The Witcher Reading Order

The The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski is still ongoing. Here is the book we cover so far.

Last updated November 4, 2026

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Reading order

1. 

   1. The Last Wish

   Andrzej Sapkowski · The Witcher #1

   Spice 2/5 Darkness 3/5

   Book 1

   Linked short stories where Geralt takes monster contracts that keep turning out to be twisted fairy tales: a cursed princess, a Beauty and the Beast setup, a djinn. Start here, not with Blood of Elves. It's funnier and more melancholy than the games.

   • Fairy Tale Retellings
   • Morally Gray
   • Curses

   Content warnings

   Graphic violence, Murder, Gore

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