Geralt of Rivia is on a mission to save his ward Ciri and with her the world in this third
novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the blockbuster video games and the
fourth season of the hit Netflix show. The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and in
the uproar Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the
innocent a protector of those in need a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that
prey on men in dark times. But now that dark times have fallen upon the world Geralt is
helpless until he has recovered from his injuries. While war rages across all of the lands
the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect
it. It's an impossible situation in which to find one girl - Ciri the heiress to the throne of
Cintra has vanished - until a rumour places her in the Niflgaard court preparing to marry the
Emperor. Injured or not Geralt has a rescue mission on his hands. Translated by David
French.
