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The Witcher is one moody cuss in the books, the games, and the TV series... but soon we'll get to see how he was in his teenage years for the first time. No, it's not fan fiction - it's a new story from his creator, Andrzej Sapkowski.

"In [Crossroads of Ravens], I return to the roots of Geralt’s journey—not the fearless monster slayer we know, but a young Witcher just beginning to understand the burden of his destiny," Sapkowski says in the announcement. "Imagine Geralt, but younger, with fewer scars and a bit more haughtiness. This is a story of growth, of idealism meeting harsh reality, and of choices that forge a legend. It’s about finding your place in a world that’s constantly challenging you to be more than you thought you could be."

Hachette has said they paid over a million dollars for the exclusive English-language rights to this book, the first new novel in the series after the success of the hit Netflix series of the same name. English translator David French is returning to bring Sapkowski's original Polish text into English. 

Sapkowski says he's excited for readers to meet "a younger Geralt—experiencing the trials that forged him and the journey that set him on the road to his destiny."

The Witcher: Crossroads of Ravens will be at your favorite bookstore on September 30.

Here's how to read all the Witcher novels and short stories in release or chronological order.