Sword of Destiny

The Witcher, #2

by Andrzej Sapkowski

393 pages

English language

Published May 27, 2015 by ORBIT.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-38970-9
OCLC Number:: 919593652

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Collects short stories following the adventures of magical hero Geralt.

"Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent."--

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jvt038 reviewed Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #2)

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4 stars

The Witcher, the Sword of destiny is the second collection of short stories by Sapkowski.
It discusses various ethical, moral, and unnatural subjects, such as what makes someone a monster, and a big recurrent motive is destiny. Does it exist? Are peoplebreally destined for each other?
I like the way Sapkowski implies that destiny can only exist when people believe, and strive for it; more is needed than just destiny for destiny to happen. And I think personal beliefs and faith is required for destiny to happen.

Either way, the book really goes more in depth of Geralt as a character, and it elucidates his reluctance to take certain jobs. For example, in "a shard of ice" he ultimately decides to reject a job, because he doesn't perceive certain species as "monsters", due to them having a consciousness.

Ultimately, I'll give it a 4/5.

tivasyk reviewed Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski (The Witcher, #2)

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3 stars

піду проти течії, поставлю... трояка. чим, певно, здивую багатьох (знайомих і незнайомих) читачів, котрі оцінили на п'ятірку. причини бачу різні, але згадаю тут лише «найслабшу», суб'єктивну: чекав зовсім іншого від «відьмака», якоїсь запальної пригоди... отримав пафосне і сльозливе філосовствування від по-підлітковому зацикленого на закоханості, самозануреного персонажа, з потрійним повторюванням фраз за основний художній прийом. вирок: не позбавлене художньої цінності, але на мій смак і вимогу — навіть поруч не лежало з «грою престолів».