The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher (The Witcher, 1)
Geralt the Witcher--revered and hated--holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this collection of adventures, the first chapter in Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games. The New York Times bestselling series
Over Fifteen Million Copies Sold Worldwide
World Fantasy Award Winning Author
David Gemmell Legend Award Winning Author
Named One of the Greatest Book Series of All Time by Forbes Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. Witcher collections
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny Witcher novels
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake
Season of Storms Hussite Trilogy
The Tower of Fools
Warriors of God Translated from original Polish by Danusia Stok
Over Fifteen Million Copies Sold Worldwide
World Fantasy Award Winning Author
David Gemmell Legend Award Winning Author
Named One of the Greatest Book Series of All Time by Forbes Geralt is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. Witcher collections
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny Witcher novels
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake
Season of Storms Hussite Trilogy
The Tower of Fools
Warriors of God Translated from original Polish by Danusia Stok
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I tried to watch the Witcher but felt very lost due to the lack of world building. I feel just as lost in the book, the world building is slow and the author writes about things as if you should already know what he’s talking about. Other than that I think it’s fun, maybe the next one will (hopefully) shed some light!
3.5/5.
A good collection of short stories with a fairy tale twist.
The highlight of the book is the witty dialogue: just as sharp as the sword Gerald carries. Where the book falters is a handful of anti-climatic resolutions. Plus, (and this is an issue I have with every anthology book/movie I’ve experienced) it’s inevitable some stories will be more interesting than others, making the overall experience a tad uneven.
I adored the early stories in this book where it was simple tales of Geralt interacting with a bizarre creature/situation and deciding how best to deal with it. I felt the book lost something when it focused more on politics and introducing so many characters. At the end of the day, this book feels very much like an introduction, but it’s a good introduction nonetheless. I do want to continue at some point.
I like Geralt’s attitude. He’ll do the right thing, but he won’t be in the best of moods doing it. Like Philip Marlowe with a sword
A good collection of short stories with a fairy tale twist.
The highlight of the book is the witty dialogue: just as sharp as the sword Gerald carries. Where the book falters is a handful of anti-climatic resolutions. Plus, (and this is an issue I have with every anthology book/movie I’ve experienced) it’s inevitable some stories will be more interesting than others, making the overall experience a tad uneven.
I adored the early stories in this book where it was simple tales of Geralt interacting with a bizarre creature/situation and deciding how best to deal with it. I felt the book lost something when it focused more on politics and introducing so many characters. At the end of the day, this book feels very much like an introduction, but it’s a good introduction nonetheless. I do want to continue at some point.
I like Geralt’s attitude. He’ll do the right thing, but he won’t be in the best of moods doing it. Like Philip Marlowe with a sword
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