What do you think?
Rate this book
The Witcher #1-2
Кровь эльфов / Час презрения
La jeune princesse Ciri est l'unique survivante du royaume de Cintra. Alors qu'elle tente de fuir la capitale, elle croise le chemin de Geralt de Riv, qui la prend sous son aile et la conduit à Kaer Morhen, l'antre des sorceleurs.
Initiée aux arts magiques, Ciri y révèle bien vite sa véritable nature et l'ampleur de ses pouvoirs, qui attirent bien des convoitises: un mage mystérieux est prêt à affronter le sorceleur afin d'atteindre sa protégée... Geralt de Riv, désormais lié à cette enfant comme un père à sa fille, sera-t-il capable de la sauver?
Initiée aux arts magiques, Ciri y révèle bien vite sa véritable nature et l'ampleur de ses pouvoirs, qui attirent bien des convoitises: un mage mystérieux est prêt à affronter le sorceleur afin d'atteindre sa protégée... Geralt de Riv, désormais lié à cette enfant comme un père à sa fille, sera-t-il capable de la sauver?
- GenresFantasy
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1993
13 people are currently reading
100 people want to read
About the author
Andrzej Sapkowski
207 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.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
February 6, 2021
Witcher ma gueule ! Cette badassitude ... Des punchlines qui sonnent comme des V2 !
July 12, 2021
Vraiment, c’est mon préféré de la saga pour le moment! Après avoir joué aux jeux, je suis contente d’y retrouver des personnages familiers comme Triss Merigold et voir l’évolution de Ciri fait plaisir! Je l’apprécie beaucoup comme personnage et j’ai hâte de voir comment elle va évoluer après avoir été éduquée par des femmes fortes ! La suite promet autant que les premiers tome m’aurait fait décrocher vite si je n’était pas déjà familière a l’univers du Witcher.
November 27, 2022
1ère lecture : février 2020 : 4 étoiles
2ème lecture : novembre 2022 : 3 étoiles
Autant le premier tome m'a plu, autant le deuxième ne m'a pas convaincue. Je n'apprécie pas complétement par la narration, et il y a beaucoup trop de personnages secondaires qui prennent de la place pour rien. J'ai l'impression de ne pas avoir avancé dans l'histoire !
2ème lecture : novembre 2022 : 3 étoiles
Autant le premier tome m'a plu, autant le deuxième ne m'a pas convaincue. Je n'apprécie pas complétement par la narration, et il y a beaucoup trop de personnages secondaires qui prennent de la place pour rien. J'ai l'impression de ne pas avoir avancé dans l'histoire !
February 16, 2019
Jedna z moich ulubionych książek FeelsOkayMan
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews