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The Last Wish

The Witcher (Book 1)

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What to expect

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.

Critics Review

Like a complicated magic spell, a Sapkowski novel is a hodge podge of fantasy, intellectual discouse and dry humour. Recommended
Time Magazine
Character interplay is complex, unsentimental and anchored in brutal shared history
SFX
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
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
SF Book
One of the best and most interesting fantasy series I've ever read
Nerds of a Feather
Like Mieville and Gaiman, [Sapkowski] takes the old and makes it new . . . [a] fresh take on genre fantasy
Foundation
There's lots of imagination on show, the writing has a strong voice, and the Witcher is an entertaining character
Mark Lawrence
Refreshing and a lot of fun to read
Grimdark Magazine
Captivating, often nerve-wracking, and truthfully . . . rip-roaring fun
Fantasy Hive
I will passionately say that The Witcher is a character that demands your attention in whatever format you desire. Whether it be the games, comics, books or audiobooks. In each you will find a complicated character that roams the world in a fantasy setting that is hard to beat.
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User Reviews

Book 4.3
Narration 4.7
Author Andrzej Sapkowski
Narrator Peter Kenny
Series The Witcher
Duration 10 hours and 27 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781409153276
Format Audiobook
Publisher Orion
Genre Fantasy
Collections As Seen On Screen
Availability AU, GB, IE
Rating
4.3 (3 reviews)
Narration
4.7 (3 reviews)

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