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[deleted] OP t1_j1m5kb0 wrote

Reply to comment by mymoama in The Witcher by Andrez Sapkowski is an underrated masterpiece. by [deleted]

The games have sold more than double as many copies as the books, with the show getting nearly 600 million hours of watch time. I think its safe to say the books are underrated in comparison.

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mymoama t1_j1m74re wrote

The books had sold over 15 million as of 2019. It is more than likely 50 in total in 2022. Lord of the ring sold 150, and the game of thrones sold 90 million. So my question remains.

It's easily one of the best selling fantasy series of all time.

Edit. The game has sold 65milion in total. So your statement is not correct.

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[deleted] OP t1_j1m7jqa wrote

Yes, once again in comparison to the other installments in the series it is very much overlooked. I also don't see nearly as much praise as I believe it deserves.

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mymoama t1_j1m7qob wrote

If you compare the books to the movies than with that logic the lord of the ring books are comics compare to the 6 movies and series.

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[deleted] OP t1_j1m8rjp wrote

True. I still think my point stands considering you are providing an extreme example, with the LOTR novels selling three times as many copies as The Witcher despite having half as many installments.

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mymoama t1_j1mpf3o wrote

Oh did not know there where that many books of the witcher.

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