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  <read_at>Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A book I’ve had on my wishlist for awhile, I was disappointed in Sapkowski’s Witcher story. As a work of fantasy, it’s fair. What I look for nowadays, though, goes beyond strong writing and into the realm of excellent characters and ideas that make you think. I thought this was going to be one...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33399854">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The review is originally available at <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://sf-fantasy-books.blogspot.com">Realms of Speculative Fiction</a><br/><br/><em>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 a striking-looking man. He is a witcher; his sorcerous powers, enhance...</em></strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24960943">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Witcher is an awesome series.  Geralt of Rivia may have bought Poland a worthy legend.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this lady translates Andrzej's other novels.<br/><br/>The book really delves into the blurry lines of what is good and what is evil.  It poses the question, is every mons...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43326569">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good read. It inspired a computer game(some will be impressed one way and some another by that...and others will say &quot;so what&quot;. Probably the best reaction i suppose). I found the book enjoyable with a couple of weaknesses. This is a good idea, I think (and this is only my openion) it cou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72490583">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26103119">
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Solid fantasy read. I haven't read a fantasy book in some time, but this one is up there with the better ones I've read. Sapkowski does a great job setting the reader up to expect a typical story arc before tearing it down and delving into the unexpected. The world is dark.<br/><br/>Occasionally che...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26103119">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although this is apparently part of a series, it stands alone quite well and is another one of the lengthy list of 'books I'd like to get my hands on'.<br/><br/>A bestseller in its native Poland, <em>The Last Wish</em> is the tale of Geralt, who works as a witcher - essentially a monster hunter, engaged by...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47769724">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Last wish is written by Polish sensation Andrzej Sapkowski, recent winner of the David Gemmell Legend Award for Fantasy. <br/>     <br/>     Geralt de Rivia is a witcher. A cunning sorcerer. A merciless assassin. <br/>     And a cold-blooded killer.<br/>     His sole purpose: to destroy the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71656121">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I first discovered Geralt the Witcher via the computer game of the same name. Some of the mechanics of that game bothered me enough that I still haven't played a lot of it, but I played enough to become intrigued by the main character.<br/><br/>I knew he was the creation of Polish author Andrzej S...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45591024">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Take James Bond.  Give him a standard sword and a silver, monster-slaying sword.  Give him long white hair, a magic talisman, some arcane drugs instead of gadgets, and some stylish black clothes.<br/><br/>That's kind of what all of The Last Wish is.  There's the soft-spoken, smooth monster-slayer ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42025705">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book as background for a video game which is based upon it.  (I haven't played the game, though I would like to at some point).<br/><br/>Geralt is a Witcher, one who hunts monsters.  It's a little unclear what he is, he has no parents and is trained to be resistant to poisons but there...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53202771">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of novellas about the witch-hunting sorcerer Geralt de Rivia, are already better known on these shores through the critically acclaimed PC game <em>The Witcher</em>. I wonder, as I sometimes do, how much the translation effected the narrative style, which I frankly found a little odd in some ind...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55926732">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is sword and sorcery storytelling of the old style--a series of related stories about Geralt, the Witcher, who travels the world killing monsters for money.  In structure it reminded me of Elric, and Kane, and Cyrion, and Nifft the Lean.  Originally published in Polish in 1994, it has only rece...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77853139">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great set of encounters between Geralt, a witcher -nowadays probably relatively widely known from the PC game-  and all things that go bump in the night. The fact that the writer and creator of this character and series (yes, there's a LOT more, let's hope they all get translated) is Polish, makes n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65515243">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I haven't been a fantasy reader for probably 20 years, but I enjoyed watching a friend play the video game version and then the (next) book recently won a literary award. It was a fun read with very well-structured action sequences, although not as high-minded as I was expecting from the award. Enjo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64096689">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Finally! Sapkowski is the most popular fantasy author in Poland. He is an absolute master of dialogue and action scenes. The Witcher world (now popularized by the computer game) is a gritty, grim and down-to-earth fantasy setting (dwarves, elves etc.), where racism, culture clashes and and simple as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55711009">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[To be fair, this book didn't capture me from the beginning. <br/>Now, I have become quite a fan of the series. <br/><br/>At the beginning, Geralt seemed to me to be a very typical hero, having little personality, but this image shattered after a while. Personally, I can relate very well to this c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45159154">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[First book from this Polish author to be translated into English.  The author gained notoriety here in the US thanks to a Polish developer making a role-playing PC game based on his work, but don't let that scare you off if you're not a gamer.  This book is actually the first half of two books that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30805613">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Last Wish is the first book by Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski to be translated into English. It is a short story collection focused on the adventures of a &quot;Witcher&quot; named Geralt, whose job essentially comes down to monster slayer, although it is much more complicated than that...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14451679">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting look at a world where the myths and monsters of eastern europe (ala Grimm's fairy tales) are real.  The world is appropriately dark but isn't a focus on all that is wrong like you'd expect.  It's a realistic world where everyone has both their good and bad sides.  Not every monster is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68088528">more...</a>]]></body>
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