The Last Wish (GollanczF.) Paperback – 2007
Author: Andrzej ID: 0575077824
Synopsis
Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. He roams the country seeking assignments, but gradually comes to realise that while some of his quarry are unremittingly vile, vicious grotesques, others are the victims of sin, evil or simple naivety. One reviewer said: ‘This book is a sheer delight. It is beautifully written, full of vitality and endlessly inventive: its format, with half a dozen episodes and intervening rest periods for both the hero and the reader, allows for a huge range of characters, scenarios and action. It’s thought-provoking without being in the least dogmatic, witty without descending to farce and packed with swordfights without being derivative. The dialogue sparkles; characters morph almost imperceptibly from semi-cliche to completely original; nothing is as it first seems.Sapkowski succeeds in seamlessly welding familiar ideas, unique settings and delicious twists of originality: his Beauty wants to rip the throa It’s easily one of the best things I’ve read in ages.’
Series: Gollancz S.F.Paperback: 280 pagesPublisher: Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (2007)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0575077824ISBN-13: 978-0575077829 Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces Best Sellers Rank: #891,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3444 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Historical > Fantasy #10738 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Epic #32119 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure
First off, the Product Description does this book a great disservice when it says:
"Geralt de Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin.
And a cold-blooded killer."
Well…he’s not a sorcerer…at least not in the sense they mean in the book. He’s not an assassin – they actually go through great lengths in the book describing how witchers are not hired killers. And he is by no means a cold-blooded killer. I don’t think it’s too much a spoiler if I say I can count the number of things Geralt kills in the book on one hand. A witcher, as described in the book, is supposed to save lives rather than take them.
I don’t know why the publishers chose this description, but I guess the description "A philosophically-minded warrior confronted with moral ambiguities" would not sell many copies.
Now the review:
This book chronicles the adventures of Geralt of Rivia in a series of loosely tied adventures. A convoluted way to describe his job would be to say he slay monsters, but a better way would be to say he helps people with monster troubles, resorting to violence as a last resort.
The book is written in short story form with a overarching mini-story which acts as a segway between each story.
The book itself, honestly, falls flat for about the first half of the book. I felt quite a bit was either lost in translation or the author was trying too hard to define his character.
The book becomes much, much better once Geralt’s foil, named Dandilion, is introduced. I would also say that the very last of the six short stories, named "The Last Wish," is superb and more than enough to warrant a purchase of this book.
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