The Witcher Stories Boxed Set: The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny

Translated by Danusia Stok

Translated by David French

On Sale: Feb 28, 2023
Page Count: 768 pages
Publisher: Orbit
ISBN-13: 9780316565165

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$47.99 CAD

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Andrzej Sapkowski created an international phenomenon with his New York Times bestselling epic fantasy saga, The Witcher. This special stories boxed set includes The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, the two books that inspired season one of the hit Netflix series.

★ The New York Times bestselling series
★ Over Fifteen Million Copies Sold Worldwide
★ World Fantasy Award Winning Author
★ David Gemmell Legend Award Winning Author
★ Named One of the Greatest Book Series of All Time by Forbes

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 murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent.

Follow Geralt as he battles monsters, demons and prejudices alike in these two bestselling collections of unmissable tales.

The Witcher
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake
Season of Storms
Crossroads of Ravens

The Malady and Other Stories: An Andrzej Sapkowski Sampler (e-only)

Hussite Trilogy
The Tower of Fools
Warriors of God
Light Perpetual

Translated from original Polish by Danusia Stok and David French

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The Witcher

Andrzej Sapkowski is the internationally bestselling author of The Witcher series and The Hussite Trilogy, known for his multi-layered plots, rich worldbuilding, and morally complex characters. The Witcher series, which has been translated into over 40 languages and has sold over 30 million copies, also inspired a hit Netflix series and landmark video games. Recognized as one of the most influential voices in modern fantasy, he received the David Gemmell Legend Award in 2009. In 2024, Forbes named The Witcher one of the 30 greatest book series of all time.

David French is a translator from Polish to English, specializing in literary translation, movie screenplays, and subtitles. He has been translating books from Andrzej Sapkowski's bestselling Witcher series since 2012. David is a former English teacher. He learned Polish as an adult and is based in Poland. He enjoys yoga, singing, and birdwatching.His website address is davidfrench.pl.

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Andrzej Sapkowski

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Andrzej Sapkowski was born in 1948 in Poland. He studied economy and business, but the success of his fantasy cycle about the Witcher Geralt of Rivia turned him into a bestselling writer. His work has received Poland’s Janusz A. Zajdel prize five times, as well as Great Britain’s David Gemmell Award for Fantasy, in 2009. In 2016, he received the World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement. The Witcher has been adapted to a successful video-game franchise, and is now a series on Netflix.

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