Krew elfów
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Krew elfów (Blood of Elves) is the first novel in the Witcher Saga written by Andrzej Sapkowski. It's a sequel to the Witcher short stories collected in the books The Last Wish and Miecz przeznaczenia and is followed by Czas pogardy (The Time of Disdain).
[edit] Plot summary
The Empire of Nilfgaard attacks the Kingdom of Cintra. Queen Calanthe commits suicide and her granddaughter, Cirilla, called Ciri, or "Lion Cub of Cintra" somehow flees from the burning capital city. Emhyr var Emreis, Emperor of Nilfgaard, sends his spies to find her. He knows that this young girl has great importance, not only because of her royal blood, but also because of her magical potential and elven blood in her veins.
The girl is being protected by Geralt of Rivia, a witcher - a magically and genetically mutated monster slayer for hire, who takes her to the witchers' keep - Kaer Morhen. There Ciri is being taught by other witchers, including old Vesemir, Coen, Eskel and Lambert. She learns a lot about monsters and how to fight with a sword. But during her "education", sorceress Triss Merigold comes to Kaer Morhen. She is called by Geralt to help with strange, abnormal behavior of the child. They reveal that Ciri is one of the people with powerful magical abilities, known as the Sources. At the same time, a mysterious wizard called Rience is looking for the girl. He is a servant of some more powerful mage. He captures Geralt's friend, Dandelion the bard, to get information about Ciri, but another sorceress - Yennefer - helps Dandelion and injures Rience in the process.
[edit] Notes
- The UK edition cover features J.R.R. Tolkien's tengwar alphabet, even though Sapkowski's elves use runes, not in any way similar to the tengwar.
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 Polish cover (1st edition) |
Polish cover (2nd edition) |
UK cover |
 Early version of the UK cover |
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| The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski | |
| Short story collections | |
|---|---|
| Wiedźmin (obsolete) | The Last Wish | Miecz przeznaczenia (The Sword of Destiny) | Coś się kończy, coś się zaczyna | |
| Novels | |
| Krew elfów (Blood of the Elves) | Czas pogardy (The Time of Disdain) | Chrzest ognia (Baptism by Fire) | Wieża Jaskółki (The Swallow's Tower) | Pani Jeziora (The Lady of the Lake) | |
| Adaptations | |
| Wiedźmin (graphic novels) | The Hexer (movie and TV series) | Wiedźmin: Gra Wyobraźni (PnP RPG) | The Witcher (computer game) | |
