Paperback, 416 pages
English language
Published July 5, 2022 by Orbit.
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 targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.
Sword of Destiny is the follow up to The Last Wish, and together they are the perfect introduction to a one of a kind fantasy world.
Content warning Spoiler about a new character
Slightly different from the first one, but quickly got used to it. Introducing Ciri as well, which is very nice! Feeling like it'll only get better from here.
I was a bit caught off guard at first by the difference in style between this book and the first one--I think this is mostly down to a difference in translator though. Both are constructed of short stories, but there is an ongoing narrative happening behind the scenes. And I'll be honest, I'm not sure that I was actually expecting for both books to be as connected as they were and I'm glad that the recommended reading order has been changed from the order that these two books originally published.
Anyway, I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as the first one, but then the last two stories absolutely blew my mind. Not only that, but pro-choice in a high fantasy book that was originally published in the '90s? I will take that forever!
Read this book! It's awesome! I've already prepared the first book in …
I was a bit caught off guard at first by the difference in style between this book and the first one--I think this is mostly down to a difference in translator though. Both are constructed of short stories, but there is an ongoing narrative happening behind the scenes. And I'll be honest, I'm not sure that I was actually expecting for both books to be as connected as they were and I'm glad that the recommended reading order has been changed from the order that these two books originally published.
Anyway, I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as the first one, but then the last two stories absolutely blew my mind. Not only that, but pro-choice in a high fantasy book that was originally published in the '90s? I will take that forever!
Read this book! It's awesome! I've already prepared the first book in the saga to read!
