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The Time of Contempt

By Andrzej Sapkowski
Series: Witcher
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Geralt of Rivia, a Witcher and protector against fearsome creatures, must safeguard his young ward, Ciri, a child prophesied to wield world-altering power. To secure her future, he entrusts her to the sorceress Yennefer's tutelage. However, dark intrigues brew within the Wizard's Guild, threatening all that Geralt and Ciri hold dear. This second instalment of Andrzej Sapkowski's epic fantasy series continues to expand the richly crafted world that has inspired the hit Netflix show and acclaimed video games.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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The Time of Contempt appeals to readers who enjoy a blend of thrilling fantasy and intricate political intrigue. Fans of epic sagas featuring complex characters and mythic adventures will find this series particularly captivating.

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To protect his ward Ciri, Geralt of Rivia sends her to train with the sorceress Yennefer. But all is not well within the Wizard's Guild in the second novel of the Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games.

★ The New York Times Bestselling Series
★ Over Fifteen Million Copies Sold Worldwide
★ World Fantasy Award Winning Author
★ David Gemmell Legend Award Winning Author
★ Named One of the Greatest Book Series of All Time by Forbes

Geralt is a Witcher: guardian of the innocent; protector of those in need; a defender in dark times against some of the most frightening creatures of myth and legend.

His task now is to protect Ciri. A child of prophecy, she will have the power to change the world for good or for ill— but only if she lives to use it.

Witcher collections
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny

Witcher novels
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake
Season of Storms
Crossroads of Ravens

Hussite Trilogy
The Tower of Fools
Warriors of God

Translated from original Polish by David French

Series: Witcher

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316452762

Publisher: Orbit

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 July 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Orbit

Edition: New edition

Contributors:

  • Translated by David French

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 368

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Andrzej Sapkowski Crime & Thriller Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Historical Fantasy Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Witcher

About the Author

Andrzej Sapkowski is the author of the Witcher series and the Hussite Trilogy. He was born in 1948 in Poland and studied economics and business, but the success of his fantasy cycle about Geralt of Rivia turned him into an international bestselling writer. Geralt's story has inspired the hit Netflix show and multiple video games, has been translated into thirty-seven languages, and has sold millions of copies worldwide.

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