Book description
Geralt, the witcher of Riva, is back - and this time he holds the fate
of the whole land in his hands . . . For more than a hundred years
humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves lived together in relative peace. But
times have changed, the uneasy peace is over and now the races once
again fight each other - and themselves: dwarves are killing their
kinsmen, and elves are murdering humans and elves, at least those elves
who are friendly to humans . . . Into this tumultuous time is born a
child for whom the witchers of the world have been waiting. Ciri, the
granddaughter of Queen Calanthe, the Lioness of Cintra, has strange
powers and a stranger destiny, for prophecy names her the Flame, one
with the power to change the world - for good, or for evil . . . Geralt,
the witcher of Rivia, has taken Ciri to the relative safety of the
Witchers' Settlement, but it soon becomes clear that Ciri isn't like the
other witchers. As the political situation grows ever dimmer and the
threat of war hangs almost palpably over the land, Geralt searches for
someone to train Ciri's unique powers. But someone else has an eye on
the young girl, someone who understand exactly what the prophecy means -
and exactly what Ciri's power can do. This time Geralt may have met his
match.
