The Last Wish
Translated by Danusia Stok.
Tähtifantasia Award 2011.
Geralt was always going to stand out, with his white hair and piercing
eyes, his cynicism and lack of respect for authority... but he is far
more than just a striking-looking man. He's a witcher; his sorcerous
powers, enhanced by elixirs and long training, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his
targets are the vile fiends that ravage the land. But first appearances
are often deceptive. Not everything monstrous-looking is evil, and not
everything fair is good... and in every fairy tale, there is a grain of truth.
As guardian of the innocent, Geralt, the witcher from
Rivia, meets incestuous kings with undead daughters, vengeful djinns,
shrieking harpies, lovelorn vampires and despondent ghouls: many are
pernicious, some are wicked, and none are quite as they appear...
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In a land soaked with blood, riddled with ancient grudges and riddles sharper than swords, one man walks the line between myth and nightmare. Geralt of Rivia isn’t your typical hero—he’s a witcher, a monster hunter trained from childhood and mutated by alchemy to fight the creatures that haunt the dark. But in a world where humans are often crueler than beasts, what counts as a monster is rarely clear.
The Witcher consists of nine books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
