The Witcher Announces Two New Adaptations In The Next Two Years
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It's an exciting time to be a Witcher fan, with Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy universe expanding in just about every medium possible. Aside from the highly anticipated release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's new DLC expansion, Songs of the Past, and the eventual release of The Witcher 4, Netflix's live-action series is set to come to an end with its fifth and final season next year.
The Witcher has turned into a proper multimedia franchise at this point, with games, television, comics, animated films, and more, introducing Geralt and the mysteries of The Continent to entirely new audiences. Even as those adaptations continue pushing the universe in different directions, Sapkowski’s original stories are the foundation for The Witcher's success. And while the franchise has come a long way from the original novels, the books hold a special place in fans' hearts.
Fortunately, we're getting a brand-new way to experience those original adventures, with a slate of full-cast audiobook editions is bringing Sapkowski's stories back into the spotlight with ensemble performances, original music, and sound design, beginning with Crossroads of Ravens before continuing through the original saga into 2027 (via IGN).
The Witcher novels are officially getting a full-cast audiobook adaptation, giving fans a new way to experience Andrzej Sapkowski's original stories. Unlike the franchise's more traditional audiobooks, the new editions are unabridged productions featuring ensemble casts alongside music and sound design, essentially bringing elements of an audio drama to the novels without condensing or latering Sapkowski's work in any way.
The rollout began earlier this month on September 17 with Crossroads of Ravens, Sapkowski's recent prequel exploring Geralt's early years as a Witcher. Sam Stafford voices the younger Geralt, while Richard Armitage plays his mentor, Preston Holt. Clare Corbett appears as Nenneke, Tom Alexander plays Artamon of Asguth, and longtime Witcher audiobook narrator Peter Kenny serves as narrator, with several additional performers rounding out the cast.
These are only the initial releases, as Hachette Audio plans to work through Sapkowski's larger Witcher bibliography. The Last Wish, the first short-story collection and one of the traditional starting points for Geralt's story, receives its full-cast edition on November 17, 2026. Sword of Destiny follows just one week later on November 24.
The main saga will then receive the same treatment throughout 2027. Current publisher listings have Blood of Elves arriving April 20, followed by Baptism of Fire on May 25 and The Time of Contempt on July 27. The Tower of Swallows is scheduled for August 24, with The Lady of the Lake following October 19. Finally, the standalone Season of Storms is currently set for November 23, 2027.
Together, the project effectively gives almost the entire existing Witcher library a new adaptation, returning the franchise to Sapkowski's source material while presenting it with production values closer to a modern audio drama.
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