Genre: Fantasy
Series: 1-of-2 short story collections that happen before the main Witcher series
Page Count: 359
Publication Year: Bit of a complicated answer, but the version I read came out in 2008.
Publisher: Orbit
Special Notes: Translated from Polish by Danusia Stok.
Summary:
“My name is Geralt of Rivia, I'm a witcher and I kill monsters, whether they’re the human or beast kind. I can do magic with my hands and I drink potions for stat boosts. I’ve got morals, a tortured backstory, and all the ladies love me.”
What a tasty treat. The little details in the descriptions were so good and full of realism. The translator brilliantly captured the author's unique writing style. One negative was that the long sentences in battle scenes made the action not as action-y as it could be.
I normally don’t like the short story format but these all worked well together and felt like a continuous plot instead of separate stories.
Geralt is great, Dandelion is fun and Yennefer doesn’t make me want to roll my eyes in agony over her stupid and annoying existence. What more could I ask for?
I have no clue how to pronounce 85% of the names and I managed to confuse a boatload of countries, kings and their relatives. Hopefully I can sort things out as the story continues.
A map would be nice.
I am cautiously pessimistic about the upcoming TV show but eagerly anticipating the next book.
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