andrzej sapkowski

Everyone knows what fantasy in a sci-fi wrapper is. It's space opera. But what about sci-fi in pretty fantasy clothes? In Andrzej Sapkowski's The Lady of the Lake, a character called Nimue says that people who can see the future in their dreams are only able to do so because their internal...

The Witcher #1: The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Last Wish Andrzej Sapkowsi Orbit, May 2008, $6.99 ISBN: 0316029181 Geralt de Rivia enters Vizima where after a barroom brawl in which he leaves three dead, he meets the king’s castellan Velerad, whose monarch King Foltest needs his help. Seven years ago, recently crowned as the ruler...

Hello all, I'm trying to find the correct chronological order of the Witcher series (English versions) by Andrzej Sapkowski. The comments under the amazon.com English version seem to muddle the issue of which short story or w/e is first, and also the location of where you can find everything in...

Um...wow. I had no idea these even existed until the credits ran at the end of the video game The Witcher 2. So I bought the first book and was instantly hooked. The witty, sardonic and playful style reminds me of Fritz Leiber. The world is largely based on Slavic myths (mixed with the high...

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski Something of a defence I wouldn’t normally review a book in a genre in which I have been trying to write: it seems like asking for trouble. However, Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Last Wish is a strange book, and whilst flawed has received some quite tough reviews...

Here we talk about the collection and the series. If you dont know what this series is here is alittle info : The Last Wish is an accomplished retelling of some fairy tales, each transformed almost beyond recognition and given the darkest tinges of horror. This takes the book outside the...