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# Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, 2)

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Geralt the Witcher battles monsters, demons and prejudices alike in Sword of Destiny , the second collection of adventures in Andrzej Sapkowski’s groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the Netflix show and the hit video games. 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 hunter. Yet he is no ordinary killer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. Sword of Destiny is the follow up to The Last Wish , and together they are the perfect introduction to a one of a kind fantasy world. Witcher collections The Last Wish Sword of Destiny Witcher novels Blood of Elves The Time of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Tower of Swallows Lady of the Lake Season of Storms Hussite Trilogy The Tower of Fools Warriors of God Translated from original Polish by David French

Review: Incredible; absolutely essential reading for any fan of the Witcher - This book was longer, and more complex, than the first book, and just as good if not more so. It covers a number of different stories, all from different chapters of the Witcher’s life, but it’s not as if they’re all unrelated. In the begining stories they all dealt with Geralt’s tumultuous relationship with Yennefer, how they broke off and came together, fought and made up and then split again. And while that trend continues throughout most of the book, a new plot begins to brew as well, a plot that is exceedingly interesting to those of us who’ve played Witcher 3: how Ciri came into Geralt’s life. These first two books in the Witcher series are collections of short stories, but I say they are absolutely essential reading material for the rest of them (even though I have yet to read the rest of them). What these two books do is introduce us to the characters, tells us the tale of how Geralt met them. Dandelion, Yennefer, and Ciri, the three most important people in Geralt’s life (I don’t know how Triss Merrigold gets involved yet, and by the end of the book that will be a tremendous mystery you’ll be starving for an answer to). I’m giddy with excitement as I look back and remember everything I read in this book over the last few days. I want to go on and on about how great it is and why you should buy it, but I can’t say anything else without spoiling things, and you should really experience this book for yourself. So instead I’ll just point out my one and only criticism: towards the end of the book, there’s a segment where Geralt is injured. Multiple times, he falls into and out of consciousness, into and out of dreams. At that point of the story you have to be exceedingly aware of what you’re reading, because there is absolutely no mark of when these transitions occur and sometimes the paragraph in which that transition happens can be equally applicable to the scene he fell asleep in and the scene he comes to dream of. When that happens, you can find yourself bewildered and confused and may even have to double back a few pages to get your bearings. Read this book. It’s amazing and I love it.
Review: Collection of witcher stories add intriguing insights to main series story arch - Geralt, the witcher, has been on many adventures, facing extreme challenges, slaying countless monsters, meeting fantastical creatures all while trying to protect the Child Surprise: the young Princess Ciri. Well-known Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski’s the 'Witcher' series is far from over and, to bridge the gap between 'Baptism of Fire' and 'The Tower of Swallows', another collection of short stories has been released, 'Sword of Destiny', to satisfy readers until the main story line continues. 'Sword of Destiny' most certainly shares some similarities with Sapkowski’s first collection of short stories, 'The Last Wish'. The more obvious similarity is the fact that it is indeed another collection of short stories, but the other similarity readers will not notice until reading is that these stories also take place before 'Blood of Elves'. Each story is able to stand on its own, but, like in 'The Last Wish', each story also helps to add a bit more to the main story arch. While the first collection of stories focused more on stories resembling well-known fairy tales, the new collection focuses on stories about commonly known mythical creatures that readers familiar and unfamiliar with fantasy will know. Three of the six stories focus on three familiar mythical creatures: a golden dragon, a mermaid, and a shapeshifter (or in Sapkowski’s case, a mimic/ doppler). The stories that don’t focus on mythical creatures focus more on Geralt’s relationship with the people that he is familiar with: mainly Yennefer, Dandelion, and Ciri. Whether it is a story with a mythological creature or just a story about them, any of the stories with Yennefer show the struggle she and Geralt constantly endure regarding their relationship. Similar stories occur to delve deeper into the friendship between Geralt and Dandelion. What is even more appealing to the reader is the fact that there is finally a story that shares how Geralt and Ciri meet each other and does a great job at setting up the relationship readers are introduced to in the main story arch. 'Sword of Destiny' is not a story that needs to be read before 'Blood of Elves', but it certainly adds to the main story arch in Sapkowski’s the 'Witcher' series. Each individual story has the ability to stand on its own and each houses the elements every reader familiar with Sapkowski’s work loves and enjoys: his amazing writing style, his creative storytelling in fantasy fiction, and his quirky sense of humor. With the recent release of 'The Tower of Swallows', readers will not have to wait to read the next installment of the series upon completion of 'Sword of Destiny'. Even more stories will be released in the future to complete the series: a fifth and final installment of the main story arch, 'Lady of the Lake', and another collection of short stories, 'Season of Storms'.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #279,821 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #10 in Fantasy Anthologies #117 in Dragons & Mythical Creatures Fantasy (Books) #246 in Fantasy Action & Adventure |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 34,707 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredible; absolutely essential reading for any fan of the Witcher
*by R***. on February 18, 2018*

This book was longer, and more complex, than the first book, and just as good if not more so. It covers a number of different stories, all from different chapters of the Witcher’s life, but it’s not as if they’re all unrelated. In the begining stories they all dealt with Geralt’s tumultuous relationship with Yennefer, how they broke off and came together, fought and made up and then split again. And while that trend continues throughout most of the book, a new plot begins to brew as well, a plot that is exceedingly interesting to those of us who’ve played Witcher 3: how Ciri came into Geralt’s life. These first two books in the Witcher series are collections of short stories, but I say they are absolutely essential reading material for the rest of them (even though I have yet to read the rest of them). What these two books do is introduce us to the characters, tells us the tale of how Geralt met them. Dandelion, Yennefer, and Ciri, the three most important people in Geralt’s life (I don’t know how Triss Merrigold gets involved yet, and by the end of the book that will be a tremendous mystery you’ll be starving for an answer to). I’m giddy with excitement as I look back and remember everything I read in this book over the last few days. I want to go on and on about how great it is and why you should buy it, but I can’t say anything else without spoiling things, and you should really experience this book for yourself. So instead I’ll just point out my one and only criticism: towards the end of the book, there’s a segment where Geralt is injured. Multiple times, he falls into and out of consciousness, into and out of dreams. At that point of the story you have to be exceedingly aware of what you’re reading, because there is absolutely no mark of when these transitions occur and sometimes the paragraph in which that transition happens can be equally applicable to the scene he fell asleep in and the scene he comes to dream of. When that happens, you can find yourself bewildered and confused and may even have to double back a few pages to get your bearings. Read this book. It’s amazing and I love it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Collection of witcher stories add intriguing insights to main series story arch
*by A***K on August 11, 2017*

Geralt, the witcher, has been on many adventures, facing extreme challenges, slaying countless monsters, meeting fantastical creatures all while trying to protect the Child Surprise: the young Princess Ciri. Well-known Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski’s the 'Witcher' series is far from over and, to bridge the gap between 'Baptism of Fire' and 'The Tower of Swallows', another collection of short stories has been released, 'Sword of Destiny', to satisfy readers until the main story line continues. 'Sword of Destiny' most certainly shares some similarities with Sapkowski’s first collection of short stories, 'The Last Wish'. The more obvious similarity is the fact that it is indeed another collection of short stories, but the other similarity readers will not notice until reading is that these stories also take place before 'Blood of Elves'. Each story is able to stand on its own, but, like in 'The Last Wish', each story also helps to add a bit more to the main story arch. While the first collection of stories focused more on stories resembling well-known fairy tales, the new collection focuses on stories about commonly known mythical creatures that readers familiar and unfamiliar with fantasy will know. Three of the six stories focus on three familiar mythical creatures: a golden dragon, a mermaid, and a shapeshifter (or in Sapkowski’s case, a mimic/ doppler). The stories that don’t focus on mythical creatures focus more on Geralt’s relationship with the people that he is familiar with: mainly Yennefer, Dandelion, and Ciri. Whether it is a story with a mythological creature or just a story about them, any of the stories with Yennefer show the struggle she and Geralt constantly endure regarding their relationship. Similar stories occur to delve deeper into the friendship between Geralt and Dandelion. What is even more appealing to the reader is the fact that there is finally a story that shares how Geralt and Ciri meet each other and does a great job at setting up the relationship readers are introduced to in the main story arch. 'Sword of Destiny' is not a story that needs to be read before 'Blood of Elves', but it certainly adds to the main story arch in Sapkowski’s the 'Witcher' series. Each individual story has the ability to stand on its own and each houses the elements every reader familiar with Sapkowski’s work loves and enjoys: his amazing writing style, his creative storytelling in fantasy fiction, and his quirky sense of humor. With the recent release of 'The Tower of Swallows', readers will not have to wait to read the next installment of the series upon completion of 'Sword of Destiny'. Even more stories will be released in the future to complete the series: a fifth and final installment of the main story arch, 'Lady of the Lake', and another collection of short stories, 'Season of Storms'.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Second Collection of Tales of Geralt, the White Wolf.
*by B***D on January 4, 2020*

I think I am landing on four stars for Sword of Destiny, the second collection of Witcher stories. Of the six stories I'd give four of them four stars, and two of them five. So four seems fair. The first thing I noted is that Sword of Destiny has a different translator than The Last Wish. David French in this case, rather than Danusia Stok. I noticed a little stiltedness and awkwardness in some of the writing in the beginning stories, and I wanted to attribute this to the new translator, however I am wondering if this was not more of a placebo effect. Because the first time I read The Last Wish I had similar 'issues' with the translation, but the second time I didn't have any at all. Nor did I have any issues with, say, the back half of this book. So I think it may just be a mood thing, or a matter of getting used to the writing/translation. In any case, I have never really felt my enjoyment of Sapkowski's stories lessened by the fact that they are not in the original language. So, then. Sword of Destiny. If you enjoyed The Last Wish and want to learn more about our man Geralt (much more) then you'd be doing yourself a disservice not picking up this book. It expands on the world, on the characters, and on just about everything that Sapkowski introduces in The Last Wish. It even introduces Ciri, who fans of the games will recognize instantly. She appears in two of the stories in this collection, and it's no coincidence that those two are the ones I'd have easily given five stars. In fact, Ciri's story bits--and the way they affect Geralt--have me more excited to eventually dive in to the main Witcher series than I ever was before. As I mentioned there are six stories in Sword of Destiny, just as there were six stories in The Last Wish. Sapkowski's talent for storytelling shines through once more. In his clever resolutions to what could otherwise be run of the mill fantasy; in complicated characters who engage in meaningful, smart dialogue and are consistently challenged emotionally (even when those characters aren't human). The feel of his world is one that I enjoy. It feels very lived in which is a compliment that I throw around at times, but not lightly. It's rough around the edges, but with the capacity to be beautiful. I'm actually reminded of the movie Willow at times, for whatever reason. Not in tone, or in content. Just the feeling of the world. It's a good feeling though. Spakowski is not without his faults. Women outside his main characters can sometimes feel like fodder for Geralt; whether sexually or to challenge him in some way (emotionally, intellectually, etc). You can make the, "It's the times!" argument here, probably even successfully, but still it's a noticeable piece of these stories. Even so, I enjoy them greatly. Now, here's a bit about each story in the collection. THE BOUNDS OF REASON: In which Geralt embarks with strange company on a dragon hunt, finding himself face to face with a living legend. This story explores the limits of possibility. A SHARD OF ICE: In which Geralt finds himself in a lover's spat with a sorcerer named Istredd as they fight over who should be with Yennefer. This story was noteworthy for how it challenges the idea that Geralt, as a Witcher, is without emotion. ETERNAL FLAME: A story surrounding a series of chaotic trade deals after a mimic (doppler) assumes the form of a merchant friend of Geralt's. Fans of the game will recognize the city of Novigrad, the dwarf banker Vivaldi, and the doppler Dudu. This one has an excellent scene during which the reader's view of 'monsters' or non-humans is deeply challenged. Some good Dandelion bits in this one. A LITTLE SACRIFICE: In which Geralt and Dandelion--down on their luck--are invited to a wedding where Dandelion has been commissioned to sing alonside Essi Daven, known as Little Eye. Soon enough Geralt is entangled in a Duke's advances on a mermaid and a case of some murdered pearl divers. This is another one that dives a bit deeper into Geralt's supposed lack of emotions. THE SWORD OF DESTINY: This and the next story were my favorite of the bunch, and may even be the two best stories of both collections. They serve as the introduction of Ciri, and begin to build toward what I can only imagine will be a large part of the series moving forward. In this one, Geralt is on a diplomatic mission to Brokilon, home of the dryads. SOMETHING MORE: Wounded after defending the life of a merchant stranded in monster territory, Geralt experiences several hallucinogenic visions while he recovers using his own alchemical agents. These.. visions, are very interesting. Namely because the reader is unsure whether they are visions. Or whether they are simply hallucinations. Additionally, we have no idea if they are happening now, have happened, or will happen; though some guesses can be made. Each is worthwhile though. This story also contains major information about The Law of Surprise, Geralt's parentage, and the Niflgaard war that will likely consume a large portion of our story moving forward. Excellent story. Well, there it is. Next up is Blood of Elves, the beginning of the main series.

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