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“If the ability to make use of experience and draw conclusions decided, we would have forgotten what war is a long time ago. But those whose goal is war have never been held back, nor will be, by experience or analogy.”

Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski

September 3, 2020 by narfna 2 Comments

Say it with me now, print it on a t-shirt: I should have written this review right after finishing the book. Or, I guess if it were on a t-shirt it would be better like: FINISH THE BOOK, WRITE THE REVIEW, DO IT NOW, NO NOW NOT TOMORROW, NO PUT DOWN THE BAG OF CHIPS, DON’T WATCH THAT EPISODE, YOU WILL REGRET THIS LATER!!! Something like that. Maybe that’s too much text for a t-shirt. Probably too niche of a market, anyway. I remember liking […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, Andrzej Sapkowski, Blood of Elves, narfna, Polish, polish mythology, the witcher

narfna's CBR12 Review No:119 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, Andrzej Sapkowski, Blood of Elves, narfna, Polish, polish mythology, the witcher ·
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Toss a coin…etc

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

July 29, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 #CBR12 Bingo: Repeat (since I’ve already covered the Adaptation square) Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher. This means he roams about the countryside, travelling from place to place, killing monsters for profit. To become a Witcher, he was taken from his family as a child, and long training, magic and special potions make him a strong, fast and highly efficient killer. Based on the stories in this collection, it seems that once, there were a lot more Witchers, now they are rare and unusual, and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: adapted into TV, Andrzej Sapkowski, cbr12, cbr12bingo, historical fantasy, Malin, monsters, repeat, short stories, the last wish, the witcher, witches

Malin's CBR12 Review No:49 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: adapted into TV, Andrzej Sapkowski, cbr12, cbr12bingo, historical fantasy, Malin, monsters, repeat, short stories, the last wish, the witcher, witches ·
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Toss a coin to your witcher. #CBRBingo – Adaptation

Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.75) by Andrzej Sapkowski

July 9, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

I have really turned around on this series! I feel like I need to re-read the first book now before moving onto the series proper, because I only experienced it in a grudging manner, and didn’t appreciate it for its good qualities. I will also be honest in that it was entirely the Netflix show that did the turning. I enjoyed it so much that it crystallized for me retroactively what people were seeing in the books. This second book in the Witcher series is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, adaptation, Andrzej Sapkowski, cbr12bingo, narfna, Polish, short stories, Sword of Destiny, the witcher, translated

narfna's CBR12 Review No:70 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, adaptation, Andrzej Sapkowski, cbr12bingo, narfna, Polish, short stories, Sword of Destiny, the witcher, translated ·
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From Good to Meh

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

July 1, 2020 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the second collection of short stories based on the character of Geralt of Rivia. He’s a Witcher, someone who wanders the land and fights monsters for pay. Like a mercenary for fantastical creatures. They’ve made several video games about the character and the world and now a Netflix series. I’ve been avoiding spoilers but it’s inevitable that I’d hear bits and pieces especially as I finished this collection and had to […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Andrzej Sapkowski

The Chancellor's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Andrzej Sapkowski ·
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High Fantasy Goodness

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

June 18, 2020 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski My rating: 4 of 5 stars Several years ago, I had a student come up to me to ask if I would read one of The Witcher because he had played the games and really liked them and thought I’d like the books. I never got around to reading the books until my state ordered us all to shelter-in-place. I went to my local bookstore to stock up and saw a display of The Witcher series. It’s come back […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Andrzej Sapkowski

The Chancellor's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Andrzej Sapkowski ·
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She came to him toward morning.

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

April 21, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I haven’t seen The Witcher tv series, but I have played through The Witcher 3, and I went into it completely cold. I didn’t know the history, the mythos, the world, or the characters. That experience was actually mostly fine except I allowed a character to die who I didn’t realize was a big part of the series, and well they don’t come back. But something I’ve been curious about with the show is how much of it makes any sense to a brand new watcher. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Andrzej Sapkowski, the last wish

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:214 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Andrzej Sapkowski, the last wish ·
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