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 Netflix show and video games. 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.
