The Witcher Series In Order: How To Read Andrzej Sapkowski’s Books.
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Before becoming a Netflix TV show and a video game series, The Witcher was a fantasy series written by a Polish author named Andrzej Sapkowksi including a collection of novels and short stories.
What is The Witcher series about? What You Need To Know.
The series revolves around a monster hunter named Geralt of Rivia who has supernatural abilities. A man whose magic powers, augmented by long training and a secret potion, has made him a brilliant fighter, a ruthless assassin, and Ciri – a princess who becomes a pawn of international politics, but also a witcher in training.
The Witcher Books in Order: How to read Andrzej Sapkowski’s Series:
There are eight books in The Inheritance Cycle series and this is the correct sequence for reading them.
1 – The Last Wish
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Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher. He is no ordinary killer: his victims are the multitudinous monsters and vile fiends who ravage the land and prey upon the innocent. But not everything monstrous looking is evil and not everything that looks fair is good…and there is always a grain of truth in every fairy tale.
2 – Sword of Destiny
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As the Witcher Geralts roams the country seeking missions, he gradually realises that while some of his targets are unrelenting monsters, others are the victims either of sin, evil, or simply naivety.
3 – Blood of Elves
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Over a century ago, humans, dwarves, and gnomes lived peacefully together. But times have changed. The uneasy peace is over. Now the races are fighting once more. Only a dead elf is good for anything. Geralt of Riva, the Witcher, has waited for the birth of a child prophesied by a witch. This child has the potential to change the world for the better or for the worse. When the threat of war looms over the land and the girl is hunted for her extraordinary abilities, it will be Geralt’s job to protect them all. The Witcher never gives up.
4 – The Time of Contempt
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The elves and other non-human races are still suffering from centuries of repression, and a growing number of them join the commando units hiding deep in the forests, striking at will and disappearing into the trees. Against this backdrop of fear and distrust, Geralt and his lover, Yennefer, must protect Ciri, an orphaned heir and sought after by all sides. For the prophecy rests upon her, and whether she survives or dies, she has the power to either save the world or destroy it.
5 – Baptism of Fire
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The Witcher Geralt of Rivia was seriously injured during a coup at the Wizards’ Guild. After the fall of the empire, Geralt is left helpless until he recovers from his injuries. While wars rage across all of the lands and those sorcerers who live through them are determined to protect their magical arts, they must also fight for survival.
6 – The Tower of Swallows
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The world has fallen apart. Ciri has disappeared. She has become a petty thief and lives freely for the first time in his life. But the net is closing around her. Geralt of Riva, the Witcher, has gathered an alliance of allies to rescue him. Both sides of the conflict have sent ruthless mercenaries to hunt her down. She has become famous for committing crimes. There is no longer any room for error. The tower of the swifts is waiting
7 – Lady of the Lake
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After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Wild Hunt, Ciri finds herself in a completely new world. The world of the elves. He is trapped with no way to escape. Time doesn’t seem to exist and there aren’t any obvious portals to cross back into the world she came from. She knows that she has to escape to finally reunite with the Witcher, Geralt, and their companions.
8 – Season of Storms
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After a contract has gone terribly wrong, Geralt of Rivia has lost his signature weapons. He needs them back now, because sorcerers are plotting, and across the world storms are brewing. Storms are coming…
