The Witcher is a series of nine fantasy novels and 15 short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous witcher, Geralt of Rivia. Witchers are monster hunters given superhuman abilities for the purpose of killing dangerous creatures. The Witcher began with a titular 1986 short story that Sapkowski entered into a competition held by Fantastyka magazine, marking his debut as an author. Due to reader demand, Sapkowski wrote 14 more stories before starting a series of novels in 1994.
In 2007, a video game The Witcher developed by CD Projekt Red was released. A sequel, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, was released in 2011 by the same team. The third game in the series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, was released in 2015. Sapkowski had no involvement with the video games, giving the studio license to create a completely new story using his characters.
Poland issued a stamp featuring Geralt of Rivia as pictured on the cover art of The Witcher 3, commemorating one of Poland's biggest exports
A dual stamp in an Art Nouveau style inspired by The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red, designed by Polish graphic designer Krzysztof Domaradzki. The stamp shows Ciri and Geralt facing each other on each stamp, each being worth 1.55 euros.
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