Science, Technology and Magic in The Witcher: A Medievalist Spin on Modern Monsters

by Kristine Larsen

As Andrzej Sapkowski was fleshing out his character Geralt of Rivia for a writing contest, he did not set out to write a science textbook--or even a work of science fiction. However, the world that Sapkowski created in his series The Witcher resulted in a valuable reflection of real-world developments in science and technology. As the Witcher books have been published across decades, the sorcery in the series acts as an extension of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476683859
• ISBN13: 9781476683850
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up