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The Last Wish
The Witcher (Related to this series)
- Author
- Andrzej Sapkowski
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 19 November 2026
- Run Time
- 12 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
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 sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world.
But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.
Andrzej Sapkowski's epic fantasy Witcher series is a global phenomenon that inspired the blockbuster video games and hit Witcher Netflix show.
This audio edition is a new translation by David French
Critics Review
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Like a complicated magic spell, a Sapkowski novel is a hodge podge of fantasy, intellectual discourse, and dry humour. Recommended
Time Magazine
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Geralt is one of the great characters in all of fantasy. Whether you're coming from the games, TV show, or are simply new to the Witcher universe - these books are absolutely worth the read
James Islington, author of The Will of the Many
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There's lots of imagination on show, the writing has a strong voice, and the Witcher is an entertaining character
Mark Lawrence, author of Prince of Thorns
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Like Mieville and Gaiman, [Sapkowski] takes the old and makes it new . . . [a] fresh take on genre fantasy
Foundation
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Character interplay is complex, unsentimental, and anchored in brutal shared history
SFX
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This is a series you can sink your teeth into
BuzzFeed News
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Sapkowski revitalizes the genre with energetic and compelling writing. A breath of fresh air in a well-worn genre. Don't miss it!
Dreamwatch
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Delightfully dry humour, mythology brimming with radical creatures and a group of interesting characters, The Last Wish is a great introduction to this universe
Fantasy Book Review
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Captivating, often nerve-wracking, and truthfully . . . rip-roaring fun
Fantasy Hive
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Refreshing and a lot of fun to read
Grimdark Magazine
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Delightful, intense, irreverent, and compelling....you have to read The Witcher books because they are rife with all of the elements that make you love fiction, and especially fantasy, in the first place . . . In a word, The Witcher delivers
Hypable
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One of the best and most interesting fantasy series I've ever read
Nerds of a Feather
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Sapkowski has a confident and rich voice which permeates the prose and remains post-translation. I'd recommend this to any fan of heroic or dark fiction
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Details
- Author
- Andrzej Sapkowski
- Duration
- 12 hours
- Release Date
- 19 November 2026
- ISBN
- 9781399636612
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy
Synopsis
Discover the Witcher series like you've never heard it before in this brand-new, immersive audio production with music, sound design, and a full cast. Geralt the Witcher - revered and hated - holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in The Last Wish, the first collection of Witcher stories and the beginning chapter in Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series.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 sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.Andrzej Sapkowski's epic fantasy Witcher series is a global phenomenon that inspired the blockbuster video games and hit Witcher Netflix show.This audio edition is a new translation by David French
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