The Witcher

series of fantasy novels and short stories by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski
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Summary

The Witcher is a book series[1]. It ranks in the top 0.84% of book series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,038 views/month, #5 of 598).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Andrzej Sapkowski[3]
  • Publisher: SuperNowa[4], Chongqing Publishing House[5]
  • Genre: fantasy[6]
  • Commons category: The Witcher[7]
  • Language of work or name: Polish[8]
  • Country of origin: Poland[9]
  • Has part(s): The Last Wish[10], The Sword of Destiny[11], Blood of Elves[12], Time of Contempt[13], Baptism of Fire[14], The Tower of the Swallow[15], Lady of the Lake[16], The Road with No Return[17], Something ends, Something begins[18], Season of Storms[19], Crossroads of Ravens[20]
  • Publication date: 1986[21]
  • Characters: Geralt of Rivia[22], Yennefer of Vengerberg[23], Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon[24], Triss Merigold[25], Emhyr var Emreis[26], Dandelion[27], Vesemir[28]
  • Topic's main category: Q19348629[29]
  • Topic has template: Template:The Witcher[30]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: The Witcher universe[31]
  • Title: Wiedźmin[32]
  • Different from: Wiedźmin[33], The Witcher[34], The Witcher (polish comic book)[35]
  • Derivative work: The Hexer[36], The Witcher[37], The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings[38], The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt[39], The Witcher Adventure Game[40], The Witcher Battle Arena[41], Road without return[42], The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf[43], Alzur's Legacy[44], The Witcher: Blood Origin[45]

Why It Matters

The Witcher has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · EmiliaBear · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'de'
    Gnd id → 1388330156
    Publisher → SuperNowa, Chongqing Publishing House
    Sitelink count → 48
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Publisher: Chongqing Publishing House"
  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0432486-Sapkowski-Andrzej-1948
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0432486-Sapkowski-Andrzej-1948, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  3. 18w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has part(s) → The Last Wish, The Sword of Destiny, Blood of Elves +8
    Publisher → SuperNowa, Chongqing Publishing House
    Genre → fantasy
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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