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The Witcher #0.7, part 3/6
Zaklínač: Věčný oheň
Hlavním hrdinou tvorby A. Sapkowského je zaklínač Geralt z Rivie. Jako nájemný hubitel upírů, vlkodlaků a všemožných nebezpečných netvorů pochopitelně ovládá bojové a magické techniky nezbytné pro jeho zaměstnání. nicméně není pouze chladnokrevným profesionálem a už vůbec ne jedním ze superhrdinů, jimiž se žánr fantasy jen hemží. Postupně vychází najevo, že neměl možnost si svůj osud svobodně zvolit, ale naopak je nucen draze platit za schopnosti a dovednosti nedosažitelné a vesměs též nepochopitelné běžným smrtelníkům. Proto vyvolává strach a zároveň nevraživost a odpor těch, jejichž životy vlastně chrání. Přes své pozitivní působení jsou zaklínači odsouzeni k vyhnanství na samém okraji společnosti, která sice působí vnějškově středověkým dojmem, avšak s mnoha atributy převzatými ze současnosti.
196 pages, Paperback
First published May 21, 1992
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About the author
Andrzej Sapkowski
204 books18.9k followersAndrzej Sapkowski, born June 21, 1948 in Łódź, is a Polish fantasy and science fiction writer. Sapkowski studied economics, and before turning to writing, he had worked as a senior sales representative for a foreign trade company. His first short story, The Witcher (Wiedźmin), was published in Fantastyka, Poland's leading fantasy literary magazine, in 1986 and was enormously successful both with readers and critics. Sapkowski has created a cycle of tales based on the world of The Witcher, comprising three collections of short stories and five novels. This cycle and his many other works have made him one of the best-known fantasy authors in Poland in the 1990s.
The main character of The Witcher (alternative translation: The Hexer) is Geralt, a mutant assassin who has been trained since childhood to hunt down and destroy monsters. Geralt exists in an ambiguous moral universe, yet manages to maintain his own coherent code of ethics. At the same time cynical and noble, Geralt has been compared to Raymond Chandler's signature character Philip Marlowe. The world in which these adventures take place is heavily influenced by Slavic mythology.
Sapkowski has won five Zajdel Awards, including three for short stories "Mniejsze zło" (Lesser Evil) (1990), "Miecz przeznaczenia" (Sword of Destiny) (1992) and "W leju po bombie" (In a Bomb Crater) (1993), and two for the novels "Krew elfów" (Blood of Elves) (1994) and "Narrenturm" (2002). He also won the Spanish Ignotus Award, best anthology, for The Last Wish in 2003, and for "Muzykanci" (The Musicians), best foreign short story, same year.
In 1997, Sapkowski won the prestigious Polityka's Passport award, which is awarded annually to artists who have strong prospects for international success.
In 2001, a Television Series based on the Witcher cycle was released in Poland and internationally, entitled Wiedźmin (The Hexer). A film by the same title was compiled from excerpts of the television series but both have been critical and box office failures.
Sapkowski's books have been translated into Czech, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, and Portuguese. An English translation of The Last Wish short story collection was published by Gollancz in 2007.
The Polish game publisher, CD Projekt, created a role-playing PC game based on this universe, called The Witcher, which was released in October 2007. There is also a mobile version of the game which has been created by Breakpoint Games and is being published by Hands-On Mobile in Western Europe,Latin America and Asia Pacific.
The English translation of Sapkowski's novel Blood of Elves won the David Gemmell Legends Award in 2009.
The main character of The Witcher (alternative translation: The Hexer) is Geralt, a mutant assassin who has been trained since childhood to hunt down and destroy monsters. Geralt exists in an ambiguous moral universe, yet manages to maintain his own coherent code of ethics. At the same time cynical and noble, Geralt has been compared to Raymond Chandler's signature character Philip Marlowe. The world in which these adventures take place is heavily influenced by Slavic mythology.
Sapkowski has won five Zajdel Awards, including three for short stories "Mniejsze zło" (Lesser Evil) (1990), "Miecz przeznaczenia" (Sword of Destiny) (1992) and "W leju po bombie" (In a Bomb Crater) (1993), and two for the novels "Krew elfów" (Blood of Elves) (1994) and "Narrenturm" (2002). He also won the Spanish Ignotus Award, best anthology, for The Last Wish in 2003, and for "Muzykanci" (The Musicians), best foreign short story, same year.
In 1997, Sapkowski won the prestigious Polityka's Passport award, which is awarded annually to artists who have strong prospects for international success.
In 2001, a Television Series based on the Witcher cycle was released in Poland and internationally, entitled Wiedźmin (The Hexer). A film by the same title was compiled from excerpts of the television series but both have been critical and box office failures.
Sapkowski's books have been translated into Czech, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, and Portuguese. An English translation of The Last Wish short story collection was published by Gollancz in 2007.
The Polish game publisher, CD Projekt, created a role-playing PC game based on this universe, called The Witcher, which was released in October 2007. There is also a mobile version of the game which has been created by Breakpoint Games and is being published by Hands-On Mobile in Western Europe,Latin America and Asia Pacific.
The English translation of Sapkowski's novel Blood of Elves won the David Gemmell Legends Award in 2009.
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June 9, 2023
Zde se setkávám s příběhy bodrého zaklínače které jsou spíše ze života, než z řemesla. První Hranice možností je fajn, takový putovní a bohatý na postavy a interakce mezi nimi. Druhý příběh, milostný trojúhelník v Střípku ledu, mě zase tak moc nebral. Ty pletichy s Jennefer jsou mi vždycky tak nějak prosti srsti a narušují mi plynutí vyprávění. Zato třetí. Věčný oheň je super. Vedlejší úkol z Witcher 3 jak vyšitý. Dudu, Novigrad a kšeftaření, to byla kombinace co mě velmi chytla.
September 28, 2019
Unexpectedly good
August 30, 2021
Jaskier to jest mistrz! XD
January 9, 2020
Hranice moznosti - drak, 5*
Stripek ledu - Yen, Geralt, Issidor 5*
Vecny ohen - doppler, 4*
Kniha Mec osudu:
Trosku se obetovat - mala morska vila 5*
Mec osudu - Ciri, Brokilon 5*
Neco vic - Ciri 5*
Stripek ledu - Yen, Geralt, Issidor 5*
Vecny ohen - doppler, 4*
Kniha Mec osudu:
Trosku se obetovat - mala morska vila 5*
Mec osudu - Ciri, Brokilon 5*
Neco vic - Ciri 5*
September 13, 2017
Povídky o zaklínači mě baví čím dál víc. Skvělé čtení.
August 5, 2019
Tohle byla taková jednohubka...
A už na mě v knihovně čeká další.
A už na mě v knihovně čeká další.
March 25, 2025
2 down, 4-5 more to go, i think
was quite nice
was quite nice
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews