Wiedźmin (Series) (English)

Geralt de Riv is a man whose magic powers have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. His targets are the monsters and fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. But he comes to realise that while some of his quarry are vile and vicious, others are victims of sin, evil, or simple naivety.

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. This child has the power to change the world - for good, or for evil.As the threat of war hangs over the land...

"Geralt the Witcher has fought monsters and demons across the land, but even he might not be prepared for what is to come. The kings and their armies are maneuvering for position, each fearing invasion from across the river, each fearing their neighbors more. And after decades of oppression, the elves and other races are fighting back and fighting one another. With growing numbers preparing for battle, the threat of a devastating war looms ever greater....

"Geralt is summoned by an old acquaintance to help solve a mystery involving his daughter. Geralt soon discovers that the situation at hand, in which he believes to be helping with, only leads to more trouble for the witcher and results in all signs pointing towards him as the prime suspect"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Witcher returns in this action-packed sequel to The Tower of Swallows, in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired The Witcher video games. After walking through the portal in the Tower of Swallows while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world ... an Elven world. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world....

"Geralt discovers a secluded mansion where he is welcomed by its unusual owner -- a beast with the faculties of man. The creature invites him inside, divulging stories of his family, his past, and ... his curse. If the weight of his misdeeds could condemn him to the body of a beast -- a judgment passed only in fairy tales -- could there be another grain of truth to these stories of fantasy, one that could help him elude his fate and lead him to salvation?"...