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Baptism of Fire
The Witcher (Related to this series)
- Author
- Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrator
- Peter Kenny
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 6 March 2014
- Run Time
- 12 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times.
But now that dark times have fallen upon the world, Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries.
While war rages across all of the lands, the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it. It's an impossible situation in which to find one girl - Ciri, the heiress to the throne of Cintra, has vanished - until a rumour places her in the Niflgaard court, preparing to marry the Emperor.
Injured or not, Geralt has a rescue mission on his hands.
Translated 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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This is a series you can sink your teeth into
BuzzFeed News
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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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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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Details
- Author
- Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrator
- Peter Kenny
- Duration
- 12 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 March 2014
- ISBN
- 9781409153306
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Geralt of Rivia is on a mission to save his ward, Ciri, and with her the world, in this third novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the blockbuster video games and the fourth season of the hit Netflix show. The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times.But now that dark times have fallen upon the world, Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries.While war rages across all of the lands, the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it. It's an impossible situation in which to find one girl - Ciri, the heiress to the throne of Cintra, has vanished - until a rumour places her in the Niflgaard court, preparing to marry the Emperor. Injured or not, Geralt has a rescue mission on his hands.Translated by David French.
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