Questions About Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)

Reader Q&A

To ask other readers questions about Blood of Elves, please sign up.

Answered Questions (23)

i am a but confuse about its series.. i have all 7 books of the witcher series but i do not know which one is 1st book and which one is 2nd, and from where to start reading all.. The name of these books are: Blood of Elves Times of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Tower of the Swallow The Lady of the Lake The Sword of Destiny The Last Wish Can anyone guide me please ??

Andrew Sandberg If you still haven't gotten an answer yet, it goes
The Last Wish (ironically)
The Sword of Destiny
Blood of Elves
Times of Contempt
Baptism by Fire
Th…moreIf you still haven't gotten an answer yet, it goes
The Last Wish (ironically)
The Sword of Destiny
Blood of Elves
Times of Contempt
Baptism by Fire
The Tower of Swallows
The Lady of the Lake(less)

flag

I was thinking about reading The Witcher books in anticipation of The Witcher 3 video game. Having no prior knowledge of The Witcher universe, I wondered if anyone could tell me the relationship between the books and the games - Are they direct adaptions, borrow elements, or just the same characters in the same universe with no other links? Thanks!

Μιχάλης The games are a loose sequel to the books, meaning that they come after the seventh novel and borrow on a lot of events from the books (from instance,…moreThe games are a loose sequel to the books, meaning that they come after the seventh novel and borrow on a lot of events from the books (from instance, the Strigga storyline from the Last Wish comes up in The Witcher Game) but, at the same time, they are not a strict sequel as some secondary characters are reinterpreted(is The Professor)

At the same time, the characterisation of the characters is non-consistent, having even the main character being much different in books and in the game.(less)

flag

Is it Adult or YA? Explicit content?

Sarah It's shelved as Adult in my library. Quite a bit of general battle violence, some brief but quite startlingly graphic descriptions of brutal violence …moreIt's shelved as Adult in my library. Quite a bit of general battle violence, some brief but quite startlingly graphic descriptions of brutal violence among them which increase as the series goes on. Mostly okay sexual content, but a few graphic instances, again. Not a lot of swearing in the first book (several "ar--", a couple of "s---"s - the swearing increases and includes several f-words as the series goes on. Definitely adult - suggested perhaps 15+, Blood of Elves is considerably milder than later ones in the series. (less)

flag

How long was Ciri at the Temple? I feel like it’s really hard judging time in these books

Arnstein She left Kaer Mohren in the early spring of 1266, and arrives later during the same spring at the Temple of Melitele in Ellander. She then trains ther…moreShe left Kaer Mohren in the early spring of 1266, and arrives later during the same spring at the Temple of Melitele in Ellander. She then trains there for over a year before leaving for Aretuza, the school of magic, in June 1267.(less)

flag

Is is necessary to read "The Last Wish" and "Sword of Destiny" before reading "Blood of Elves"? I can't find "The Last Wish" anywhere but would like to read the saga... Thanks!

Diego Thomsen In The Last Wish there are two short stories that are very important, A Question of Price (not gonna spoil what it's about) and The Last Wish (you sho…moreIn The Last Wish there are two short stories that are very important, A Question of Price (not gonna spoil what it's about) and The Last Wish (you should know what it's about if you played the third game). In Sword of Destiny there are two important stories as well, Sword of Destiny and Something More (still not gonna spoil them). The other stories just provide a bit of background on some characters (Dandelion, Mother Nenneke, etc.) and provide some cool easter eggs for the games (like how Geralt got the nickname the Butcher of Blaviken or that time Yennefer says they were hunting a dragon).
If you just want the important stuff just read the summaries on the wiki page, but if you want to read everything you can find them on Amazon.
Hope it helps.(less)

flag

Load 5 more questions