Well, some more German trivia that fits in the present discussion:

As I understand, this is not particularly relevant for you, but I've just learned that the German translation of Skyrim was the result of a titanic effort based, in particular, on the work of the fanbase which standardized all the terms and whatnot for future translations. I was just looking around to see if I've got any overlooked entertainment that wouldn't require any more money and wouldn't feel like a waste of time. But with this information I'm feeling that I almost owe it to myself to check it out. Once I'm done with the Polish version of the Witcher... and the German book.

Speaking of which, I've just glanced again at Wolfgang Hohlbein's page... and the guy is insane. He's written more than 200 books! The Witcher saga seemed like an undertaking to me, with 6 novels (and 2 short story collections). And Sapkowski (author of the Witcher) only started writing in his 40s. Hohlbein apparently has been writing all his life... Anyway, I feel fortunate in the fact that I managed to stumble on a trilogy of his (instead of a "cycle" or "saga"). On one hand, it's great (if the writing is great), on the other - I'm not getting any more free time (not to mention money).