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The Time of Contempt

#4 in series

by Andrzej Sapkowski
David French
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To protect his ward Ciri, Geralt of Rivia sends her to train with the sorceress Yennefer. But all is not well within the Wizard's Guild in the second novel of the Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games.

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: guardian of the innocent; protector of those in need; a defender in dark times against some of the most frightening creatures of myth and legend.
His task now is to protect Ciri. A child of prophecy, she will have the power to change the world for good or for ill—but only if she lives to use it.
Witcher 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
Translated from original Polish by David French

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Witcher

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 7, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781478904731
      • File size: 343284 KB
      • Duration: 11:55:10

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 15, 2013
      This crowded sequel to the Polish bestseller Blood of Elves mashes up political intrigues, military maneuvers, magic duels, and monster hunts. Geralt, the Witcher (a magic-boosted warrior), and his beloved, the sorceress Yennefer, try to protect Princess Cirilla, heir to a conquered land, from the Empire of Nilfgaard as it attempts to absorb all the Northern Kingdoms. The Nilfgaardian Emperor Emhyr var Emreis sends hunters to pursue Ciri and to disrupt a conclave of mages while his troops roll over his squabbling neighbors. Ciri is forced to flee on her own through an unreliable portal, facing a variety of ordeals while Geralt searches for her. French’s translation piles on clichés and contemporary English slang (“raining cats and dogs,” “have a butchers”) to play up Sapkowski’s fondness for anachronisms such as mages arguing over the killing of endangered species. Sapkowski moves the plot quickly amid a welter of names and lightly sketched histories, giving the world depth but also confusing the reader at times.

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2013

      As a Witcher, Geralt has perfected his physical prowess as well as his sorcerous abilities in order to fight the demons and other evil creatures that threaten the land and its people. Now he must protect a young girl named Ciri, a child of prophecy whose actions can save or destroy the world. When Ciri goes missing, it is up to Geralt to discover who has taken her and to find her before it is too late. Second in the series (after Blood of Elves; a book of short stories, The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher, which precedes the main series, has also been translated into English), this latest novel by Polish fantasy author Sapkowski presents a fast-paced fantasy world in which sorcerers can bring about both great good and great evil. VERDICT Readers familiar with the related Witcher Role Playing Game should enjoy reading adventures set in the role-playing world, while sword and sorcery fans can take this title on its own merits.

      Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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