The Malady and Other Stories
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The New York Times bestselling series that inspired the international hit video game: The Witcher A sample of offerings from international fantasy superstar Andrzej Sapkowski, and the perfect introduction to his work. Best known for his series of stories and novels about Geralt, the Witcher, Sapkowski is one of the most successful fantasy authors in the world. Contains: 2 complete Witcher short stories taken from THE LAST WISH, the first chapter of BLOOD OF ELVES, the first Witcher novel, the first chapter of BAPTISM OF FIRE, the third full-length book in the series, and a non-Witcher short story "The Malady." For more Witcher, check out: Witcher novelsThe Blood of Elves The Time of Contempt Baptism of Fire The Tower of SwallowsLady of the Lake Witcher collectionsThe Last WishSword of Destiny
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Full disclosure, I only read this for The Malady, as I could not find it elsewhere, but the cover is cool anyway and it's a cheap collection. With that being said it's also a weird and completely nonsensical collection...so I'll just tell you what I rated them and move on.
The Malady is a Tristan and Iseult/Arthurian reimagining, retelling, or alternative version. I won't lie and say I've read the original, but I know for sure this is not it. Morholt arrives on the shores of Brittany with gaps in his memory and a scar on his head...meanwhile Tristan lies abed with a groin wound that's festering. It more or less boils down to changing and saving the legend by having Branwen and Morholt fall madly in love instead. It's definitely weird overall, but personally a 3.5/5* for me.
The rest of the featured stories:
The Witcher and The Edge of the World short stories which appear in The Last Wish. I gave The Last Wish 5/5The first chapter of Blood of Elves which I gave 4/5
The first chapter of Baptism of Fire which I gave 4/5*
