The Last Wish
The bestselling book which inspired season 1 of Netflix’s The Witcher
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4.4 • 91 Ratings
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- 5,49 €
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- 5,49 €
Publisher Description
Introducing Geralt the Witcher - revered and hated - who holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in the bestselling series that inspired the Witcher video games and a major Netflix show.
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.
Andrzej Sapkowski, winner of the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement award, started an international phenomenon with his Witcher series. The Last Wish is the perfect introduction to this one-of-a-kind fantasy world.
Translated by Danusia Stok
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher saga starts with a bang, introducing us to Geralt of Rivia, a sorcerer who’s also a bounty hunter of mythical creatures. The Last Wish follows Geralt’s colourful adventures, hooking us with scene-stealing characters like the man-turned-monster who doesn’t want to be changed back because women find him more attractive this way. Sapkowski really knows how to keep readers on the edge: He opens one tale with a knife to Geralt’s throat and cuts another story short right before a character makes a major announcement. It’s no wonder that his dramatic, immersive fantasy world has inspired video games, graphic novels and now a TV show.
Customer Reviews
The Witcher, Book 1
The book is very well written but the structure can be a little confusing.
It’s a basically a collection of short stories, that are sometimes more, sometimes less connected with each other. Sometimes connecting stories get broken up by another unconnected one and the jumping around can become confusing at first, especially if you take a break from reading. Overall though it is a joy to read. You cheer when Geralt is super competent like Sherlock Holmes, but often enough he gets outsmarted or overpowered and acts a bit of a simp when it comes to Yennefer, so that you never get the sense that he is invincible or unbeatable. Recommended!