War with Nilfgaard has burned Cintra, and Ciri, its lost princess, is hidden at Kaer Morhen with the last witchers of the Wolf School. Geralt, Vesemir, Eskel, Lambert and Coën try to train her, Triss Merigold comes to help, and the kings of the North meet in secret to decide what to do about Nilfgaard and about the girl everyone seems to be looking for.
What this adds if you've played the games
If you've played Wild Hunt, Kaer Morhen will feel like home. This is where Ciri runs the Killer, the witchers' training course, under Vesemir's eye, and where Triss becomes something like an older sister to her. Later Yennefer takes over her schooling. The game's flashbacks of Ciri as a girl come almost straight from these chapters. It's the first of five novels and ends on a setup rather than a climax, so plan to keep going.
Where it fits
- Read afterSword of Destiny
The saga's first novel starts from where the last story of Sword of Destiny leaves Geralt and Ciri. Read the stories first, since the novel assumes you know how they met.
- Comes beforeThe Time of Contempt
Continues directly from Blood of Elves as Ciri heads for Aretuza and Geralt follows. Read the saga in order; each book gives away the one before.
Editions
Orion Publishing Group paperback
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