US Edition‘The Witcher’ Author Shades George R.R. Martin for Not Writing New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Books
- Andrzej Sapkowski, author of The Witcher series, released Crossroads of Ravens in Poland last year and plans its international release in September 2025 across 19 countries.
- Sapkowski expressed frustration with adaptations getting ahead of his writing, drawing comparison to George R. R. Martin, who has delayed finishing A Song of Ice and Fire since 2011.
- The Witcher franchise includes a 2001 Polish film, a successful video game series culminating in 2015's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and a Netflix series now in post-production for a 2025 Season 4 release.
- Sapkowski assured fans at Poland's Opole book festival that he will write more Witcher books and gently criticized Martin for not completing his series, saying, "when I say I'll write something, I will."
- Sapkowski's comments suggest continued Witcher narratives ahead, while acknowledging that some adaptations vary in success and empathizing with Martin's struggle amid fan disappointment over Game of Thrones' ending.
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‘The Witcher’ author shades George R.R. Martin for not writing new ‘Game Of Thrones’ books
The author of The Witcher series of books has made a playful dig at George R. R. Martin not finishing his A Song Of Ice And Fire book series. Martin’s book series would be adapted by HBO into the show Game Of Thrones. The TV adaptation ran for eight seasons, covering the first five books, and then creating its own conclusion as the final two books in Martin’s series are yet to be published. The author has addressed the delay many times, acknowle…
Even The Witcher author is dogpiling on George R. R. Martin now
George R. R. Martin just can’t catch a break, huh? The author of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, which adapted into the HBO show Game of Thrones, is suffering from perhaps the worst case of writer’s block in recorded history; Martin published A Dance with Dragons, the fifth ASOIAF book, in 2011 and hasn’t completed the planned seven-book series since. He receives plenty of flak from fans for not finishing the books yet, and now a contemporary…
Redanian Intelligence.The author of “The Witcher” Andrzej Sapkowski visited the book festival in Opole, Poland, and held a panel discussion. On it, the writer discussed writing books and creative freedom in adaptations. His latest book, Crossroads of Crows, is the seventh novel and the ninth part of the Witcher series, was published in Poland on November 29, 2024. In September this year, the novel will be translated in 19 countries of the world.…
Fans have been waiting for The Winds of Winter for 14 years. Now there's a side blow – and a possible explanation.
Witcher's author Andrzej Sapkowski promises to do more against Game of Thrones father George R.R. Martin. While Martin has been working on "Winds of Winter" for 13 years, Sapkowski remains productive and has now completed another novel. (Read more)
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