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Rozdroże Kruków
''Crossroads of Ravens'' (Polish: ''Rozdroże kruków'') is the seventh novel and ninth overall book in the '' Witcher'' series written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland on 29 November 2024. It is a prequel to both Sapkowski's ''Witcher Saga'' (1994–1999) and his short story collections – ''Sword of Destiny'' (1992) and ''The Last Wish'' (1993). Plot The main character, as in almost all of Sapkowski's other works set in this universe, is the witcher Geralt of Rivia, and ''Crossroads of Ravens'' is a prequel to all canonical works about this character published so far. The plot takes place in Geralt's youth, shortly after he completed his training at witchers stronghold Kaer Morhen and killed his first “monster” – a rapist. Background and writing Despite the demand, when asked about the next books, Sapkowski repeated that the ''Witcher Saga'' ended with ''The Lady of the Lake'' (1999), it is a closed story and he does not intend to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer. He is best known for his series of books '' The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous monster-hunter, Geralt of Rivia. The saga has been popularized through television, stage, comic books, video games and translated into 37 languages making him the second most-translated Polish science fiction and fantasy writer after Stanisław Lem. Described as the "Polish Tolkien", he has written multiple novels and short story collections, selling over 30 million copies worldwide. The influence of Slavic mythology is seen as a characteristic feature of many of his works. He is a five-time recipient of the Zajdel Award, Poland's most popular science fiction and fantasy prize, as well as many other awards and honors including David Gemmell Award, World Fantasy Life Achievement Award and the Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture. Early life He was born on 21 June 1948 in Łódź, in central Poland. His fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CD Projekt Red
CD Projekt S.A. () is a Polish video game company based in Warsaw, founded in May 1994 by Marcin Iwiński and Michał Kiciński. Iwiński and Kiciński were video game retailers before they founded the company, which initially acted as a distributor of foreign video games for the domestic market. The department responsible for developing original games, CD Projekt Red (stylised as CD PROJEKT RED), best known for ''The Witcher'' series and ''Cyberpunk 2077'', was formed in 2002. In 2008, CD Projekt launched the digital distribution service Good Old Games, now known as GOG.com. The company began by translating major video game releases into Polish, collaborating with Interplay Entertainment for two ''Baldur's Gate'' games. CD Projekt was working on the PC version of '' Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance'' when Interplay experienced financial difficulties. The game was cancelled and the company decided to reuse the code for their own video game. It became ''The Witcher'', a 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Śląkfa
Śląkfa is the oldest Polish science fiction and fantasy award, although less known than the Janusz A. Zajdel Award. It is awarded by the Silesian Fantasy Club (), the oldest of still-active Polish fandom A fandom is a subculture composed of Fan (person), fans characterized by a feeling of camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significan ... organizations. The award was first presented in 1983. It is awarded in three categories: Creator of the Year, Publisher of the Year and Fan of the Year. Winners References External links List of winners Śląski Klub Fantastyki (polish) Culture of Silesia Polish science fiction awards Awards established in 1983 {{Sf-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Śląski Klub Fantastyki
Śląski Klub Fantastyki (ŚKF, lit. Silesian Speculative Fiction Club, sometimes translated to English as Silesian Fantasy Club or Silesian Science-Fiction Club) is the oldest speculative fiction fandom club in Silesia, Poland. Founded in 1981 in Katowice, it has been the organizer of Polcon, largest of Polish science-fiction conventions, five times (1986, 1988, 1997, 2001 and 2010), the 2010 also being Eurocon, and yearly organizes the Seminarium Literackie con, as well as anime&manga Asucon. It also has its own award, the Śląkfa (awarded since 1984). It has over 200 members, several publications, and a library. Notable members include Piotr W. Cholewa, translator of English literature, and Jakub Ćwiek and Anna Kańtoch, writers. It is a Public Benefit Organization as defined by Polish law The Polish law or legal system in Poland has been developing since the first centuries of Polish history, over 1,000 years ago. The public and private laws of Poland are codifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz A
Janusz is a masculine Polish given name. It is also the shortened form of January and Januarius. People * Janusz Akermann (born 1957), Polish painter * Janusz Bardach, Polish gulag survivor and physician * Janusz Bielański, Roman Catholic priest * Janusz Bojarski (born 1956), Polish general * Janusz Bokszczanin (1894–1973), Polish Army colonel * Janusz Brzozowski (1935–2019), Polish-Canadian computer scientist *Janusz Christa (1934–2008), Polish author of comic books * Janusz Domaniewski (1891–1954), Polish ornithologist *Janusz Gajos, Polish actor *Janusz Gaudyn (1935–1984), Polish physician, writer and poet * Janusz Głowacki (1938–2017), Polish-American author and screenwriter * Janusz Grabowski (born 1955), Polish mathematician * Janusz Janowski (born 1965), Polish painter, jazz drummer and art theorist *Janusz Kamiński (born 1959), Polish cinematographer and film director *Janusz Korczak (Henryk Goldszmit), Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onet
Onet.pl is the largest Polish-language web portal and online news platform. According to Digital News Report, it is the largest online news source in the country, reaching 42% Internet users every week. It is also one of the most-quoted news media in Poland. History and ownership It was founded in 1996 by Optimus company and is owned by the Kraków-based Grupa Onet.pl S.A. According to Alexa rankings, as of October 2017, it was the 45th most popular website worldwide and the 3rd most popular site in Poland. As of December 2016, it is the 6th most visited website in Poland, 311th in the UK, and 375th worldwide. Ringier Axel Springer Media AG holds the majority of Onet since 2012. Services Among its services is a Polish online encyclopedia, the WIEM Encyklopedia. It also has a licence for Rebtel service (marketed in Poland as OnetRebtel) and Skype service (marketed in Poland as OnetSkype). Its other services include email, web hosting, Usenet access, web forums and online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allegro (website)
Allegro () is a Polish online e-commerce platform. It is managed by Allegro.com S.A. (former: Allegro Group Sp.z o.o., Allegro.pl Sp. z o.o., Allegro Sp. z o.o.) which was formed in 1999 and subsequently purchased by online auction site QXL Ricardo plc in March 2000. QXL Ricardo plc changed its name to Tradus plc in 2007, and was acquired by Naspers in 2008. In October 2016, Naspers sold the Allegro Group to an alliance of investor funds: Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa Partners. 12 October 2020 Allegro debuted on Warsaw Stock Exchange and immediately became the largest IPO in Poland's history. Immensely popular in Poland, Allegro was ranked 251st among the world's most used online websites by Alexa Internet, and was ranked 5th within Poland (). In 2011, Allegro claimed to have over 11 million users. In 2017, Allegro claimed to have over 16 million users and more than 20 million accounts. In 2022, Allegro bought Mall Group, Czech online retailer, Mimovrste, Slovenia’s larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audiobook
An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements. Spoken audio has been available in schools and public libraries and to a lesser extent in music shops since the 1930s. Many spoken word albums were made prior to the age of cassettes, compact discs, and downloadable audio, often of poetry and plays rather than books. It was not until the 1980s that the medium began to attract book retailers, and then book retailers started displaying audiobooks on bookshelves rather than in separate displays. Etymology The term "talking book" came into being in the 1930s with government programs designed for blind readers, while the term "audiobook" came into use during the 1970s when audiocassettes began to replace phonograph records. In 1994, the Audio Publishers Association established the term "audiobook" as the industry standard. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcover
A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bookbinding, bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally Calf-binding, leather). It has a flexible, sewn spine which allows the book to lie flat on a surface when opened. Modern hardcovers may have the pages glued onto the spine in much the same way as paperbacks. Following the ISBN sequence numbers, books of this type may be identified by the abbreviation Hbk. Overview Hardcover books are often printed on acid-free paper, and they are much more durable than paperbacks, which have flexible, easily damaged paper covers. Hardcover books are marginally more costly to manufacture. Hardcovers are frequently protected by artistic dust jackets, but a "jacketless" alternative has increased in popularity: these "paper-over-board" or "jacketless" hardcover bindings forgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Art
Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product, such as a book (often on a dust jacket), magazine, newspaper ( tabloid), comic book, video game ( box art), music album ( album art), CD, videotape, DVD, or podcast. Cover art can include various things such as logos, symbols, images, colors, or anything that represents what is being sold or advertised. The art has a commercial function (i.e., to promote the product it is displayed on), but can also have an aesthetic function, and may be artistically connected to the product (such as with art by, or commissioned by, the creator of the product). Album cover art Album cover art has a long history dating back to the late 19th century. This art is artwork created for a music album and is one of the most representative techniques to show the changes and trends found within the music, art, culture, and technological industries. As music became popularized, so did c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paperback
A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, also known as wrappers, and often held together with adhesive, glue rather than stitch (textile arts), stitches or Staple (fastener), staples. In contrast, hardcover, hardback (hardcover) books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, leather, paper, or plastic. Inexpensive books bound in paper have existed since at least the 19th century in such forms as pamphlets, yellow-backs, yellowbacks and dime novels. Modern paperbacks can be differentiated from one another by size. In the United States, there are "mass-market paperbacks" and larger, more durable "trade paperbacks". In the United Kingdom, there are A-format, B-format, and the largest C-format sizes. Paperback editions of books are issued when a publisher decides to release a book in a low-cost format. Lower-quality paper, glued (rather than stapled or sewn) bindings, and the lack of a hard cover may contribute to the lower cost of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastyka
''Nowa Fantastyka'' (established as ''Fantastyka'' in 1982, renamed in 1990) is a Polish speculative fiction monthly fantasy and science fiction magazine. It is the leading and oldest of the Polish magazines on this topic. History ''Fantastyka'' was established in 1982 by sci-fi fans Andrzej Krzepkowski, Jacek Rodek and , under the direction of the writer and journalist Adam Hollanek, who became the magazine's first editor-in-chief. It became known as one of few magazines to publish both foreign and Polish short stories, as well as full-length novels in instalments. Between 1990 and 1992 its editor-in-chief was Lech Jęczmyk, followed by Maciej Parowski and Arkadiusz Nakoniecznik. In March 2006 Paweł Matuszek took over. Andrzej Sapkowski published his first short story about ''The Witcher'' in the magazine - a debut that led to the publishing success of The Witcher saga. Today ''Fantastyka'' is dedicated predominantly to short stories, but also to articles on modern scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
