Unraveling The Witcher Books' Biggest Problem
In this new mini-series of essays, I will explore the successes and challenges of how The Witcher was brought into English.
This first episode will tackle the complicated intertwining of the Witcher books and games as they were marketed towards the Western market:
How has the market perception of the Witcher books been fundamentally defined by their joint arrival alongside the games? Why have so many been misled to believe that the books were written after the games, or "based on the games"? What is the fate of the Witcher books in English, when the majority perception of what "Witcher" is has been defined by the third game and the Netflix series? In this essay, we will begin to examine these questions and more.
Oh, and as "brevity is the soul of wit" ...
It's only an hour long this time around :)