Series profile
The Witcher
Monster stories, political wars, and a central saga follow the witcher Geralt across a morally tangled world.
- Status
- Ongoing series
- Published
- 9
- Commitment
- Long series
- Audience
- Adult
Reading route
Start with the profiled opening volume.
1 of 9 volumes profiled
- 1Fantasy CompassThe Last WishBook profile
The Last Wish
A monster hunter navigates cursed tales in which people are usually harder to judge than beasts.
The count includes the two story collections, the five-book saga, and two later standalone novels. The universe remains active rather than closed at a fixed ninth volume.
Series intelligence
Before you start the series.
Where to begin, how much the complete reading path asks of you, and whether the central story has an ending.
- Linear reading order
- Still continuing
- 9 published books
Where to start
Start with The Last Wish and continue in series order. The central story is designed to be read linearly.
- The Last Wish
The intended starting point for the continuous central story.
9 books are published, and the central series is still continuing.
The full published path is a long series spanning 9 books.
Best if you want
- Folklore revised through moral argument and dry humor.
- A mix of episodic monster stories and a larger political saga.
Think twice if you need
- One simple publication order with a single continuous form.
- A gentle world or clean heroic divisions.
Outside the score
Reader context
Series information guides suitability and commitment. Matrix scores remain attached to individual books.
Reader advisories
- Violence
- Sexual content
- Strong language
- Horror elements
- Child peril
- Grief and loss
Editorial record
Sources and review
Matrix v1.0 / calibrated / high confidence / reviewed 2026-07-30