In this episode, Matt and Anne discuss the Witcher series by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.  It's a slightly giddy discussion, due to the fact that we are obsessed with this series, but we manage to flesh out a smidge of lucid critique.  These books have been adapted into a super popular video game series, as well as a Netflix show, but they are weird, wild, and shockingly original.  At its bones, the story is about a guy who hunts monsters and is on a quest to save a princess.  Sound familiar?  Every genre author strives to put a new spin on the classic fantasy tropes.  Sapkowski is one who truly succeeds and in ways that are so naturalistic, it's a while before you realize you're not in Kansas anymore.  The princess is a killer and the monsters are the least of our worries.  Free sex? Feminism? Anit-Capitalism?  Also Wizards?  It's a bold doctrine but holy shit you get sucked in fast.