Sapkowski is writing a new Witcher novel with Geralt back at the centre — and wants it finished by late 2027

If you thought The Witcher was finally starting to wind itself down, you'd be wrong – and honestly, I'm a bit surprised myself. Somehow, all three incarnations of this beast – that's the games, the Netflix series, and the original novels – are still growing new limbs, even if they're crawling along at wildly different speeds. The world can't seem to get enough mutant monster hunts, apparently.

The Next Witcher Book: Geralt Returns (Again)

Let's start with the books, since there's an actual update from Andrzej Sapkowski himself. At Copernicon, the sci-fi and fantasy convention in Toruń, Poland, the author turned up on stage this past weekend and revealed that he's busy outlining and writing his next Witcher novel. Unlike the other branches of the franchise, which are supposedly "moving beyond" Geralt of Rivia, Sapkowski is doubling down on his original white-haired creation and sticking him back at centre stage.

He's pencilled in late 2027 as his own deadline to finish the manuscript – which, if you know anything about the man's pace over the last twenty years, is rather ambitious.

Polish readers could, optimistically, get their hands on the new Witcher book by the end of 2027 or perhaps early 2028, while the English translation would probably lag another year, given how things went last time.

When someone inevitably suggested he finally give Yennefer her own novel, Sapkowski more or less shot that down, saying he doesn't see the point.

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The Franchise: All Branches Growing at Once

It's actually bizarre how much Witcher content is on the horizon, especially given how stretched the timeline is between releases. To put it in order:

• CD Projekt Red is deep into development on The Witcher 4, moving the main spotlight to Ciri. This one isn't expected before 2028.
• Netflix has committed to a fifth and supposedly final season, this time with Liam Hemsworth swinging the sword, aimed for 2027.
• Sapkowski’s next book, if all goes to plan, would add fresh Geralt content in Polish shops by late 2027 or early 2028, just about overlapping.

Call it odd timing, but these new books aren't exactly speedy affairs either. There was a 14-year gap after The Lady of the Lake before we got Season of Storms, then another 11 before Crossroads of Ravens turned up in Poland in late 2024. English-language readers had to hang on until September 2025 for that one, in case you were counting.

Crossroads of Ravens took things back to a younger Geralt, freshly out of Kaer Morhen and cutting his teeth on the monster circuit. If Sapkowski actually hits this new deadline, it'd be the fastest turnaround he's managed in ages. No word yet on whether the upcoming book will stick with "teenage witcher" territory or skip somewhere else on the timeline – that's still under wraps.

The Author's Plans: Prequels and Short Stories

Sapkowski's eyes are wide open regarding more prequels or side-stories. In a chat with IGN, he said the "sky is the limit" for how much more we'd get into Geralt's early exploits. He also floated the idea of putting more short stories together, which is a pointed suggestion when you remember that the entire Witcher juggernaut began as a simple short piece in Poland's Fantastyka magazine years back.

When asked about why he might return to short stories, Sapkowski didn't try to hide how tough that actually is, explaining to IGN:

It is not an easy thing to create a good short story. This is much more difficult than writing a novel.

Of course, none of this answers the burning question: are we really heading for multiple Witcher swan songs all at once? By the end of 2028, at the rate they're promising things, you could have the new Geralt novel, The Witcher 4, and the final big expansion for The Witcher 3 – all positioned, in one way or another, as farewells to the old guard. Makes you wonder if that coin everyone's tossing Geralt might finally be legal tender by then.

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