Geralt the Witcher - revered and hated - holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in the bestselling series that inspired the hit Witcher Netflix show and video games.Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher,a man whose magic powers and lifelong training have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary killer: he hunts the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil; not everything fair is good...and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. Translated by David French.Andrzej Sapkowski,winner of the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award,started an international phenomenon with his Witcher series. In this second collection of short stories,following the adventures of the hit collection The Last Wish,join Geralt as he battles monsters,demons and prejudices alike . . .
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781473231085Number of pages: 400Weight: 280 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 30 mm
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A great read - Waterstones.com
Like Mieville and Gaiman,Sapkowski takes the old and makes it new - FoundationOne of the best and most interesting fantasy series I've ever read - Nerds of a FeatherThere's lots of imagination on show,the writing has a strong voice,and the Witcher is an entertaining character - Mark LawrenceAndrzej Sapkowski
A bestselling Polish fantasy writer,Andrzej Sapkowski is best-known for his series The Witcher. Novels in the Witcher pentalogy are,in order,Blood of Elves, Time of Contempt,Baptism of Fire,The Tower of Swallows and Lady of the Lake. There are also a number of short stories set in the same world,collected in Sword of Destiny and The Last Wish.
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