Andrzej Sapkowski

Andrzej Sapkowski (born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer and an economist. He is best known for his six-volume series of books The Witcher, which revolves around the eponymous "witcher," a monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. It has been popularised through television, cinema, stage, comic books, computer games and translated into 37 languages making him the second most-translated Polish science fiction and fantasy writer after Stanis?aw Lem. Described as the "Polish Tolkien", his books sold over 30 million copies worldwide.The influence of Slavic mythology is seen as a characteristic feature of many of his works. He is the recipient of many awards and honours including David Gemmell Award, World Fantasy Life Achievement Award and the Medal for Merit to Culture ? Gloria Artis.