More stories from Geralt's years on the road, with Yennefer now in his life and not making it easy. He joins a dragon hunt in the mountains, chases a shapeshifter through the streets of Novigrad with Dandelion, and, deep in the dryads' forest of Brokilon, runs into a runaway girl from Cintra who refuses to do as she's told.
What this adds if you've played the games
This is where Ciri arrives. Her first meeting with Geralt in Brokilon is the bond Wild Hunt runs on, and the last two stories set up everything the novels do with it. You also meet Dudu Biberveldt, the halfling doppler who turns up again in Novigrad in the third game. Several stories are about Geralt and Yennefer failing to make things work, which says a lot about why the games treat them the way they do. Read it right after The Last Wish.
Where it fits
- Read afterThe Last Wish
More stories in the same vein, set after those in The Last Wish and building on them, above all Geralt's bond with Yennefer and the Law of Surprise. Read The Last Wish first.
- Comes beforeBlood of Elves
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.
Editions
Gollancz paperback
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