Season of Storms (The Witcher, 8)

I enjoyed this book a great deal.It occurs time-wise after the Witcher meets Yennefer, but before the events in the Circi stories.Without giving too much way (spoilers below), this book feels closer to the original Polish versions of the stories than previous English versions. The stories have an "adult" feel to them and are less "politically correct." The characters and their stories feel more natural and less focused and filtered through a current political filter.In the first town that Gerault comes to, he almost passes out in room inhabited by extreme farting, loud mouthed women guards. Some bathroom humor ensues, and eventually there is a scuffle with the amazons.There are at least two love interests in the book (not including remembrances of Yennefer).We get to explore a bit more of the world, which is fun, and the Witcher and his dwarven companion give us a bit more philosophy in a good natured, enjoyable way.We also find out a good bit about the mages and where some of the terrors in the countryside *actually* come from.All in all, a good book for a mature reader.** Spoilers Follow **The Witcher has his swords stolen, and then he is framed by the mages and physically exploited by a female mage (he doesn't seem to mind much).Dandelion actually has a pivotal role in this book and saves Gerault's bacon on several occasions.The story takes us from some simple monster hunting to the Witcher's framing to some shady criminals to some even shadier mages who need the Witcher to "eliminate" one of their own gone rogue.The Witcher barely escapes with his life after learning that *gasp* most of the creatures that he has been fighting over the years were actually *created* by the mages guild. (Actually that *was* a shocker for this reader.)After a couple of additional complications, including the introduction of a fox-woman, child stealing, shapeshifter, Gerault is reunited with his swords.It is a fun romp, and I enjoyed the snarky banter and anti-hero aspects of the Witcher even more in this book than previous ones.My take is that this collection is closer to the mother tongue than the previous versions and thus has a better, more natural flow to it. I've mentioned it a couple of times because it becomes obvious as you read the stories.**PC warning** One caveat, if you are easily offended, or you have very specific views about who is *allowed* to be portrayed as a villain then you might not like this book. **PC warning off**

Only negative is the Netflix logo but what can you do. Otherwise good looking books and good read.

This last Witcher novel is set before the saga starts, namely sometime during the short story era. However, it differs wildly in tone and writing style from any of Sapkowski's Witcher books, and should definitely be read last. It's unevenly written, everyone behaves out of character, it's crude and juvenile, and Sapkowski even breaks his own canon. It's pretty clear he had no intentions of writing more Witcher stories, so this is basically all his half-finished ideas unpolished and slapped together with a bit of old glue.It is, however, incredibly entertaining, exactly because it's so outrageous. It has some truly funny moments, a lot of "are you kidding me??" moments, one really beautiful story which has been adapted into one of the Witcher comics, and the ending wraps it up nicely with the saga after all.If you're a fan of this universe, you definitely shouldn't miss this one, if you want to have a good laugh or shake your head. There are even a few cute moments in there. It's... definitely not boring.

I love the Witcher books! I haven’t watched the show or played the games. The books are a world of their own, transporting you somewhere else more adventurous and exciting! If you like books such as lord of the rings, Harry Potter, or similar I can’t imagine you wouldn’t enjoy these. Would recommend for older teens/adults.

Good read, as usual not in chronological order with the rest of the story. There are some sites that suggest a reading order other than production order. Such as reading the stories in the chronological order that they occur. But no matter how you read them they're a good read. I've only read the books I haven't played the games so I can't make any comparison to that but I have seen all of the new Netflix show and read all of the books which, as is usually the case, are infinitely better. The show is good too; it's worth checking out. but it just can't fit in everything that an author can fit into a book. Also the show may not be for young fantasy fans....more of an adult vibe. The books are much more eloquent if a little less audience friendly. I would recommend the witcher series to anyone who likes RA Salvatore, the authors of the Sundering series, or anyone who likes fantasy books that have as much storyline and character development as they do magic and Fantastical Inventions. Like I said maybe not a good first fantasy book ever, but definitely a series to read along the way

Although this novel is the most recent in the series, it appears to take place sometime between the short stories in "The Last Wish." I am not entirely certain on that, but it is certainly not a continuation of "The Lady of the Lake".Anyways, once you figure out whereabouts you are in The Witcher timeline, the story is no less wonderful than the earlier novels. It's vivid descriptions, intriguing characters, and perfectly timed comic relief make this a novel that is difficult to put down. I read it in three days, but only because apparently "I found a good book!" is not a good enough excuse to leave work.I did find that this particular novel included the use of more Signs and Potions by Geralt. In the earlier novels and short stories, Geralt really did not use those particular tools very often. I felt that this novel was geared more toward people who had played The Witcher video games, where Signs and Potions are key aspects of gameplay.Nevertheless, the novel was great, and I would probably read it if the author wrote an entire book based entirely on characters exclusive to the game.

I enjoy Andrzej Sapkowski's book series of The Witcher. I haven't read this one yet, but I am sure I will enjoy it as well

If following the series, and this is your last book. It's a must. Can't get enough of Witcher stories.

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There's something very engaging with The Witcher series. This book meets that criteria. It is sort of tongue in cheek. But equally, it is deadly serious. This story (I won't reveal the plot) extends the legend (this will become apparent when you read the book). It is not what I expected at all. Is that good? Yes and no. The story has many twists and turns and (I like to do this) I failed to see where it would go. So many surprises. On the other hand, the long descriptions were an irritation. If you can get over these (and many readers take a different perspective than I do on this), then this is another delight in the ever growing saga of our favourite monster hunter--with attitude.

Great writing. Doubtlessly one of the best books I have ever put my hands on.

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