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Μιχάλης
Sep 27, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Για αρχή, όσοι έχετε διαβάσει τις μεταφράσεις από fans διαβάστε όπως και δήποτε τα κανονικά βιβλία στα Αγγλικά, είναι πολύ καλύτερα και δίνουν στο κείμενο το κάτι παραπάνω που έχει στο πρωτότυπο.

Προτελευταίο βιβλίο της σειράς και θέλω εδώ και τώρα το τελευταίο (θα περιμένω όμως). Η σειρά έχει σταματήσει βιβλία τώρα να είναι η ιστορία του Geralt και έχει γίνει η ιστορία της Ciri, όμως τα πολλά μπρος-πίσω στο χώρο και το χρόνο, οι αφηγητές που ανατρέχουν από διάφορα μέλλοντα στα γεγονότα, το παιχν
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Joseph
Mar 04, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I keep having trouble with these books -- at least partially, I think it's because I wasn't able to just sit down and read the entire lot in one go; but I think it's also due to the way the narrative is (or is not) structured.

So anyway, this one continues on from the previous volume, and again Geralt of Rivia, your friendly neighborhood witcher, doesn't actually get a whole lot of screen time. Again, you have Ciri (Geralt's one-time ward), who's being pursued by multiple factions, some of which
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Riju Ganguly
Dec 13, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Everybody knows that the Witcher saga is not a happy one. It’s full of pain and loss, death and devastation, savagery and sadism. Nevertheless once someone has tapped that vein, there is no stopping. That's exactly what happened with me and this volume. Once begun, I simply had to finish it.
But let it be firmly stated that I did so because of only two reasons, and NOT for the infernal politics that these volumes purportedly are about.
Firstly, Dandelion's memoirs lit up the grim pages with wit, h
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Robin
Nov 19, 2021 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
To be honest, much of this book felt like it was treading water. The main characters are still all separated and on their various drawn-out journeys. There are interminable flashbacks and more minor characters than seem entirely necessary. But the excitement really ramps up in the last quarter of the book, and that ended up salvaging it for me. I usually like to space out entries in a series by reading books from other authors, but the finale to this intrigued me enough that I plan to head direc ...more
Andrew Weston
Jun 20, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Were back to the main story arc in this installment of the Witcher series, and although this one is a little difficult to follow – Sapkowski has a tendency to skip backward and forward through time, changing POV as he does so – it’s worth sticking with it, as essential plot points come to the fore.
War grips the land. Everyone is searching for Ciri, the foretold child of prophecy, who is forced into hiding after suffering a terrible disfigurement. Geralt can’t protect her, for he lies gravely wou
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Danushka
Oct 18, 2021 rated it liked it
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Liked it but took a while to finish - just not enough that kept me going until things sped up towards the end. Will continue the series, of course :)
Verin
Dec 07, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Pipim
Dec 17, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
David
Jan 17, 2016 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy, collections
Joseph
Feb 21, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Michael Fierce
Mar 04, 2017 marked it as to-read
Christopher
Nov 06, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jay Crossler
Jul 11, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jordan
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Eli
Apr 19, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kevin Xu
Aug 02, 2020 rated it it was ok
Antonia
Jan 16, 2022 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Ashley
Aug 13, 2022 rated it really liked it
Kris
Aug 05, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jay Javier
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