Jacek Piekara is a celebrated Polish fantasy and science fiction author best known for his gripping Inquisitor series. Set in a dark, alternate-history world where the Spanish Inquisition never ended, his novels blend gritty moral complexity with razor-sharp wit. The series includes "Ja, Inkwizytor. Sługa Boży", "Ja, Inkwizytor. Młot na Czarownice", and "Ja, Inkwizytor. Miecz Aniołów", following the ruthless yet compelling inquisitor Mordimer Madderdin. Piekara's storytelling is bold and provocative, earning him a devoted readership across Poland and beyond. He remains one of the most distinctive and influential voices in contemporary Polish speculative fiction.