The Witcher Zeitgeist

I've been drinking, and in this period of bliss I seem to have stumbled on the realization of how much Sapkowski's Witcher (Hexer) novels have already been brought to the awareness of the audience at large. The CD project Red games and now the upcoming Netflix Witcher tv-series have managed to elevate this, really quite sub-par series of fantasy novels, to a level of fame that in a different age, an age not immedia-fied by the existence of the internet, would never have come about. It certainly isn't as popular as it is just by the merits of Sapkwoski's writings, which are quite frankly fucking dismal (see the Ciri Quintet), but despite of this, the Witcher Universe is definitely more popular now than any work of fantasy has been since a Game of Thrones was announced to be adapted to the small screen.

I was listening to Malukah's rendition of Priscilla's song, said original rendition which one can stumble on when one does the Novigrad questline in the Witcher 3 when looking for Dandelion, and I was struck at the level of passion this one thing has inspired.
And indeed, the long-running 'love' storyline of Geralt and Yennefer is likely one of the most compelling things the books have offered. I remember being quite taken by it when reading the short stories.

For your pleasure; Malukah's rendition of Priscilla's Song.