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The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

July 29, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5
#CBR12 Bingo: Repeat (since I’ve already covered the Adaptation square)
Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher. This means he roams about the countryside, travelling from place to place, killing monsters for profit. To become a Witcher, he was taken from his family as a child, and long training, magic and special potions make him a strong, fast and highly efficient killer. Based on the stories in this collection, it seems that once, there were a lot more Witchers, now they are rare and unusual, and Geralt is often feared and reviled by the villagers who hire him to help them.
Geralt seems to have very few friends, with the exception of the bard Dandelion. He also seems to rest up at a convent, confiding his adventures to the Mother Superior every so often (this seemed to be the framing narrative of the stories).
I have very little knowledge of or experience with the popular series of games that were adapted from this. Nor have I yet started the Netflix series, despite the fine figure of Henry ‘OMGHISGL’ Cavill starring as Geralt. So I cannot tell you how accurate an adaptation of the source material the show is. I’ve heard good things, and while I found the frame narrative of this short story collection a bit confusing, I liked the way the author took various elements of folklore and established fairy tales and gave them his own twist. The original Polish books were written in the 1990s, and I wish the portrayal of women was a bit more nuanced. I’ve heard that the female characters of the TV show are quite varied, interesting and complex – so that’s probably a good update.
Full review here.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: adapted into TV, Andrzej Sapkowski, audiobook, cbr12, cbr12bingo, historical fantasy, Malin, monsters, repeat, short stories, the last wish, the witcher, witches

Malin's CBR12 Review No:49 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: adapted into TV, Andrzej Sapkowski, audiobook, cbr12, cbr12bingo, historical fantasy, Malin, monsters, repeat, short stories, the last wish, the witcher, witches ·
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