It's incredible what you are doing for the community, you are truly unbelieveable, thanks!brian1821 said:
This is the last book of the saga so,if it means anything,after you're done you don't have to think about it anymore.
Incredible work is being done here,you people rock (This is the third time I am posting a thank you,but still..)
Incredible work is being done here,you people rock (This is the third time I am posting a thank you,but still..)
Just logging in to post my gratitude at all the hard work done by you guys who have kindly translated the books into English.
Im glad I waited and have got both games (special editions) sitting on my PC ready to play once you've finished
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Im glad I waited and have got both games (special editions) sitting on my PC ready to play once you've finished
)I just wanted to say thank you very much to everyone involved in the translations in any way shape or form, it really is very much appreciated! Thanks for all the time & effort you have put in to this.
Having just read The Last Wish is is fantastic to be able to read the Sword of Destiny short stories before continuing on to Blood of Elves and the later books!
Having just read The Last Wish is is fantastic to be able to read the Sword of Destiny short stories before continuing on to Blood of Elves and the later books!
Oh,how do we react to that having played the games?As far as I was told by someone on this very forum the games are merely fan-fiction compared to the books...Vojtasass said:
Don't get me wrong,I'd love to see a new witcher book,I'd definitely go out of my way to get an English copy but that might just ruin the harmony that the books and games currently have for us gamers.Just an opinion.
Having started reading Andrzej Sapkowski's books it has given me a much better understanding of some the things going on in the games, you can see how much detail & thought has gone in to the storyline of each game and often find references to the books throughout which is nice.Saesenthesis said:
If the games are cannon or not make no difference to me, at the end of the day while the books/games are based in the same "universe", I'm quite happy to take them as two different things.
We have no idea what the new Witcher book is going to be about, so to me it seems like there's little point in worrying about something like this - and at the end of the day if it matters to you, you can always not read it.
Exactly. Sapkowski said in an interview that only books are canon - nothing else. And I agree with him.Saesenthesis said:
Sapkowski is the creator of this world, he has full rights to it. Ruining the harmony (or not) is your very personal experience, and I'm not allowed to interfere. And I won't.Saesenthesis said:
He was asked for map consulting. He has never made any, and CD Projekt RED had to make one. Except that he wasn't engaged in development process. The Reds wanted him for a team, but he simply wasn't interested. Royalties are enough for him I guess? He doesn't play games at all, he prefers reading books, fishing and cooking.Saesenthesis said:
If I remember correctly he mentioned that Geralt won't be the main character. So I think the new book will be a spin-off set in the same world.Saesenthesis said:
No, he didn't. He drew them a map, and that was all. The setting and many of the characters of the first game were based on Sapkowski's books, but the story is all CDPR's.Sa said:
The Lady of the Lake chapter 3 is not translated if i am correct... or its link is is not posted. Please see to that. And yes the translations are of good quality I must say... proffessional..
See this post. And "please see to that" is rather demanding for what is, after all, a volunteer effort. I think we should be kissing the feet of our valiant volunteer translators, not being demanding at them!thewitchersaga said:The Lady of the Lake chapter 3 is not translated if i am correct... or its link is is not posted. Please see to that. And yes the translations are of good quality I must say... proffessional..
What Cory said is ture,but I don't think the guy/girl wanted to demand anything
Gonna print out ToS in a couple of days and see what that's like.
Gonna print out ToS in a couple of days and see what that's like.
Corylea said:
Yeah, it may not have been the most tactful(I know I cringed a little when I read it) but I really don't think it was intentionally demanding. Who knows, it might even have been that he/she isn't a native English speaker.Corylea said:What Cory said is ture,but I don't think the guy/girl wanted to demand anything
Just my 2¢.
Hey guys, it was only 2 days ago i heard of 'The Witcher'. I randomly came across the trailer for The Witcher 2. Needless to say i was like 'OMG!'. So I bought The Witcher 2 for 360, as I have a Mac and I've heard the first game doesn't always work on MAC, and the gameplay is great.
Anyways, I've looked into it a bit more, and bought the first book (in English) this morning, and have been reading it religiously. It is a great! I Have only ever read two books in my life, both were shortish. I'm not a big reader at all, but this world about 'The Witcher' seems really intriguing. Its a real shame
Anyways, I've not finished 'the Last Wish' yet, but as soon as I do I'll be reading the translations you all have so wonderfully created for us English speaking folk. A big thanks!
My question is, I've read that "the Sword of Destiny' was the first book, with 'The Last Wish' the second. But chronologically 'The Sword of destiny' is after 'the Last Wish'. So I will be reading that next.
The first post that lists all the book translations is just confusing me a little. I see the 5 novels, and the 'The Sword of Destiny', however I am confused as to what 'Limits of the Possible' and ' A Shard of Ice' are. I can;t find them in the wikipedia. Are they to e read before the 5 novels?
Also 'A Little of Dedication', 'The Eternal Fire', and 'Something More' are also confusing me. Is the front page listed in order as what should be read? With 'The Last Wish' coming in behind 'Sword of Destiny', but its not posted because it is already a translated book?
Thanks. I just don't want to miss reading anything from what looks like a great and epic set of novels!
EDIT: After a little bit more research I think I have figured it out. The stories I have listed (that i don't understand) are all put into one book in 'The sword of Destiny'? It would explain quite a lot. Can anyone confirm this? Also should I read them in the order that is on the original post?
Thanks again
Anyways, I've looked into it a bit more, and bought the first book (in English) this morning, and have been reading it religiously. It is a great! I Have only ever read two books in my life, both were shortish. I'm not a big reader at all, but this world about 'The Witcher' seems really intriguing. Its a real shame
Anyways, I've not finished 'the Last Wish' yet, but as soon as I do I'll be reading the translations you all have so wonderfully created for us English speaking folk. A big thanks!
My question is, I've read that "the Sword of Destiny' was the first book, with 'The Last Wish' the second. But chronologically 'The Sword of destiny' is after 'the Last Wish'. So I will be reading that next.
The first post that lists all the book translations is just confusing me a little. I see the 5 novels, and the 'The Sword of Destiny', however I am confused as to what 'Limits of the Possible' and ' A Shard of Ice' are. I can;t find them in the wikipedia. Are they to e read before the 5 novels?
Also 'A Little of Dedication', 'The Eternal Fire', and 'Something More' are also confusing me. Is the front page listed in order as what should be read? With 'The Last Wish' coming in behind 'Sword of Destiny', but its not posted because it is already a translated book?
Thanks. I just don't want to miss reading anything from what looks like a great and epic set of novels!
EDIT: After a little bit more research I think I have figured it out. The stories I have listed (that i don't understand) are all put into one book in 'The sword of Destiny'? It would explain quite a lot. Can anyone confirm this? Also should I read them in the order that is on the original post?
Thanks again