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The Witcher: The Time of Contempt
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To protect his ward Ciri, Geralt of Rivia sends her to train with the sorceress Yennefer. But all is not well within the Wizard's Guild in the second novel of the Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games.
The New York Times Bestselling Series
Over Fifteen Million Copies Sold Worldwide
World Fantasy Award Winning Author
David Gemmell Legend Award Winning Author
Named One of the Greatest Book Series of All Time by Forbes
Geralt is a Witcher: guardian of the innocent; protector of those in need; a defender in dark times against some of the most frightening creatures of myth and legend.
His task now is to protect Ciri. A child of prophecy, she will have the power to change the world for good or for ill--but only if she lives to use it.
Witcher collections
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny
Witcher novels
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake
Season of Storms
Hussite Trilogy
The Tower of Fools
Warriors of God
Translated from original Polish by David French
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780316451550
EAN:
9780316451550
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
400
Authors:
Andrzej Sapkowski
Publisher:
Orbit
Published Date: 2022-20-09
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Probably like a lot of people, I played the games, watched the show, but never got to enjoy the books. This was my first entry into the series and I had quite a bit of fun with it, following the political intrigue and Ciri’s struggle for survival. The central theme of contempt invokes a feeling of fury at the adversity that Geralt and Ciri face and I found myself captivated by the novel.As I understand, this is not the book that most Witcher fans recommend starting with, but I enjoyed it all the same.
I really liked the original books, its better than the TV shows
10/10 great book, the Witcher series gets better and better every read through. The focus on characters and attention to the times it’s set in really make an enjoyable read
Best of the series so far. Important differences from the TV series. Some consistencies - Yennefer betrays Geralt, but not the same as TV. Ciri escapes Aretuza.
Books are great and usually come unblemished but recently every book I get has snotty fingerprints all over it. Amazon needs to start having their staff where gloves or something because some of the books I get looked like they were handled by a 5 year old eating chicken nuggets.
