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Sword of Destiny
by Andrzej Sapkowski
I wish I had listened to advice and read this before 'Blood of Elves'.
Like 'The Last Wish' this is a short story collection that really gets to the heart of the characters, motivations and world of the The Witcher. It sets up everything ready for the meat of the 'main' books.
I only struggled through one of these stories (The Eternal Fire was terribly tedious) but the rest were brilliant. I even had tears in my eyes not once but twice! The first at the end of 'A Little Sacrifice' and again by the final moments of the book in 'Something More' - even though I knew the reunion was coming. Geralt and Ciri's connection is so powerful and was built up so well in the novel as a whole.
Genuinely at the point where I can say that the 'Witcher-Verse' is my favourite fantasy world. We've got politics, intrigue, interesting characters, grey-moral areas ahoy! And the female characters aren't an afterthought nor are they one-dimensional. A rarity in this genre.
Like 'The Last Wish' this is a short story collection that really gets to the heart of the characters, motivations and world of the The Witcher. It sets up everything ready for the meat of the 'main' books.
I only struggled through one of these stories (The Eternal Fire was terribly tedious) but the rest were brilliant. I even had tears in my eyes not once but twice! The first at the end of 'A Little Sacrifice' and again by the final moments of the book in 'Something More' - even though I knew the reunion was coming. Geralt and Ciri's connection is so powerful and was built up so well in the novel as a whole.
Genuinely at the point where I can say that the 'Witcher-Verse' is my favourite fantasy world. We've got politics, intrigue, interesting characters, grey-moral areas ahoy! And the female characters aren't an afterthought nor are they one-dimensional. A rarity in this genre.