The Last Wish

Executive Summary: I haven't played any of the Witcher games, though I've been vaguely aware of them for awhile. I thought this book was decent, but it didn't make me want to rush out to play the games or pick up the next book.

Full Review
This book is really a collection of 6 short stories tied together with several interludes. I probably liked some of the interludes better than any one story. I was more interested in the Witcher and the politics of his world than I was about any of the random monsters he fought in stories themselves.

Geralt seems like an interesting character whose a bit of an anti-hero, or maybe simply someone who has their own code and sticks to it. He's essentially a mercenary for hire, but he'll only take jobs that he agrees with. I'd like to know more about Witchers and their place in the world, as they seem to be going out of fashion as magic dies out in the world.

My rating is simply an average of the 6 stories plus the interludes. It's a 3.5, rounded down because the format didn't work well for me. I'd have preferred a single story with more depth I guess. Maybe the next book (or the games) will give me that. I may check it out eventually.

The Witcher - 3.5 stars.
A Grain of Truth - 3 stars
The Lesser Evil - 3.5 stars.
A Question of Price - 3.5 stars
The Edge Of The World - 3.5 stars
The Last Wish - 3.5 stars
Interludes (Voice of Reason) - 4 stars