Baptism of Fire
- Published
- 1 January 1996
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-13
- 9780575090972
- Type
- novel
About this book
Baptism of Fire is the fifth book in The Witcher series, released in 1996. It was credited to Andrzej Sapkowski and David French. It spans 352 pages.
Key facts about Baptism of Fire
Andrzej Sapkowski wrote Baptism of Fire, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1996. The book has 352 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780575090972 to find the main one.
Baptism of Fire is book 5 of 8 in The Witcher series. The series has 8 published books. However, the series starts with Sword of Destiny (1992).
That series sits on our epic fantasy shelf. Meanwhile, Season of Storms is the latest published Andrzej Sapkowski book on file, from 2013.
About Andrzej Sapkowski
Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy author best known for The Witcher series, following Geralt of Rivia, a monster-hunting mutant mercenary navigating a morally ambiguous, politically fractured medieval-fantasy world. See every Andrzej Sapkowski book in order.
Its place in The Witcher
Baptism of Fire is book 5 in the The Witcher series. It follows Time of Contempt. It is followed by The Tower of the Swallow. See the full The Witcher reading order.
Geralt of Rivia is a witcher — a monster hunter mutated and trained from childhood to track down the things that prey on ordinary people, feared and distrusted by the villagers he protects precisely because he isn't quite human anymore. Andrzej Sapkowski built the series out of dark, morally slippery fairy-tale retellings before turning it into a full political fantasy saga: Geralt gets pulled out of his solitary monster-hunting life by his bond with Ciri, a princess with a destiny several kingdoms are willing to…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780575090972
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781473231108
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9788370541033