The one who has the power to change the world for good-or for evil.Īs the threat of war hangs over the land and the child is pursued for her extraordinary powers, it will become Geralt’s responsibility to protect them all. Geralt of Rivia, the hunter known as the Witcher, has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child. The caravan is attacked by the Scoia'tael, and Ciri experiences the horror of war for a second time.Andrzej Sapkowski’s New York Times bestselling Witcher series has inspired the hit Netflix show and multiple blockbuster video games, and has transported millions of fans around the globe to an epic, unforgettable world of magic and adventure.įor over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. Geralt shows Ciri the roses of Aelirenn, who died leading the elven young to fight the humans. On the way, Triss falls ill, and they shelter with Yarpen Zigrin's dwarven company guarding a caravan. In the spring, Geralt leaves Kaer Morhen with Triss and Ciri, intending to deliver Ciri to the Temple School in Ellander where she would receive a 'normal' education from Nenneke. He captures Geralt's friend, Dandelion the bard, and tortures him for information about Ciri, but another sorceress - Yennefer - helps Dandelion and injures Rience in the process, leaving him scarred and easier to identify. He is a servant of a more powerful mage, who remains unknown.

Triss realises that Ciri is a person with powerful magical abilities, known as a Source.Īt the same time, a mysterious wizard called Rience is looking for the girl. She is called by Geralt to help with occasional strange and abnormal behavior he has seen in Ciri. But during her 'education', the sorceress Triss Merigold comes to Kaer Morhen. She is taught to fight with a sword in the witcher style. She learns about monsters and how to fight them. There Ciri is being taught by other witchers, including old Vesemir, Coën, Eskel and Lambert. The girl is being protected by Geralt of Rivia, a witcher - a magically and genetically mutated monster slayer for hire, who takes her to the witchers' keep - Kaer Morhen. He knows that this young girl has great importance, not only because of her royal blood, but also because of her magical potential and elven blood in her veins. Emhyr var Emreis, Emperor of Nilfgaard, sends his spies to find her. Queen Calanthe commits suicide and her granddaughter, Cirilla, called Ciri and nicknamed the 'Lion Cub of Cintra' somehow flees from the burning capital city. The Αυτοκρατορία του Nilfgaard attacks the Kingdom of Cintra.

Krew elfów by Andrzej Sapkowski