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The Last Wish

The Last Wish

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  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Andrzej Sapkowski
  • ISBN：0316333522
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Summary

Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Last Wish introduced the world to the iconic monster hunter Geralt of Rivia; his beloved ward and the prophesied savior of the world， Ciri; and his ally and true love， the powerful sorceress Yennefer—and they took the world by storm。 Now， experience the world of the Witcher like never before with this stunning deluxe hardcover edition of the story collection that started it all， featuring a beautiful new cover and eight gorgeous interior illustrations by a range of award-winning artists。

Geralt is a Witcher， a man whose magic powers， enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir， have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless hunter。

Yet he is no ordinary killer。 Both revered and hated， he seeks out the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent， holding the line against the monsters that plague the world。

But not everything monstrous-looking is evil; not everything fair is good 。 。 。 and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth。

Featuring illustrations by: Tommy Arnold， Kiri Østergaard Leonard， Bruce Brenneise， Jeremy Wilson， Jen Bartel， Allen Williams， Martina Fačková， and Winona Nelson

Translated from original Polish by Danusia Stok


Witcher story collections
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny

Witcher novels
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake
Season of Storms

Hussite trilogy
The Tower of Fools
Warriors of God
 

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Reviews

F。G。 Laval ，

A great read - especially coupled with the TV series on Netflix， although I'm glad to watch and read together as the timelines are quite confusing and differ between the book and the series。 Each one fills in missing details from the other！ Interesting。 They captured the feel of the book well in the series， but I think if I had only read the book， I might have been wholly confused。 Fantastic action scenes and I love the way the author weaves well-known fairy tales in and out of the narrative。 A great read - especially coupled with the TV series on Netflix， although I'm glad to watch and read together as the timelines are quite confusing and differ between the book and the series。 Each one fills in missing details from the other！ Interesting。 They captured the feel of the book well in the series， but I think if I had only read the book， I might have been wholly confused。 Fantastic action scenes and I love the way the author weaves well-known fairy tales in and out of the narrative。 。。。more

Sarah ，

3，5⭐

Richard ，

Entertaining read， and fun， especially if you like the show。 The books are always better。 High art this is not。

Mohsen ，

I've only read this book trying to catch up with the series but this seems a bit of a long journey for me。 It's a fun book， the writing is smooth， but it's also confusing with lots of non-English names。 I listened to the audiobook version which makes it a bit harder to follow， so beware。 Still fun！ I've only read this book trying to catch up with the series but this seems a bit of a long journey for me。 It's a fun book， the writing is smooth， but it's also confusing with lots of non-English names。 I listened to the audiobook version which makes it a bit harder to follow， so beware。 Still fun！ 。。。more

DESSREM ，

Yennefer'lı o güzel son ve ilk bölümdeki heyecanlı hikaye için 4 yıldız。 Ortalarında hadi okuyum da Yennefer'a geleyim diye okudum -yani biraz sıkıcıydı- ama yine de yazar müthiş bir evren ve hikaye örgüsü yaratmış。 Dizideki Henry'nin karaktere uygun olup olmayacağı konusunda endişelerim vardı ama Henry， Geralt rolüyle yaktı ekranları。。。 Dizi finalini görmeden kitap finalini okumak ümidiyle muck muck :* Yennefer'lı o güzel son ve ilk bölümdeki heyecanlı hikaye için 4 yıldız。 Ortalarında hadi okuyum da Yennefer'a geleyim diye okudum -yani biraz sıkıcıydı- ama yine de yazar müthiş bir evren ve hikaye örgüsü yaratmış。 Dizideki Henry'nin karaktere uygun olup olmayacağı konusunda endişelerim vardı ama Henry， Geralt rolüyle yaktı ekranları。。。 Dizi finalini görmeden kitap finalini okumak ümidiyle muck muck :* 。。。more

Salmarambles ，

My rating reflects my enjoyment of a given book and not what I believe to be its value since I don't think such a thing can be attributed based on a five star rating system。 Books are not regular consumer goods and can't be rated as one would rate a microwave or a vacuum cleaner。 So this is great fun。 It's a lovely hodge podge of different genres， high fantasy， dark retelling of european fairy tales， a touch of the picaresque novel， interesting fragmented timelines， all done with extreme mastery My rating reflects my enjoyment of a given book and not what I believe to be its value since I don't think such a thing can be attributed based on a five star rating system。 Books are not regular consumer goods and can't be rated as one would rate a microwave or a vacuum cleaner。 So this is great fun。 It's a lovely hodge podge of different genres， high fantasy， dark retelling of european fairy tales， a touch of the picaresque novel， interesting fragmented timelines， all done with extreme mastery so that it feels easy and seemless。 The characterization is absolutely perfect， the comic relief well dosed。 I skip over some of the longer action bits because I get bored and just want to know who lived and who died so I can move on to the more "serious"/ narrative / introspective bits， but that's just me。 。。。more

tory ，

4。5 stars。 “People，" Geralt turned his head， "like to invent monsters and monstrosities。 Then they seem less monstrous themselves。 When they get blind-drunk， cheat， steal， beat their wives， starve an old woman， when they kill a trapped fox with an axe or riddle the last existing unicorn with arrows， they like to think that the Bane entering cottages at daybreak is more monstrous than they are。 They feel better then。 They find it easier to live。” reading the book after watching the show is quit 4。5 stars。 “People，" Geralt turned his head， "like to invent monsters and monstrosities。 Then they seem less monstrous themselves。 When they get blind-drunk， cheat， steal， beat their wives， starve an old woman， when they kill a trapped fox with an axe or riddle the last existing unicorn with arrows， they like to think that the Bane entering cottages at daybreak is more monstrous than they are。 They feel better then。 They find it easier to live。” reading the book after watching the show is quite frustrating since the book seems to be a completely different work。 the book is basically a whole new level， so much better and well developed。the only reason why i leave the o，5 out is the fact that some scenes were too confusing to understand， to even picture while reading them。 other than that， there's not even a single thing i can complain about。something that amazed me was yennefer。 when it comes to the books， i haven't known her character for too long， but i'm already sure that i'm way more fond of her "book version" than the show-version。 yen is such an amazing character and i really like how she was written。plus， i love-hate that they translated jaskier's name for the books。 i mean， i love the name jaskier so much and they call him dandilion/dandelion in the books， i was shocked when i came across this。 it's not a bad thing though， since dandelion is also super cool。i feel like i'll be reading the next book asap since i already miss the characters， and i'm pretty excited to know what happens next。 。。。more

André ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My favorite book out of the Witcher-series and I did the re-read as preparation for the second season of the TV-series。That said， I don't think that the Witcher-persona needs a lot of introduction。 'The Last Wish' is more or less an introduction to the Witcher's world， a collection of short-stories about Geralt， introducing the setting and many important characters of the series。 It's a quick and generally fun read。 I really enjoyed how Sapkowski interweaves （parts of） fairy-tales or their gener My favorite book out of the Witcher-series and I did the re-read as preparation for the second season of the TV-series。That said， I don't think that the Witcher-persona needs a lot of introduction。 'The Last Wish' is more or less an introduction to the Witcher's world， a collection of short-stories about Geralt， introducing the setting and many important characters of the series。 It's a quick and generally fun read。 I really enjoyed how Sapkowski interweaves （parts of） fairy-tales or their general idea into his stories。 This is nothing new， but it is well done and a really good fit for Geralt's world。There are parts that are at least questionable。 In the Witcher-version of 'The Beauty and the Beast'， the Beast was a bandit who was cursed by a priestess while raping her。 Geralt accepts this without hesitation and even commiserates with the former bandit。 This might fit into the Witcher's world， but did not sit well with me and does not really blend in with what we learn about Geralt's character in the other stories and his code of honour。 。。。more

Daniel ，

Vorgeschichte Teil 1 zur Hexer-Saga， die von Netflix verfilmt wurde und wird。Allerlei Erlebnisse wechseln sich mit erklärenden Passagen ab （"Die Stimme der Vernunft"） und beleuchten die Geschichte um den Hexer Geralt von Riva。Zum Verständnis der Serie absolut zu empfehlen。Gutes Buch， dass Lust auf die Pentalogie macht。 Vorgeschichte Teil 1 zur Hexer-Saga， die von Netflix verfilmt wurde und wird。Allerlei Erlebnisse wechseln sich mit erklärenden Passagen ab （"Die Stimme der Vernunft"） und beleuchten die Geschichte um den Hexer Geralt von Riva。Zum Verständnis der Serie absolut zu empfehlen。Gutes Buch， dass Lust auf die Pentalogie macht。 。。。more

Sarah Kelsey ，

Yes， read it。 It's good。 Be ready for a non-linear story。 You will be jumping around in the time line， but it all makes sense for revelation of the characters in this expository installment， and it does not bore as so many prequels and first-in-epic-series books do。 Be ready for eastern European names; this is not Tolkien。 For me part of the joy is delving into a series inspired by folklore from somewhere other than Ireland。 I like that the writer uses the characters to explore human nature。 Thi Yes， read it。 It's good。 Be ready for a non-linear story。 You will be jumping around in the time line， but it all makes sense for revelation of the characters in this expository installment， and it does not bore as so many prequels and first-in-epic-series books do。 Be ready for eastern European names; this is not Tolkien。 For me part of the joy is delving into a series inspired by folklore from somewhere other than Ireland。 I like that the writer uses the characters to explore human nature。 This is not merely a political drama; it's not just romance; it's not just sword skirmishes and cart chases and magical explosions。 Yes， all those elements appear， but the author has used those opportunities to explore deeper questions: When is killing a mercy？ How do you know what you're doing is right？ What responsibility do we have for our past choices？ What is human nature？ Why do people invent monsters？。。。 Really， this is the best kind of fantasy; it is the mirror we hold up to ourselves。 I can't wait to start the next book。 。。。more

Stephie ，

This is fascinating。 Reading this is the best decision I’ve made。 I have been watching The witcher series in Netflix and I wanted to really understand the world behind that so I decided to read it。 This book is the introduction of Geralt of Rivia， the adventures and journey of being a witcher。 Dandelion aka Jaskier， bestfriend of Geralt of Rivia， has been wonderful， comical and the best buddy。 In this book， Yennefer of Vengeberg was also introduced although slightly， still no back story behind h This is fascinating。 Reading this is the best decision I’ve made。 I have been watching The witcher series in Netflix and I wanted to really understand the world behind that so I decided to read it。 This book is the introduction of Geralt of Rivia， the adventures and journey of being a witcher。 Dandelion aka Jaskier， bestfriend of Geralt of Rivia， has been wonderful， comical and the best buddy。 In this book， Yennefer of Vengeberg was also introduced although slightly， still no back story behind her journey。 It was very interesting to read this after watching the series because there are things that are changed and omitted for the sake of entertainment so if you are really curious as to what the story entails， you need to read the books for proper understanding and comprehension with the events that occurred in the tv series。 As I have observed， there are some events in this book that are incorporated for both season 1 and season 2 of the netflix series。 It is really hard to guess whether they just intended to scatter the events for the purpose of undertanding the story in a much broader aspect because for me I needed to read the books for me to eventually understand the flow and to know the sequence of the events that occurred in the tv series。 And now since I’ve read this， I am beginning to clearly appreciate and comprehend the subtle conflicts and situations that have been discussed and presented in the tv series。 It is important for me to know what’s happening and where is the story going for， cause it’s really hard for me to just embrace the one that is adapted and the one that is on the games compared to the literal source which is the books cause this books holds the power of the original informations and facts in regards of the witchers world。 So I do enjoy reading this。 I am excited to continue my journey in unlocking the secrets of The Witcher series。 。。。more

Therearenobadbooks ，

My first contact with the Witcher was with the video games， but this series has made me enjoy fairytales in their twisted dark way。 Looking forward to the other volumes。

Constanza Francese ，

3。50/3。75。 I really enjoyed it， the witcher's world is so vast and full of surprises and I LOVE fantasy stories where the characters travel experiencing different things and meeting people。 The only downside for me was the fact that I have already watched the series therefore some things I knew beforehand。 Besides this aspect， I was so happily surprised on the fact that Geralt's personality was much deeper than what the tv series shows。 3。50/3。75。 I really enjoyed it， the witcher's world is so vast and full of surprises and I LOVE fantasy stories where the characters travel experiencing different things and meeting people。 The only downside for me was the fact that I have already watched the series therefore some things I knew beforehand。 Besides this aspect， I was so happily surprised on the fact that Geralt's personality was much deeper than what the tv series shows。 。。。more

Znad_książki ，

4，5

Jenny ，

Uppbyggd av korta historier vilket gör att boken inte riktigt får ett djup eller en riktig handling。 Inte en favorit hos mig。

Trevor Kassis ，

Not as charming as the writing in Wild Hunt。 It all feels pretty basic， and the prose is sort of clunky。 I like how much of a shit Geralt is。 Need to find out if the series improves as it goes， or if this is as good as it gets。

raven ，

Jak ja kocham to uniwersum

Cameron Martinez ，

I wanted to watch The Witcher series on Netflix and figured I would read the book first。 Honestly， I don't think these books are for me and I'll just watch the show。 I have watched the first 3 episodes of season 1， and the series is really similar to the book， which is awesome。 I wanted to watch The Witcher series on Netflix and figured I would read the book first。 Honestly， I don't think these books are for me and I'll just watch the show。 I have watched the first 3 episodes of season 1， and the series is really similar to the book， which is awesome。 。。。more

Tilde Bergerstam ，

Den enda anledningen till att jag tog mig igenom hela den här boken är för att jag älskar Witcher III spelet och tycker första säsongen av Netflix serien är ganska bra。 Min huvudsakliga känsla efter att ha avslutat det sista kapitlet var: irritation。 Boken är inte speciellt bra skriven och har en oroligt dålig kvinnosyn。 Hade inte förväntat mig allt för mycket med tanke på hur kvinnor porträtteras i spelen men blev ändå besviken。 Jag har på senaste tiden funderat en del på det här med sex i litt Den enda anledningen till att jag tog mig igenom hela den här boken är för att jag älskar Witcher III spelet och tycker första säsongen av Netflix serien är ganska bra。 Min huvudsakliga känsla efter att ha avslutat det sista kapitlet var: irritation。 Boken är inte speciellt bra skriven och har en oroligt dålig kvinnosyn。 Hade inte förväntat mig allt för mycket med tanke på hur kvinnor porträtteras i spelen men blev ändå besviken。 Jag har på senaste tiden funderat en del på det här med sex i litteratur， ifall jag rent av är helt negativt inställd till sexscener i böcker över huvudtaget。 De känns ofta onaturliga， stela och tillför sällan något。 Påbörjade dock Sally Rooneys senaste bok samtidigt som jag avslutade denna och insåg att hon verkligen är en författare som jag tycker kan skriva sex bra。 Så det är inte omöjligt。Världen som the witcher utspelar sig i （förutom sexismen） är superintressant och har såååå stor potential！ Kommer säkert läsa fler av böckerna i hopp om att de blir bättre och för att jag tycker det är intressant med all lore。 Rekommenderar den dock inte。 Tack och hej。 。。。more

Gemma Koury ，

Okay … I liked this book & while I understand it’s a collection of short stories leading up to Geralt’s present … I found that it lacked “umph” & there weren’t any characters of substance- none that stood out - I hope the next book enthralls me more than this one did 。 4 / 5 ⭐️

Heather Bradford ，

Given this is a translation I was expecting this to be more difficult to read。 I was pleasantly surprised at how easily it flows。 I was equally surprised to find elements of many well known fairy tales thread through the narrative。Decidedly enjoyable， I'm looking forward to reading more。 Given this is a translation I was expecting this to be more difficult to read。 I was pleasantly surprised at how easily it flows。 I was equally surprised to find elements of many well known fairy tales thread through the narrative。Decidedly enjoyable， I'm looking forward to reading more。 。。。more

Justin ，

4。5 stars！ For some reason high fantasy novels are harder for me to read。 I think the overwhelming amount of new places， people， names， new words， etc just throw my brain for a loop。 However， The Last Wish gave me no issues。 Sapkowski’s writing is accessible and easy to follow and kept me engaged until the end。 I’m glad this is only the beginning of my adventures with Geralt。

Arcellito Arce ，

Not worth the money:（Not put together very well and the story is a bit flat。Just seems to be incomplete and unfinished。Almost like a draft。Maybe the book was lost in translation。

Yuliia ，

This was so poetic but I was so confused half the time。

Aidan ，

Bit of a Witcher simp ngl

Ana Claudia ，

Gostei mais do que esperava até！ Normalmente não gosto muito de livros que não são uma única narrativa （e esse são alguns contos somente） mas gostei， principalmente quando comecei a ver a série， que tem muitos episódios em referência aos acontecimentos desse livro。 "Um mal é um mal， Stregobor。 Menor， maior， médio， tanto faz。。。 As proporções são convencionadas e as fronteiras， imprecisas。 Não sou um santo eremita e não pratiquei apenas o bem ao longo de minha vida。 Mas， se me couber escolher entr Gostei mais do que esperava até！ Normalmente não gosto muito de livros que não são uma única narrativa （e esse são alguns contos somente） mas gostei， principalmente quando comecei a ver a série， que tem muitos episódios em referência aos acontecimentos desse livro。 "Um mal é um mal， Stregobor。 Menor， maior， médio， tanto faz。。。 As proporções são convencionadas e as fronteiras， imprecisas。 Não sou um santo eremita e não pratiquei apenas o bem ao longo de minha vida。 Mas， se me couber escolher entre dois males， prefiro abster-me por completo da escolha。" 。。。more

Ana ，

I couldn't get into it and skimmed the last half of the book。 I couldn't get into it and skimmed the last half of the book。 。。。more

Olivia Craig ，

I did like this - but I do think the fact that I’ve seen some of the show helped me understand this better。 I find that I prefer continuous stories whereas this was an assortment of short stories put together into one book。 The stories were interesting but I am curious to see if the other books have more of an overarching story that is easier to follow。 I am curious to read more， but this one was just okay for me！

Sarah ，

A surprisingly light and easy read， I think I was expecting something more convoluted and tricky to follow but that was not the case; pleasantly so。

Shawn ，

Minus the weird sex scene as the introduction the book was really good。 Can’t wait to read more。

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