The Time of Contempt

Andrzej Sapkowski

Aug 2013 · The Witcher Saga Book 4 · Sold by Orbit

About this eBook

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.
 
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

Hussite Trilogy
The Tower of Fools
Warriors of God

Translated from original Polish by David French

Ratings and reviews

Short, simple read with tons of Game of Thronesish themes with its own unique story. It's Slavic lore puts it in an almost Brothers Grimm setting, as opposed to traditional Western European Tolkien. Highly recommend all of the Witcher books.

Book is great, but the styling has quirks; randomly starting a new page, using single quotes instead of double quotes for dialogue, the translator used very uncommon words (thank you Google for showing definitions).

An excellent continuation of the first book. There was a lot of story progression and some emphatic battles that were made more intriguing due to the excellent characters. The strongest entry of the final three books.

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.