Now the races once again fight each other-and themselves: dwarves are killing their kinsmen, and elves (an ethnic minority) are using guerrilla tactics to fight back against human colonization. But in this fantasyland, time is changing, where magic gives its users genetic mutations and the uneasy peace is over. Blood of Elves is only the second book by the author to hit the British (and now American) bookstores, the first in what is expected to be a five-part series.įor more than a hundred years the superficially familiar world of humans, dwarves, gnomes, elves, and warring human kingdoms lived together in relative peace. Krew Elfów was the winner of the Janusz A. It is followed by Czas Pogardy (literally “The Time of Disdain”, but marketed as “Times of Contempt”). This book is a sequel to the Witcher short stories collected in the books The Last Wish and Miecz Przeznaczenia (“A Sword of Fate”). The English translation was published in late 2008. What is most clever is his skill in adding a hint of Polish folklore, which has undoubtedly been partly responsible for catapulting his Witcher Saga onto to the European stage.īlood of Elves (the original Polish title is Krew Elfów) is the first novel in this saga and was first published in Poland in 1994. The author includes the usual range of fantasy characters and types you would expect, but also manages to uphold the genre with energetic, intelligent, and compelling writing. Sapkowski’s world of Cintra is assembled extremely well, and his sense of depth is reminiscent of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Yet he is no ordinary murderer his targets are the vile fiends and demons that ravage the land.

As a witcher, his sorcerous powers, enhanced by elixirs and long training, have made him a brilliant fighter a merciless assassin. Although a magically and genetically mutated monster-slayer for hire, he is far more than just a striking-looking man. Geralt of Rivia is a witcher, but he stands out from other witchers with his white hair and piercing eyes, as well as his cynicism and lack of respect for authority.

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