The last wish

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280 pages

English language

Published March 31, 2008 by Victor Gollancz Ltd.

ISBN:
978-0-575-08244-1
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The Last Wish (Polish: Ostatnie życzenie) is the third published short story collection in Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series. Published by SuperNowa in 1993, it was preceded by 1992's Sword of Destiny, but is officially considered the first entry in the series and Sword of Destiny the second. The collection contains seven short stories interspersed with a continuing frame story: Geralt of Rivia, after having been injured in battle, rests in a temple. During that time he has flashbacks to recent events in his life, with each flashback forming a short story. The Last Wish was first published in English on 7 June 2007 by Gollancz, and has also been translated into several other languages. In 2003, it won the Premio Ignotus for Best Anthology.

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reviewed Le dernier voeu by Andrzej Sapkowski

Je découvre enfin l'œuvre originale !

Je tiens d'abord à remercier @des_mots_et_des_pages_ pour cette recommandation de Janvier 2024 de mon 12 livres 12 amis.

Ce premier tome de la saga est très introductif. Il nous permet à travers de différentes nouvelles de découvrir les différents personnages de la saga : Geralt, Yennefer et l'incroyable Jaskier ; mais aussi de commencer des trames de l'histoire à suivre, notamment autour de l'enfant surprise.

Si vous n'êtes pas du tout familier avec l'univers, il va falloir se faire à tout le bestiaire présent, mais je ne pense pas que ce soit quelque chose de complexe.

J'allais dire que l'on s'attache vite aux personnages, mais je le suis déjà depuis longtemps avec le jeu et la série. D'ailleurs pour ceux qui ont vu cette dernière, la première saison correspond à ce premier livre, alors oui j'ai écouté en boucle les chansons de Jaskier qui est sans conteste …

reviewed El último deseo (La Saga de Geralt de Rivia, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski

reviewed Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #1)

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The Last Wish is a collection of short stories, revolving around Geralt of Rivia, and his adventures with the troubadour Dandelion and sorceress Yennefer of Vengerberg.

I enjoyed reading this, as there were some witty jokes, and insults being traded. Additionally, this also includes some interesting themes, such as racism at the Edge of The World, and truth in A Grain of Truth. This book is funny, yet contains some important concepts.

reviewed The last wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

Review of 'The last wish' on 'Goodreads'

As many people I started reading this after watching the TV Show (but haven't played the game, yet).

I was scared that it would be too similar to I was already seen but to my surprise, even though some of the events tell the "same story" (on a sense), the events within them are pretty different from what I saw on TV. Different enough I would say.

I did enjoy it though it was short in length, but in exchange you don't necessarily need to continue reading the rest of the books if you don't want to (right away) because it contains a tale per chapter that even if they are a full story when read in full it doesn't put the reader in a position where it needs to read the rest right away.

I recommend it if you like the fantasy genre, is a light read, short and …

reviewed The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) by Andrzej Sapkowski

Review of 'The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)' on 'Goodreads'

Translations haven't really worked for me that well in the past, so I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get through the first chapter, but I was actually pleasantly surprised by the competency of the writing.

What is ostensibly a collection of short stories, with some connective tissue starts strong, but I found myself growing tired of it near the end. It's a weirdly antiseptic book, all description and a minimum of internal monologue. It's hard to get a grasp on Geralt as he seems to act somewhat randomly and never getting to hear his thoughts means there is not a lot to hang his motivations on.

And the humour gets old fast.

And so does the weird sexism.

It has, however, made me appreciate the computer game a lot more, so I guess that is something...