Pani Jeziora (The Witcher #5)
This is the final book of the series; spoilers aplenty!!! You have been warned and do not let anybody tell otherwise. The book begins with the retelling of the Arthurian legend, in particular the Lady of the Lake part (if you are surprised by this take a look at the title again). The problems are - there are always problems in Geralt's universe - the Lady was not exactly the ruler of Avalon, the coming knight was not Arthur, and nobody offered Excalibur or even an old rusty sword to anybody. The
Even though the games make a continuation for this series, and I dearly love those games, this just broke me. I feel that I'm going to reread the series later in the year because these books fall into my top five fantasy series and I need to give reviews that do them justice.All I'm going to say is that I really look down at A Song of Ice and Fire after this. Sapkowski knows how to balance politics, character interactions and development, tragedy and joy all in one messily wrapped gift. A
DNF'd at 55%.A shame that I couldn't get through the final book in the series but the majority of this book was a chore to read. Too much time hopping, world swapping, new and boring characters and not enough time spent with the people I actually cared about. I'm sure I'll come back to this sometime when I have more patience and time but it just wasn't for me at the moment. I just wasn't excited about what I was reading.
This was a disappointing finale to be honest. There were far too many time jumps, and jumps between worlds, too many new minor characters, too exhausting to keep track of and not clear enough, creating a choppy disjointed narrative. Like mixing in Arthurian legend - why now? It doesnt fit with the rest of the series, and wasn't developed enough to really add anything other than breaking up the narrative.
This is the final tale in the dark fantasy series The Witcher, and all though it had a decent start the ending will, no doubt, disappoint many readers. The idea that the truths of ancient history and mythology can be unearthed by exploring them in the dreams of a talented sleeper is rather enchanting. It's an interesting idea, one that merges history and fantasy creating an almost dream like feel within the writing, though it never delivers what it promises. The fantasy elements in here are
This book is a perfect example of how to end a series in the most boring and underwhelming way possible.I don't think that introducing a bunch of pointless and boring characters in the last book of the series just for the sake of world-building is the way to go. And the ending was really bland. I give myself five stars for resisting the urge to DNF this a couple of times and for not dying of boredom.The book gets 1.5 stars, barely.
Andrzej Sapkowski
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Title | : | Pani Jeziora (The Witcher #5) |
Author | : | Andrzej Sapkowski |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 520 pages |
Published | : | 2001 by superNOWA (first published 1999) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. European Literature. Polish Literature. Adventure. High Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Magic |
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Potwór zaatakował z ciemności, z zasadzki, cicho i wrednie. Zmaterializował się nagle wśród mroku jak wubuchjący płomień. Jak jęzor płomienia. Piąty - i ostatni - tom sagi o wiedźminie Geralcie, pięknej czarodziejce Yennefer i Cirilli - dziecku przeznaczenia. Jaki los czeka wiedźmina? Czy dane mu będzie połączyć się z miłością jego życia? Czy ziści się złowieszcza przepowiednia i czy przetrwa świat ogarnięty morderczą wojną? Świat elfów, ludzi i krasnoludów.Define Books In Favor Of Pani Jeziora (The Witcher #5)
Original Title: | Pani Jeziora |
ISBN: | 8370541291 (ISBN13: 9788370541293) |
Edition Language: | Polish |
Series: | The Witcher #5 |
Characters: | Dandilion, Yennefer, Triss Merigold, Ciri (Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon), Geralt of Rivia, Emhyr var Emreis, Sigismund Dijkstra, Vilgefortz, Milva, Zoltan Chivay, Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy, Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach, Fringilla Vigo, Leo Bonhart, Angouleme, Jarre, Nimue, Condwiramurs, Galhad, Avallac'h, Eredin, Oberon Muircetach, Boreas Mun, Isengrim Faoiltiarna, Milo Vanderbeck, Iola the Second, Shani, Marti Sodergren, Julia Abatemarco, Yarpen Zigrin, Anna Henrietta of Toussaint |
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This review can be found on Amaranthine Reads.We come to the end of the Witcher series, and I say thank Belzebub for that. It is difficult to say why I kept reading to the very (very) bitter end, since the series was getting increasingly worse by every page. I suppose the time I had invested and a small spark of hope that the end may have been worth it all...The Lady of the Lake is the final book and it brings the whole saga to an end, with Ciri finding herself in another world having goneThis is the final book of the series; spoilers aplenty!!! You have been warned and do not let anybody tell otherwise. The book begins with the retelling of the Arthurian legend, in particular the Lady of the Lake part (if you are surprised by this take a look at the title again). The problems are - there are always problems in Geralt's universe - the Lady was not exactly the ruler of Avalon, the coming knight was not Arthur, and nobody offered Excalibur or even an old rusty sword to anybody. The
Even though the games make a continuation for this series, and I dearly love those games, this just broke me. I feel that I'm going to reread the series later in the year because these books fall into my top five fantasy series and I need to give reviews that do them justice.All I'm going to say is that I really look down at A Song of Ice and Fire after this. Sapkowski knows how to balance politics, character interactions and development, tragedy and joy all in one messily wrapped gift. A
DNF'd at 55%.A shame that I couldn't get through the final book in the series but the majority of this book was a chore to read. Too much time hopping, world swapping, new and boring characters and not enough time spent with the people I actually cared about. I'm sure I'll come back to this sometime when I have more patience and time but it just wasn't for me at the moment. I just wasn't excited about what I was reading.
This was a disappointing finale to be honest. There were far too many time jumps, and jumps between worlds, too many new minor characters, too exhausting to keep track of and not clear enough, creating a choppy disjointed narrative. Like mixing in Arthurian legend - why now? It doesnt fit with the rest of the series, and wasn't developed enough to really add anything other than breaking up the narrative.
This is the final tale in the dark fantasy series The Witcher, and all though it had a decent start the ending will, no doubt, disappoint many readers. The idea that the truths of ancient history and mythology can be unearthed by exploring them in the dreams of a talented sleeper is rather enchanting. It's an interesting idea, one that merges history and fantasy creating an almost dream like feel within the writing, though it never delivers what it promises. The fantasy elements in here are
This book is a perfect example of how to end a series in the most boring and underwhelming way possible.I don't think that introducing a bunch of pointless and boring characters in the last book of the series just for the sake of world-building is the way to go. And the ending was really bland. I give myself five stars for resisting the urge to DNF this a couple of times and for not dying of boredom.The book gets 1.5 stars, barely.
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