Baptism of Fire

The Witcher returns in this action packed sequel to The Time of Contempt in the series that inspired The Witcher video games The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and in the uproar Geralt was seriously injured The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent a protector of those in need a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times But now that dark times have fallen upon the world Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries While war rages across all of the lands the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it It s an impossible situation in which to find one girl Ciri the heiress to the throne of Cintra has vanished until a rumor places her in the Niflgaard court preparing to marry the Emperor Injured or not Geralt has a rescue mission on his hands This is the third novel in the Witcher series For a list of novels from Andrzej Sapkowski visit the Orbit website http www orbitbooks net the witcher books by andrzej sapkowski The Witcher series The Last Wish The Sword of Destiny Blood of Elves The Time of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Malady and Other Stories An Andrzej Sapkowski Sampler e only The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game The Witcher The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and in the uproar Geralt was seriously injured The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent a protector of those in need a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times But now that dark times have fallen upon the world Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries While war rages across all of the lands the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers who survive are determined to protect it It s an impossible situation in which to find one girl Ciri the heiress to the throne of Cintra