Sword of Destiny: Illustrated Hardback Edition

I am absolutely in love with this fantasy series. I devoured the first book (The Last Wish) and now also this one. I loved the stories. The language and style of writing is so good and smooth, I only want to read as fast and as much as I can. I only wish some stories were told a bit more chronologically, because like this, I had to google out some events and facts to make sure I am following the story properly and correctly. But apart from that, I love everything about this book.

Witcher fans should read

Secondo libro di short stories nella saga di Geralt, successivo a the last wish e che precede blood of elves, che è il primo romanzo. Fortemente consigliato a tutti gli amanti dell'heroic fantasy. Geralt ha più di qualcosa in comune con Elric di Melniboné, il che è un gran complimento. Decisamente atipico e fuori dai canoni del fantasy tradizionale. Sono storie brevi slegate tra di loro, ma nella loro successione seguono un filo logico e cronologico; la figura di Geralt viene delineata non attraverso decrizioni ma tramite il racconto diretto degli accadimenti. E' un espediente interessante. Ne viene fuori un quadro a tratti scarno ma sicuramente vivo e potente. L'ultimo racconto è meraviglioso. Che altro dire, va letto.

Very nice quality! Worth it.

Je continue ma lecture de cette série de livres pour avoir au moins atteint le tome 1 correspondant à la sérié télé qui va sortir et toujours autant de plaisir: on retrouve tous nos personnages, avec leurs défauts qui s'affichent au grand jour, et on s'approche petit à petit de l'intrigue principale qui va ressortir. On retrouve moins les rapports aux contes de fées du précédent tome et on attaque directement avec beaucoup de personnages autour de l'attaque d'un dragon, le temps pour l'auteur de se moquer de certains tropes classiques de ces personnages. On retrouve aussi beaucoup de dialogues, personnellement j'ai trouvé ces parties très drôles. On en apprend un peu plus sur les witchers et un peu tous les personnages. Le seul qui m'agace est Dandelion, trop caricatural sans doute. La fin nous prépare au roman suivant qui commence la trilogie associant Geralt et Ciri. Et j'ai déjà commencé ce premier tome qui nous en apprend encore un peu plus sur qui sont les witchers. Bref, je recommande sans hésiter pour les amateurs de fantasy grim dark et qui attendent un peu d'humour en prime autour.

If you have read the other Andrzej Sapkowski books then you will really enjoy this one too. Or it can be read separately and still be enjoyed! It is another book of short stories from the author, following on from The Last Wish and leading you on to the mail story line throughout the other three books involving Ciri. Having read all of the others before this one I found it to really tie the stories together and found it a really enjoyable read. Even if it did continue my hating of Yennefer! I am not going to give any of the story away but I would recommend these books to anyone interested in fantasy novels and can promise you that you will not be disappointed by the Witcher stories. They have some really good characters involved and there is plenty of unexpected twists throughout the whole saga. I haven't played the games as yet but the more I read these books the more I am tempted to buy them and give them a go, if they are anywhere close to being as good as the books then they should be really epic games. If you are new to the author, I would recommend starting with The Last Wish, then the Sword of Destiny, followed by the other 3 in order. This gives you the story chronologically and should cover the whole story. As far as I know, they have released another book in the series a few months ago that I haven't got round to getting yet but am very excited by the prospect of carrying on the story.

The book is great and the series is fantasy at it's best!