What should I read before Blood of Elves?

The best way to read The Witcher books is to start with The Last Wish

The Last Wish

The Last Wish (Polish: Ostatnie życzenie) is the third published short story collection in Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series. Published by SuperNowa in 1993, it was preceded by 1992's Sword of Destiny, but is officially considered the first entry in the series and Sword of Destiny the second.

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, then read Sword of Destiny. After that you'll be ready to join Geralt, Yennifer and Ciri in the monumental Witcher Saga, the five book series that starts with The Blood of Elves.

Do I need to read The Witcher short stories before Blood of Elves?

Can I read "Blood of Elves" without reading the two short story collection books? You could, but probably shouldn't. Short stories introduce major characters and storylines. "A Matter of Price", "The Sword of Destiny" and "Something More" are essential readings in my opinion.

What books come before Blood of Elves?

Is Sword of Destiny before Blood of Elves?

The first book in the saga, Blood of Elves, takes place after the short story collections The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny.

What order should the Witcher books be read in?

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Can I start with Blood of Elves?

You can read the Blood of Elves first, but you will want prior knowledge of the Witcher. Otherwise, it will just be confusing. While the beginning is action-heavy, the Blood of Elves is not overall action-packed.

Is Blood of Elves the first witcher book?

Blood of Elves (Polish: Krew elfów) is the first novel in The Witcher series written by the Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland in 1994.

Why are the Witcher books out of order?

The Witcher Books in order of story chronology

The reason for this order is that in the initial short stories time does jump around a lot. In the Netflix series, this causes some confusion with a lot of viewers, which is understandable. While it's not perfect, the better order is probably The Last Wish first.

Is Elven blood and Elder Blood the same?

Although even though the blood is called 'Elder Blood', it isn't merely just the blood from elves, it's from a very special and specific lineage of elves that gives its descendants unparalleled magical powers which only appear in female descendants.

How long to read Blood of Elves?

The average reader will spend 6 hours and 24 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute). How quickly can you read this book? To find your reading speed you can take one of our WPM tests.

What Witcher is after Blood of Elves?

Blood of Elves. Time of Contempt. Baptism of Fire. The Tower of the Swallow.

How long is Blood of Elves?

The average reader will spend 6 hours and 56 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).

Should I start with last wish or Blood of Elves?

The best way to read The Witcher books is to start with The Last Wish, then read Sword of Destiny. After that you'll be ready to join Geralt, Yennifer and Ciri in the monumental Witcher Saga, the five book series that starts with The Blood of Elves.

Can you read The Witcher in any order?

There are eight Witcher books in the stack: two short story collections, a series of five and one stand-alone novel. There's no single correct order to read the Witcher book series in, but we certainly don't recommend diving into the Witcher world midway through.

Do The Witcher writers not like the books?

"I've been on show - namely Witcher - where some of the writers were not or actively disliked the books and games (even actively mocking the source material)," DeMayo said in an interview back in October. "It's a recipe for disaster and bad morale," he added.

Does Yennefer get pregnant by Geralt?

Geralt is a father figure to Ciri, and Yennefer is like a mother to her, as she's also unable to have children. Yennefer, like most sorceresses, is sterile and secretly sought a way of restoring her fertility.

Who is Geralt's daughter?

The child turns out to be a girl, Cirilla, commonly known as Ciri; since then the two are linked to each other. At first, Geralt does not take her because women cannot become witchers.

Who has Yennefer slept with?

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It even got to a point in the books where Yennefer slept with Geralt and Istredd on the same day, with each only finding out after the fact. You don't have to be a witcher or a sorceress to know that that's an unethical way to have an agreed-upon monogamous relationship.

What is the oldest Witcher book?

The Witcher began with a titular 1986 short story that Sapkowski entered into a competition held by Fantastyka magazine, marking his debut as an author. Due to reader demand, Sapkowski wrote 14 more stories before starting a series of novels in 1994.

Why is Henry Cavill not returning as The Witcher?

He may not have liked the direction the show was going and decided to leave. There have been rumors that Cavill chose to leave the Witcher because he reprised his role as Superman. Those rumors are just rumors as Cavill has said that he could have done both had he wanted to.

Why is Witcher season 2 not like the books?

There are a lot of differences here between the show and the books. First, the leshen isn't an enemy in the books, it's a monster that was created for the games. There also were no new monsters coming from the monolith that Ciri toppled in the show, so it couldn't have infected him like that even if he did fight one.

Is Geralt in Blood of Elves?

Geralt plays a surprisingly minor role throughout. Blood of Elves starts with Dandelion, the finest bard in the kingdom, recounting the adventures of Geralt from the previous book to an enchanted audience. That is, until a mysterious individual captures Dandelion & tortures him for information about Ciri.

Is Ciri an elf in the books?

Ciri got her Elder Blood through her genetic heritage, as she's a long-lost descendent of Lara Dorren (Niamh McCormack), a powerful Elf sorceress.

Is Ciri stronger than Geralt?

Ciri is by far the most powerful being in The Witcher universe and not many villains can come close to what she's capable of, particularly her video game version. She's not exactly a mutated witcher but her time and space manipulation powers are more than enough to put her in an even ground against Geralt.