destiny's part of the series is recorded as The Witcher[10].

Reception

Awards received include Ignotus Award for Best Anthology[4], a literary award[28], in Spain[29], founded in 2001[30]; Tähtifantasia Award[5], an award[31], in Finland[32], founded in 2007[33]; and Stalker[6], a literary award[34], in Estonia[35].

Why It Matters

The Sword of Destiny ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (764 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did The Sword of Destiny receive?

Honors received include Ignotus Award for Best Anthology[4], Tähtifantasia Award[5], and Stalker[6].

Related Entities

Andrzej Sapkowski literary work Poland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . aefcft.com. aefcft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . FantLab. fantlab.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . FantLab. fantlab.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Andrzej Sapkowski
    Publication date → +1992-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Genre → fantasy
    Has edition or translation → Q110454942
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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