They are camped in the woods on their way to Kaer Morhen, the witcher stronghold in the mountains of Kaedwen. Now Geralt intends to take Ciri to train as a witcher, and he comforts her when she wakes. The two knew one another, in part because Geralt had invoked the “Law of Surprise” to claim the then-unborn Ciri after saving her father’s life. The massacre took place about a year before Blood of Elves begins (it is first mentioned in Sword of Destiny) after escaping, Ciri wandered in the woods, staying with various people until Geralt-an infamous witcher (a monster hunter with supernatural abilities)-stumbled upon her. Princess Ciri (first introduced in The Last Wish) has a nightmare about the kingdom of Nilfgaard’s conquest of Cintra, her home kingdom, which resulted in the deaths of her entire family. These thematic elements, as well as the presence of magic and a medieval-inspired setting, place the novel firmly in the fantasy genre however, Sapkowski upturns some of the genre’s most common tropes, expanding the bounds of traditional fantasy.Ĭontent Warning: This guide contains references to torture, wartime violence, and genocide/ethnic cleansing. The novel is deeply invested in themes of Monstrosity, Identity and Belonging, Family Relationships, and Racial Tensions between Humans and Nonhumans.
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