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Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, 5)
Andrzej Sapkowski
Synopsis "Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, 5)"
A deadly coup within the Wizard's Guild leaves the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, gravely injured, and his ward Ciri missing in the third novel of Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster video games. The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup, an uprising that has left Geralt 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. While war rages across 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--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. Witcher collections The Last Wish Sword of Destiny Witcher novels Blood of Elves The Time of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Tower of Swallows Lady of the Lake Season of Storms Hussite Trilogy The Tower of Fools Warriors of God Translated from original Polish by David French
Escritor polaco de fantasía heroica. Sus obras están fuertemente influenciadas por la cultura y mitología eslavas, así como por las narraciones tradicionales.
Entre sus obras más populares se encuentra la saga del brujo Geralt de Rivia, compuesta por siete volúmenes. La saga de Geralt ha sido llevada al cine (Wiedźmin, dirigida por Marek Brodzki, en 2001), a la televisión, aunque con poco éxito; al mundo de los videojuegos (The Witcher, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) con un gran éxito de crítica, ventas y afición, ganando así, el GOTY en 2015. Recientemente llegó a la gran plataforma de streaming Netflix, con The Witcher donde su popularidad no ha hecho más que crecer desde su estreno.
Sapkowski ha ganado cinco premios Zajdel por sus historias cortas: El mal menor (Mniejsze zło) (1990), La espada del destino (Miecz przeznaczenia) (1992) y las novelas W leju po bombie (1993), La sangre de los elfos (Krew elfów) (1994) y Narrenturm (2002). Esta última constituye el inicio de una serie de novelas de fantasía heroica ambientada en las Guerras Husitas del siglo xv.
