Paperback, 256 pages

Spanish language

Published Jan. 20, 2007 by Bibliópolis.

ISBN:
978-84-932836-9-8
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4 stars (8 reviews)

Geralt de Rivia, brujo y mutante sobrehumano, se gana la vida como cazador de monstruos en una tierra de magia y maravilla: con sus dos espadas al hombro -la de acero para hombres, y la de plata para bestias- da cuenta de estriges, manticoras, grifos, vampiros, quimeras y lobisomes, pero sólo cuando amenazan la paz. Irónico, cínico, descreído y siempre errante, sus pasos le llevan de pueblo en pueblo ofreciendo sus servicios, hallando las más de las veces que los auténticos monstruos se esconden bajo rostros humanos. En su camino sorteará intrigas, elegirá el mal menor, debatirá cuestiones de precio, hollará el confín del mundo y realizará su último deseo: así comienzan las aventuras del brujo Geralt de Rivia.

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Bonne introduction à la série

4 stars

J'ai apprécié ce recueil de nouvelles malgré tout de même quelques imperfections, notamment le style d'écriture qui pouvait être un peu lourd par moment dans les tournures ou les mots employés. Et l'autre défaut c'est le final des nouvelles qui semblent parfois tomber comme un cheveux sur la soupe (en gros ça se dénoue un peu trop facilement et rapidement). Mais ne vous détrompez pas, j'ai apprécié ma lecture. En particulier le fait que l'auteur se soit inspiré de différents folklores et contes anciens pour les détourner et écrire ces nouvelles. Pour ma part, je connaissais déjà l'adaptation en série télé donc je n'étais pas perdue dans cet univers, mais je me mets à la place de quelqu'un qui découvre "Le Sorceleur" et je me dis que ce format de nouvelles organisées sans chronologie doit en dérouter plus d'un. Néanmoins, les deux œuvres sont différentes. Il y a des choses …

reviewed El último deseo by Andrzej Sapkowski (La Saga de Geralt de Rivia, #1)

Review of 'The last wish' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

As many people I started reading this after watching the TV Show (but haven't played the game, yet).

I was scared that it would be too similar to I was already seen but to my surprise, even though some of the events tell the "same story" (on a sense), the events within them are pretty different from what I saw on TV. Different enough I would say.

I did enjoy it though it was short in length, but in exchange you don't necessarily need to continue reading the rest of the books if you don't want to (right away) because it contains a tale per chapter that even if they are a full story when read in full it doesn't put the reader in a position where it needs to read the rest right away.

I recommend it if you like the fantasy genre, is a light read, short and …

Review of 'The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Translations haven't really worked for me that well in the past, so I was worried that I wouldn't be able to get through the first chapter, but I was actually pleasantly surprised by the competency of the writing.

What is ostensibly a collection of short stories, with some connective tissue starts strong, but I found myself growing tired of it near the end. It's a weirdly antiseptic book, all description and a minimum of internal monologue. It's hard to get a grasp on Geralt as he seems to act somewhat randomly and never getting to hear his thoughts means there is not a lot to hang his motivations on.

And the humour gets old fast.

And so does the weird sexism.

It has, however, made me appreciate the computer game a lot more, so I guess that is something...

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