The Last Wish - Books of Duck Cafe

gregorgross reviewed Der letzte Wunsch by Andrzej Sapkowski

Sehr witzig und packend

4 stars

Dieses Buch beginnt ziemlich genau, wo die Serie beginnt: Geralt jagt eine Striege. Erzählt wird hier viel aus der Vorgeschichte des Hexers, warum er der Schlächter von Blaviken heisst, wie er den Brauch des Rechts der Überraschung anwendet (was später viel Bedeutung haben wird), wie er die Zauberin Yennefer kennenlernt und sie sie verlieben.

Die Dialoge sind oft wirklich witzig. Unterhaltungen laufen oft wie in einem Krimi ab, denn fast alle wollen einem Hexer nie die Wahrheit sagen, selbst wenn sie ihn eigentlich beauftragen wollen. So kommen die eigentlichen Gründe und Randbedingungen immer erst nach und nach ans Tageslicht.

Sehr spannend ist das Buch auch. Aber es liest sich wirklich sehr gut. Ich beschaffe mir umgehend Teil 2.

inkwing reviewed Der letzte Wunsch by Andrzej Sapkowski

Solid prelude

4 stars

DE: Nach Serie und Spiel gebe ich mich nun auch mal an die Bücher. Band 1 der Vorgeschichte hat mir gut gefallen, auch wenn natürlich einiges in den Grundzügen bekannt war. Es ist eher eine lose Sammlung an Kurzgeschichten, was ich vorher wusste und dem Lesen keinen Abbruch tut. Einzig mit dem Schreibstil (bzw. der deutschen Übersetzung) werde ich nicht ganz warm.

EN: After the TV show and the game, I will now delve deeper into the Witcher saga by reading the books. I really liked Part One of the prelude, even though most of the general story was already known. It is more a collection of short stories than one continuous story, but I knew that beforehand and enjoyed it nonetheless. Just the writing style (or at least the German translation) is not quit my cup of tea.

Azalea Forrest reviewed The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #0.5)

Review of 'The Last Wish' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Geralt is gruff and sarcastic, and yet he's a loveable character. His sense of humor and moralistic approach to his life and his job is something to admire in a character. Despite being in the middle of playing Witcher 3, and having already seen the show, I found myself still wanting to read on.

The Last Wish is a collection of short stories that comprises most if not all of Geralt's scenes in the first season of the Netflix adaptation, and more. As usual, I prefer the books to the adaptations, because there is so much more nuance and other characters that turn this world into something you can really feel yourself falling into. Sapkowski's lore and worldbuilding is absolutely phenomenal, and I love how he ties in real-world fairytales into the witcher world's reality. A Grain of Truth and The Edge of the World were my favorite of these …

Geralt is gruff and sarcastic, and yet he's a loveable character. His sense of humor and moralistic approach to his life and his job is something to admire in a character. Despite being in the middle of playing Witcher 3, and having already seen the show, I found myself still wanting to read on.

The Last Wish is a collection of short stories that comprises most if not all of Geralt's scenes in the first season of the Netflix adaptation, and more. As usual, I prefer the books to the adaptations, because there is so much more nuance and other characters that turn this world into something you can really feel yourself falling into. Sapkowski's lore and worldbuilding is absolutely phenomenal, and I love how he ties in real-world fairytales into the witcher world's reality. A Grain of Truth and The Edge of the World were my favorite of these collections. (If only Lille could have been in the adaptation.)

4.5/5 stars. Dandilion & Geralt forever <3