Book Review: Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #2)
Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars.
Series: The Witcher (Book 2 of 7)
Genre: Fantasy, high fantasy
First English translation published: May 2015 (Gollancz), Dec 2015 (Orbit)
The compelling characterisation of Geralt and imaginative world of Slavic lore and fairy-tale retellings continue in Sword of Destiny, the second collection of prequel short stories in The Witcher series.
Sword of Destiny was published after the first three full-length novels of The Witcher series. As a new reader to the series, however, I was able to read the books in chronological order which is quite essential as this instalment served as the bridge between The Last Wish and Blood of Elves.
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