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.***
She came to him towards morning. THE VOICE OF REASON 1
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(@gollancz, 19 August 2020, first published 31 January 1993, 246 pages, ebook, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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The Witcher books have been on my radar for ages since I love the video games and Netflix show so much. I love fantasy book it was only a matter of time before I got around to spending some time with Geralt. The Last Wish is more a collection of short stories than a novel, split into chapters with each one detailing one of Geralt's missions. There are smaller sections between the main stories where Geralt seeks the wisdom of friends and comrades labelled as The Voice of Reason. I recognised some of the missions from the TV show and must admit I saw the actors in my head as I read. I loved this book. It's a great introduction to Geralt and I will definitely read the rest of the books.
