Andrzej Sapkowski might be best known for writing the Witcher series (and giving incredibly candid interviews), but there are plenty of titles under his belt. His other major fantasy series—one that’s based on real history—is finally coming to the United States in the first English translation of The Tower of Fools.
Gizmodo is excited to debut the book cover and first excerpt from the English version of The Tower of Fools; translated by David French, who also worked on the translations of the Witcher books. The Tower of Fools—originally called Narrenturm—was first released in 2002 as the first book in the Hussite trilogy. Taking place in 15th-century Silesia during the religious Hussite Wars, The Tower of Fools tells the story of Reinmar of Bielawa (or Reynevan), who flees town after being caught sleeping with a knight’s wife.
Desperate to escape the wife’s brothers, the Holy Inquisition, and a series of strange, mystical forces, Reynevan winds up in a Narrenturm, a medieval asylum for people suffering from rare and mental diseases...and also dissidents of the status quo. Unlike the Witcher series, which was based entirely in a fictional realm, the Hussite trilogy is a fantastical take on real history—including an appearance from the polymath Nicolaus Copernicus, as a fellow patient at the Narrenturm.
read an excerpt here @ Gizmodo Australia
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