The Mythology of The Witcher. From Geralt and Yennefer to the Wild Hunt and the Conjunction of the Spheres

Exciting adventures, blood-curdling battles with the spawn of Chaos, love experiences, humor… The images of "The Witcher" have captured the hearts of several generations and firmly established themselves in popular culture.
The saga of the witcher is an amazing literary experiment: a bright and dark plot is combined here with postmodern play, and references to chivalric epic are intertwined with modern issues like racism and xenophobia. It is not just an entertaining story – although it is that too – but a deep reflection on whether there is a place for freedom and nobility in a cruel and pragmatic world. 
Viktor Kashkevich offers a unique excursion into the universe of "The Witcher" with its history, internal mythology, monsters, races, and gods. But not only that: his book is also an analysis of cultural references, reflections on the symbolism of heroes, and an attempt to "uncover" the artistic method of Andrzej Sapkowski.
Who are the witchers and what characteristics of epic heroes converge in the image of Geralt? Which countries became the prototypes for Nilfgaard, Kovir, or Toussaint? How do Sapkowski's elves resemble Polish nationalists and how does the Wild Hunt differ in the books and games by CD Projekt Red? Get ready to learn all this – and much more.