Blood of elves is the first novelization of the Witcher series. The two previous books are short story collections namely The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny. Blood of elves starts with a dream or a memory if you like. The Empire of Nilfgaard attacks the Kingdom of Cintra and the queen is dead. The princess named Cirilla also known as Ciri somehow escape the massacre and found by the Witcher named Geralt of Rivia, also know as the white wolf. Geralt becomes the guardian of Ciri and takes her to a place where the other member of the Witcher family stays. Ciri learn to fight in the manner of the Witchers.
Nilfgaardian are planning something which makes the King and the monarchs very upset. Elves and dwarves have formed a group called Scoia'tael (Squirrels) and are conducting acts of terror against humans.
The rulers want to end this blood bath once and for all, so they decides to start a war to regain Cintra and prevent the economy from going to ruins. In mist of all this falls Ciri whose life is in danger as she is the rightful heir to the Cintra.
I thinks that’s enough to get you excited about the book. When it comes to writing and the execution it’s not like Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin or Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, but it is also not dull. One thing to keep in mind that the character build up is not very detailed because of the two books before that had almost covered that part. But you can still get the idea about the characters even if you haven’t read the two short story collections.
All things apart if you’re looking to get into fantasy fiction or waiting for the The Witcher Netflix series this is a great book to keep you entertained.
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