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Blood of Elves (Polish: Krew elfów) is the first novel in the Witcher Saga written by the Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland in 1994.^[1] It is a sequel to the Witcher short stories collected in the books The Last Wish (Ostatnie życzenie) and Sword of Destiny (Miecz przeznaczenia) and is followed by Time of Contempt (Czas pogardy). The book won the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 1994^[2] and the David Gemmell Legend Award in 2009.^[3] An English translation was published in the United Kingdom in 2008 (Gollancz)^[4] and in the United States in 2009 (Orbit).^[5]

Plot[edit]

About a year before the beginning of the novel (as chronicled in the preceding short story 'Much More'), the Empire of Nilfgaard attacks the Kingdom of Cintra. Queen Calanthe, mortally wounded, commits suicide and her granddaughter, Cirilla, called Ciri and nicknamed the 'Lion Cub of Cintra' manages to flee 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 lineage, but also because of her elven blood which gives her immense magical potential. The war ends with Nilfgaard's defeat by a coalition of the Northern Kingdoms, though the Empire retains much of its power.

Blood of Elves (Book): Sapkowski, Andrzej: For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting once again. The only good elf, it seems, is a dead elf.Geralt of Rivia, the cunning assassin known as The Witcher, has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child.

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski is the first full-length Witcher novel, and I listened to the narration of Peter Kenny on audio. Richly detailed, this expands the world and characters from the prequel short stories found in The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny. Having listened to the short stories first, I can see now why it is recommended that you begin with them. Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski Book Summary: Blood Of Elves Book. Soon to be a major Netflix original series! The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, becomes the guardian of Ciri, surviving heiress of a bloody revolution and prophesied savior of the world, in the first novel of the NYT bestselling series that inspired the blockbuster video games. Blood of Elves is the first full-length Witcher novel by World Fantasy Award winner Andrzej Sapkowski, and the perfect follow up if you've read The Last Wish collection. Editions for Blood of Elves: 031602919X (Mass Market Paperback published in 2009), (Kindle Edition published in 2009), (Paperback published in.

Almost two years after the armistice, the rulers of the Northern Kingdoms meet in secret to discuss the political situation. Peace with Nilfgaard is not what it was supposed to be - the Empire's financial clout is ruining the northern economy, Imperial emissaries agitate aristocrats and merchants against their monarchs, elves and dwarves have formed partisan groups called Scoia'tael (Squirrels) and are conducting acts of terror against humans - and in every major city cultists are prophesying that the world will end, unless the Savior comes from the South. The kings decide to start a war, before the Empire weakens their countries further, and to regain Cintra. They are aware that the Emperor is looking for Ciri to marry her (morganatically) and thus to legitimize his continuing occupation of Cintra. To prevent this, the monarchs decide to find and kill Ciri.

Ciri is being protected by the Witcher Geralt of Rivia, a magically and genetically mutated monster-slayer-for-hire, who takes her to the witchers' keep, Kaer Morhen, to be educated and trained by the few remaining witchers. The oldest member of the Order, Vesemir, asks the sorceress Triss Merigold to come to Kaer Morhen and help with occasional strange and abnormal behavior he had seen in Ciri. Much of what Triss observes is just the normal aspects of a woman's maturation, which the (exclusively male) Witchers are ignorant of, but she eventually realizes that Ciri is a 'Source'. She acknowledges that she does not have the power to control Ciri's talent, and advises Geralt to swallow his pride and seek help from his former lover Yennefer, a much more experienced and powerful sorceress.

At the same time, a mysterious wizard called Rience is searching for Ciri, the servant of a more powerful mage, whose identity remains unknown. He captures Geralt's friend, Dandelion the bard, and tortures him for information about Ciri. Dandelion is saved by the timely arrival of Yennefer, who engages in a short magic duel with Rience. Rience manages to escape through a portal opened by his master, but is left with a prominent facial scar from Yennefer's spell.

In the spring, Geralt leaves Kaer Morhen with Triss and Ciri, intending to deliver Ciri to the Temple School in Ellander where she would receive a 'normal' education from the priestess Nenneke. On the way, Triss falls ill, and they join Yarpen Zigrin's dwarven company who is leading a caravan for King Henselt of Kaedwen. Geralt tells Ciri about the roses of Aelirenn, an elf who died leading elven youths to fight the humans in a hopeless attack. The caravan is attacked by the Scoia'tael, and it is revealed that the escort mission was a trap set by the kings who doubted Yarpen's loyalty.

Ciri's stay in Ellander is still haunted by disturbing dreams until the arrival of Yennefer, who starts educating her in the ways of magic. From an initial antagonism, their relationship develops into a strong and deep bond, like that of a mother and daughter.

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Meanwhile, Geralt does his best to track Rience and his mysterious employer. With the help of Dandelion, the novice priestess Shani, and the sorceress Philippa Eilhart, he forces a confrontation with Rience (the latter aided by the famous Michelet brothers, quadruplet assassins for hire), during which both are injured. Rience's master intervenes again, opening a portal for him, and Geralt is prevented from pursuing the mage by Eilhart, who also kills the last surviving Michelet brother so as to keep Geralt from learning the mysterious mage's identity. Geralt is left gravely wounded.

As they are about to leave the Temple School in Ellander, Yennefer asks Ciri whether she did not like her at first, leading to a series of flashbacks detailing Ciri's studies with Yennefer from the day they were introduced and back to the present as they are about to leave the Temple. Ciri admits that she did not like Yennefer, at first, and they leave.

Characters[edit]

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• Geralt of Rivia. A Witcher, a human who has been transformed into a supernatural monster-slayer by the ingestion of various mutagens. Although Witchers rarely get involved in politics, Geralt takes under his charge a political refugee called Ciri, the granddaughter of the previous Queen of Cintra, a kingdom destroyed by Nilfgaardian invaders. He is the protagonist of tie-in videogames The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
• Triss Merigold. A powerful sorceress and member of the Chapter of Wizards, Triss wields significant power and unclear motives.
• Cirilla, the Lion-Cub of Cintra, is the young granddaughter of the deceased and overthrown Queen Calanthe of Cintra. The blood of the elves flow through her veins, and she is hunted down for the mysterious yet dangerous power which she possesses.
• Dandelion. Geralt's best friend. A charming, famous poet who is also a spy for the King of Redania.
• Yennefer of Vengerberg. Another member of the Chapter of Wizards, and an on-again off-again lover of Geralt's. Considered more powerful than even Triss Merrigold, Yennefer is called upon to try and gain an understanding of Ciri's power.
• Philippa Eilhart. A senior sorceress of the Chapter of Wizards, and trusted advisor to the King of Redania, alongside royal spymaster Sigismund Dijkstra. She is one of the few mages that has mastered the rare art of magical polymorphy, enabling her to transform into an owl. She aids Geralt in tracking down the renegade mage Rience who is looking for Ciri on behalf of Nilfgaard and another more powerful mage, whom she does not want Geralt to be aware of.

Translations[edit]

• Czech (Leonardo, 1995)^{[citation needed]}
• Brazilian Portuguese (WMF Martins Fontes, 2013)^{[citation needed]}
• Bulgarian (InfoDAR/ИнфоДАР 2008) ISBN978-954-761-332-4
• Dutch (Luitingh-Sijthoff B.V., 2014) ISBN978-90-245-6401-9
• English
  • UK (Victor Gollancz Ltd, 16 October 2008) ISBN0-575-08318-2^[6]
  • US (Orbit, April 28, 2009), translated by Danusia Stok. ISBN978-031-6-02919-3
• Estonian (Varrak, 2017), ISBN9789985341742
• Finnish (WSOY, 2012) ISBN978-951-0-39023-8
• French (Bragelonne, 2008)^{[citation needed]}
• German (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1 November 2008) ISBN3-423-24700-2
• Hungarian (PlayON, 2013)^{[citation needed]}
• Italian (Editrice Nord, 2012) ISBN978-88-429-1665-9
• Japanese (2010) ISBN978-4-15-020514-0
• Lithuanian (Eridanas, 2006)^{[citation needed]}
• Russian (AST, 1996)^{[citation needed]}
• Serbian (Čarobna Knjiga, 2012)^{[citation needed]}
• Spanish (Bibliópolis, 2003)^{[citation needed]}
• Swedish (2011)^{[citation needed]}
• Slovak (2016)^{[citation needed]}
• Turkish (Pegasus, 2017) ISBN9786052992715
• Croatian

Adaptations[edit]

In 2014 a Polish audiobook has been released. It features 79 actors, music, and special effects.^[7][8]

Reception[edit]

Krew elfów was the winner of the Polish Janusz A. Zajdel Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel in 1994. In 2009 the book won the David Gemmell Legend Award in the United Kingdom.^[9]

References[edit]

1. ^'Introducing the Witcher: Explore the Books That Inspired Netflix's New Fantasy Epic'. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
2. ^'Laureaci Nagrody Fandomu Polskiego im. Janusza A. Zajdla'. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
3. ^'David Gemmell Legend Award Winners'. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
4. ^'Blood of Elves (Book, 2008)'. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
5. ^'How to Read The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski – What to Read After You've Watched The Witcher on Netflix'. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
6. ^'Andrzej Sapkowski - Blood of Elves'. The Orion Publishing Group. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
7. ^'Słuchowisko 'Krew elfów' – recenzja | Warownia - Wiedźmin'. www.witchersite.pl.
8. ^'Krew elfów. Tom 1 - Andrzej Sapkowski (audiobook)'. Audioteka.pl.
9. ^Alison Flood, Gemmell prize for fantasy goes to Polish novel, Blood of Elves, Guardian, Friday 19 June 2009.

External links[edit]

• Nic Clarke, The 2009 David Gemmell Legend Award Shortlist, Part Two
• Blood of Elves review in Fantasy Fan
• Review in Total Sci-Fi
• Review in Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski (Free Download), Geralt, the witcher of Rivia, 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 …

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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.

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For more than a hundred years humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves lived together in relative peace. But times have changes, and now the races once again fight each other – and themselves. In this tumultuous time a child is born – Ciri has strange powers and a stranger destiny, for a prophecy names her as one with the power to change the world, for good or for evil.

The witcher Geralt has taken Ciri to the relative safety of the Witchers’ Settlement, but it soon becomes clear that Ciri is not like the other witchers. As the threat of war hangs almost palpably over the land, Geralt and Ciri are pursued by someone who understands exactly what the prophecy means – and exactly what Ciri’s power is capable of. This time Geralt may have met his match.

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About Andrzej Sapkowski

Andrzej Sapkowski worked in finance until the success of his fantasy cycle about the witcher Geralt of Rivia turned him into Poland’s bestselling writer. He lives in Lodz, in Poland.

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Blood Of Elves Full Book

• Format Paperback | 320 pages
• Dimensions 131 x 198 x 23mm | 302g
• Publication date 14 Jan 2016
• Publisher Orion Publishing Co
• Imprint Gollancz
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• ISBN10 0575084847
• ISBN13 9780575084841