The Witcher · Book 2
The Last Wish
- Published
- 1 January 1993
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-13
- 9780316438964
- Type
- collection
About this book
The Last Wish was published in 1993, spanning 352 pages, translated into English by Danusia Stok. Nearly every English edition puts it first despite Sapkowski writing Sword of Destiny's stories earlier, since The Last Wish introduces monster-hunter Geralt of Rivia and is meant to open the series.
Its place in The Witcher
The Last Wish is book 2 in the The Witcher series. It follows Sword of Destiny. It is followed by Blood of Elves. 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 9780316438964
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9783453140264
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9783423262644