Journal Entry 1 by LeishaCamden from Alna bydel, Oslo fylke Norway on Thursday, March 27, 2008

From the front cover:

'A European superstar, in English for the first time!

'A great read' Waterstones.com'

From the back cover:

'Geralt was always going to stand out, with his white hair and piercing eyes, his cynicism and lack of respect for authority ... but he is far more than just a striking-looking man. He's a witcher; his sorcerous powers, enhanced by elixirs and long training, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer; his targets are the vile fiends that ravage the land. But first appearances are often deceptive. Not everything monstrous-looking is evil, and not everything fair is good ... and in every fairy tale, there is a grain of truth.

As guardian of the innocent, Geralt, the witcher from Rivia, meets incestuous kings with undead daughters, vengeful djinns, shrieking harpies, lovelorn vampires and despondent ghouls: many are pernicious, some are wicked, and none are quite as they appear ...

'Like a complicated magic spell, a Sapkowski novel is a hodgepodge of Fantasy, intellectuall discourse, dry homour and economics' TIME

'Beautifully written ... a refreshing champion in a genre that's getting a little homogenic' SPECUSPHERE

www.sapkowski.pl'

This is a trade paperback copy from Gollancz, published in 2007. The book was originally published in Polish in 1993.

I don't know anything about this book, I've never heard of it, or of the author. I got this book as a present from a friend, a very belated birthday (October 14th) or Christmas present. (I got two books and he told me to choose for myself which was which. :-) The package with the books and a letter arrived in the mail from England today. I'm fascinated! Polish fantasy - I've never read anything like this before! :-) I couldn't agree more that the fantasy genre is getting to be rather 'same, same' ... I read less and less fantasy these days, unfortunately ... and this will definitely be a new experience for me. A huge thank you to my friend!! :-) 

Journal Entry 2 by LeishaCamden from Alna bydel, Oslo fylke Norway on Thursday, March 27, 2008

It doesn't look as if this author has been a big hit with his UK ... debut? - mine is the only book in English by him that has been registered here. :-) 

Journal Entry 3 by LeishaCamden from Alna bydel, Oslo fylke Norway on Tuesday, October 06, 2009

I've read the book now, here's my review:



The book is now available for loans, and maybe it will become a bookring sooner or later. :-) 

Journal Entry 4 by LeishaCamden at At meetup, A book loan -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, November 04, 2009

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Findabair wants to read this, I think, so I brought it to meetup this afternoon. Unfortunately she couldn't make it. I lent the book to Pierre42 instead, and he'll pass it on to Findabair whenever he's done with it. No hurry though. :-) Happy reading! :-) 

Journal Entry 5 by Pierre42 from Oslo Sentrum, Oslo fylke Norway on Thursday, November 05, 2009

Hm. I'm much more of a science fiction reader than a fantasy reader, but a Polish fantasy bestseller certainly seems intriguing. Hope it is different than the majority of epic fantasy published nowadays. 

Journal Entry 6 by Pierre42 from Oslo Sentrum, Oslo fylke Norway on Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Was not quite my cup of tea, so I will hand it over to LeishaCamden again. 

Journal Entry 7 by Pierre42 at -- wild release somewhere in Oslo, Oslo fylke Norway on Wednesday, March 03, 2010

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Back to LeishaCamden. 

Journal Entry 8 by LeishaCamden from Alna bydel, Oslo fylke Norway on Wednesday, March 03, 2010

The book's back home. Its next step will be Findabair, probably, I think she wants to read it. :-)