![]() ![]() Familiarity with the original fairy tale is not necessary to appreciate the stories told here, though it provides more depth. Each of the stories is modeled on what can be often recognized as a classic fairytale – but always providing something new and unexpected to the experience of the story. This interrupts the pacing sometimes but is overall not a bad plan. The premise is a story (six of them) of the past being told within the story of the present ( The Voice of Reason), with the occasional interlude to the present story. There is minimal problematic prose and I believe the sometimes exposition heavy dialogue comes from the book rather than the translation. The English translation is a good one, the style is relaxed the stories are beautifully descriptive and the writing is simplistic. It holds a more distinctly eastern European setting and a Slavic mythological flair. The stories feel like something new in the realm of fantasy heavily influenced by Tolkien. This collection of chronological short stories is to introduce Geralt of Rivia to the audience. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski is a prequel to the first book in the actual series for The Witcher, The Blood of Elves. ![]() ![]() But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good… and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. His sole purpose: to destroy the monsters that plague the world. ![]()
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