Result on language:. Nature enter translation of "Nature". Weather enter translation of "Weather". Create Flashcards Close. Choose file type to download set. These flashcards are completely FREE for personal, educational and non-commercial use. Genegate Weather set in two languages. Additional language:. Primary language:. Square 11 x 11 in 1 picture card per page Download pdf.
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It all ties together in the end, so as random as some parts may seem, they're all important in the end. The book also features quite a bit of the character Dandelion, who always lightens the mood.
There is a sorceress love interest in this one, what's new with Geralt who is important for this book only. I was a bit disappointed at the absence of Yennefer, though she is mentioned throughout and does have an influence on the story.
There is no Ciri in this one, this is a pre-Ciri book. Many fans would be excited by that, but personally I like her. That said I didn't miss her. All of the Witcher novels that I've read have been translated by David French, but they feel very different from each other, as if it were a different translator or author between books. Personally, I think Season of Storms falls on the clumsier end of the spectrum. Some words or sentences just seemed clunky or not quite right.
Dandelion also has a few poems that are super clunky once translated. Of course, it's hard to translate poetry when rhythm and rhyme are so important, so that's to be understood. The Blood of Elves and the rest of the novels read more like high fantasy to me- it's on a grander scale with more characters, armies, wars, etc. I would probably categorize Season of Storms as Sword and Sorcery- it quite literally deals with sorcerers as well as a pair of missing swords, but that's not why.
It's very self-contained, doesn't appear to have grand-scale consequences, and follows one character who might be considered morally ambiguous, or at least whose actions are very financially motivated. It is really dark as well; there are a few horror elements in it- graphic depictions of massacres and the like.
For this reason, Season of Storms is more similar in tone to short stories. This is why I was glad I read it last. For many readers including myself , The Lady of the Lake doesn't end on the most satisfying note. It's nice to then have one final book to pick up that feels more like the Last Wish, if only for nostalgia's sake.
The epilogue also takes place post Lady of the Lake and in some ways pacified some of my earlier dissatisfaction. I hope that, if Sapkowski is writing another Witcher book, it explores more of what happens years after the ending of the series. I would like to know more about Nimue. My video review of this book is up HERE.
View all 7 comments. Unlike the other two Season of Storms does not have clearly seperated stories. I enjoyed the way the shorter stories were connected into a bigger story, but sometimes it took me some time to understand a new setting since I didn't always notice that a new story started.
This made the story feel a bit messy for my taste. The stories themselves were interesting, but not the best in the Wi 3. The stories themselves were interesting, but not the best in the Witcher universe. That's pretty much how I feel about the whole book: good but not great. The cover is still amazing though.
View 1 comment. It was peak Geralt wandering around and getting into trouble and kicking ass and taking names. It was about Geralt and that just made this story for me. Even when he was getting into panties or stupid ass trouble it was good, made me chuckle and kept me engaged. ARC received in exchange for an honest review. A prequel of sorts to the main Witcher series, this story sees Geralt loose his Witcher swords and go on a quest to find them. Along the way he teams up with old pal Dandelion and ends up getting embroiled in a sorcerer's mutant conspiracy and getting hired as a bodyguard at a wedding.
It drags and drags, w ARC received in exchange for an honest review. It drags and drags, without much of anything happening. Not getting to know any of the newly introduced vast cast doesn't help either, as I found I wasn't invested in anything or anyone.
The one redeem chapter involves Geralt and Dandelion joining the aristocracy at a wedding, where we get many the cutting mark from Geralt's current squeeze, the red headed sorceress Coral, regarding the new bride.
If only there has been more scenes like this. The other main issue I had with this was where exactly it fits chronologically with the rest of the series.
Geralt, obviously, knows Dandelion here and spends a portion of the book discussing Yennefer, but no mention I'd made of Ciri. This would suggest it's set sometime after Sword of Destiny , but its not explicitly clear. Some concept of time may have helped orientate myself to the story, or perhaps make me care more. I still love the writing, but the pacing for this is just too slow for me to rate it any higher.
May 28, Miss Maya rated it liked it Shelves: fantasy-and-sci-fi. Where to? Let's go. NOW I've officially finished the Witcher series.
This is a novel that takes place between The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny which are short story collections. It's not as masterful as some other books in the series but it's a fun ride if you love seeing Geralt of Rivia getting in and out of trouble the whole time. Once you've completely fallen in love with the Witcher universe, it's rather easy t - Time to ride, Dandelion.
Once you've completely fallen in love with the Witcher universe, it's rather easy to forgive some of this book's flaws. Oh, and there are some really interesting non-human creatures. Can't wait to read the comics. View all 8 comments. Apr 13, Alina rated it it was amazing. In this prequel story we meet the same old Witcher with Dandelion and their adventures! Through 4. Throughout his journey he met a bunch of new people, some of them were pleasant even too much , meanwhile others were pretty hideous.
However, there are some references to the future and I was very anxious when I was reading epilogue, I was afraid to read spoilers I can assure you that there is nothing to be afraid of. Now I would like to touch on the situation between Yennefer and Geralt. I am a huge fan of their relationship, therefore I felt sorry for him because he was obviously trying to fill the void with other women. I was so excited every time a mention about Yennefer popped up throughout the story.
Although we met her only several times, they were significant in terms of realizing how deep their feelings were for each other.
A woman. With black hair. Attired in black and white. With an obsidian star hanging in her cleavage. Lytta Neyd or Coral is a sorceress and highly confident, abusive and seductive woman. This character definitely spiced things up in this book. Those sentences below perfectly illustrate her nature. Her snow-white dress was modest and utterly without effects, which was the aim, the intended aim, and without the slightest doubt deliberate.
For example: science, goetia, symptoms of bipolar disorder, the theory of evolution. Yes, it is pleasing fantastic yet at times all too familiar. The talk of finances, banks, and the auction house. Read the fan translated version. OK, I am quite speechless right now and it's very hard to put my thought to words, so I will cut the small talk and tell you everything that's on my heart.
Somehow I always refer to A. Sapkowski books as "true fantasy" ones since they are not only interesting, but have that specific feeling of reality, that makes you plunge into all adventures and experience them vividly. This book had some f Read the fan translated version. This book had some fantastic flaws like: And it was in use, and quite intense at that.
That he was right it turned out as soon as he left the forest. Beautiful blond sorceress was a bit higher. But some were hilarious: Slippery as a shit in mayonnaise. Among the tree waling with a stiff walk was something that looked by its posture and face like a zombie, but turned out however to be an old man looking for mushrooms. In the afternoon I'd like to visit my river with my fly fishing rod.
Master Witcher, we talk and we make beer into urine. Are you ok? I am forever thankful for a person who decided to translate this book. Reading it felt like traveling with a ship through the stormy sea. The begging was messy and all over the place, the plot was unclear and unfinished, oversimplified, the middle - fantastic and awesome, and the end - somehow messy too.
I might blame the translation, and I might be bias since I loved previous books and games. It was wonderful to go back to Geralt's universe, and I still hope it's not the end. S I am pretty sure Geralt was traveling or at least visiting Lithuania. The name of Biruta Ircati, comes from Lithuania - we even have small village called "Biruta", name has Lithuanian roots and is quite popular here. Keep calm and read The Witcher. View all 9 comments. This book is a standalone in the Witcher Saga.
I did not realize this until I was a few chapters in because I did not research it much out of a fear of spoilers I despise them. I did have to close the book to allow for time to rethink my thoughts and feelings on what happened in the previous book what I now realize was the final one in the series. I also had to reset my bearings so I could properly place this piece of the story in the timeline.
It was an enjoyable little stroll through Geralt This book is a standalone in the Witcher Saga. It had a different feel to it, like the weight of the series was not pressing down upon it.
Because of this I would rank it my least favorite book out of all of them, but I do still consider it a decent read worth four stars. The rating may be a little higher than 3 maybe 3. In this standalone novel in the Witcher series, Geralt finds himself in a city where his swords are promptly stolen and to find the swords Geralt has to move from one place to another and has found himself under different scenarios. This time there is no Ciri and no destiny, Geralt has broken up with Yennefer and now travel The rating may be a little higher than 3 maybe 3.
This time there is no Ciri and no destiny, Geralt has broken up with Yennefer and now travels far from her but Yenn still sneaks into a scene or two here. Like I said a decent adventure but hardly something you would've missed if it wasn't there. But with this now I am done with all the witcher books, Netflix series is already done now it's time to embark on the journey in the Witcher games. Here I come to waste away s of hours. People who don't read generally ask me my reasons for reading.
Simply put I just love reading and so to that end I have made it my motto to just Keep on Reading. I love to read everything except for Self Help books but even those once in a while. I read almost all the genre but YA, Fantasy, Biographies are the most. My favorite series is, of course, Harry Potter but then there are many more books that I just adore. I have bookcases filled with books which are waiting to be read so can't stay and spend more time in this review, so remember I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
Nov 30, Izabelle Holmgren rated it liked it Shelves: v-fantasy , books-in-series-i-need-to-finish , books-written-by-male-authors. I was very unsure about the reading order so before I started this book I looked it up. It seemed like there is a bunch of different opionions about in which order a Witcher beginner should read the series now with the Season of Storms being published.
I can't really say if I did the right thing reading this directly after The Last Wish or if I should have read the entire main series first. But I think it would be interesting rereading the epilogue because I think that specific part of Season of Storms are flirting with people that read the main series before.
So about this book. I'm sad to say that I'm a bit disappointed. It wasn't bad but it wasn't nearly as good as The Last Wish. I really enjoyed the characters but I found the plot lacking. It just seemed a bit confused and all over the place. A LOT of stuff happened just based on the fact that Geralt lost his swords and I grew a bit tired of that after a while to be honest. It's still a decent book and it hasn't put me off reading the rest of the Witcher Saga.
This volume is a lot more thoughtful and deliberately paced than The Last Wish , even taking into consideration that that novel was mainly a bunch of short stories with an overall framing narrative.
Here, Geralt is more "detective Witcher" rather than "monster slaying Witcher" although he does a bit of that, too, of course as various factions try to use Geralt as a playing piece in their political and sorcerous games while he investigates some brutal slayings.
R This volume is a lot more thoughtful and deliberately paced than The Last Wish , even taking into consideration that that novel was mainly a bunch of short stories with an overall framing narrative. Martin will find a lot to like here, and fans of the Witcher will obviously want to pick this up.
An enjoyable and well written standalone story that manages to give us insight into various holes in the Witcher lore whilst also telling a fascinating tale.
This is a book for the fans, you could read and enjoy this without reading any of the other books but there are so many references and easter eggs it's plain to see that this was written for those intimately familiar with the Witcher series. Jan 11, Kinga rated it it was amazing Shelves: , have-read-in-english. And you turned out to be a good person. And kind. I love getting on the hype trains and this time I was not disappointed either.
This particular part felt more like the video game to me, where every quest led to a sidequest for which to be completed there was another quest to be carried out… I loved it. My brilliance cuts the gloom, my light dispels the darkness. And there were so many Hungarian names in this one, wow! Zoltan, Horvath, Borsodi, Kovacs! Hungarian-Polish friendship at its best.
They defend people only from monsters. The dwarves never disappointed me or Geralt, they were definitely the best companions out there. She seemed eager. Court her. Jul 09, Esther rated it liked it. Thanks to Arjen for introducing me to this series and for doing a buddyread with me.
I have been playing The Witcher games, but I did not know that there were books about Geralt too. I was excited to immerse myself into his world, but I did not like it as much as I hoped and I'm not sure if I'll continue this series.
A longer review can be found at Bite Into Books I do realize that this book is 0 in a series. It could definitely get better. I think this book should have just been written as a nov Thanks to Arjen for introducing me to this series and for doing a buddyread with me. I think this book should have just been written as a novella, a short story and not cover all the something pages.
If you liked The Witcher games you could try this book, or maybe just start with book 1. I may change the rating later. The thing is, this standalone novel, which takes place during The Last Wish short story collection but published after the saga has ended, but chronologically takes place before it, is so vastly different in style than the previous 7 books.
It's outrageous and bonkers. It feels like a pastiche of the universe. I imagine, in a way, that this was the author's response to a lot of readers back then begging for more, and him going, "alright, here are my 15 half finished I may change the rating later.
I imagine, in a way, that this was the author's response to a lot of readers back then begging for more, and him going, "alright, here are my 15 half finished scripts, scenes, ideas and whatnot, mixed up and spewed onto pages, tada, the next Witcher novel you asked for.
Geralt is completely out of character, acts like a hormone crazed teenager, is dumb and thick as a board through the first half, Dandelion is straight out of fanfiction, and everything that happens and everything anyone do is so bonkers and crazy and I spent most of it going wtf????? It's mad. It's stylishly all over the place. It has awful, awful scenes of sexual harrassment towards Geralt, which was so uncomfortable for me, but I take small comfort in the fact that it was for Geralt, too, so the author must be aware, somehow.
However the actual plot is super interesting and very fast paced. And the last half is brilliant when it isn't totally overboard. There's a section that was made into a comic, with a she-fox reclaiming her stolen child, and Geralt has to pay the price for humans' stupidity, yet again. It's an excellent story of taking responsibility, and reads like a standalone story within the actual story, so I'm not surprised it was adapted into a separate media.
And oh Melitele, it has all of the gay tropes. I live for them, alright? It's very focused on Geralt and Dandelion sharing rooms at inns, pampering each other, protecting and caring about each other, the whole thing that I want. It has actual queer male characters and a lot can be interpreted in maaaany ways.
It's just pretty gay. I'm easy that way. And I loved the ending. Hated it and loved it. Jun 15, Marcus rated it liked it. I hate giving this one a 3 because I enjoyed the rest of the series so very much.
The truth of the matter is, Season of Storms would have benefited from being much shorter. Shedding the problems that come with older age and the sudden debilitating interest in staying alive for a greater cause that ensnare Geralt in the later books, we see a lot of action in this one, along with some S I hate giving this one a 3 because I enjoyed the rest of the series so very much.
The problem is that this book's main plot thread is the loss of Geralt's signature swords. This makes it difficult to fight things. The man is a Witcher who can't Witcher properly. Though this leads to some interesting situations that show Geralt's ability to think outside of the box, it virtually always leaves him making a mess of things. A good number of the situations he stumbles into or instigates aren't even resolved by his own hands, but on the side, almost in a footnote.
I want to believe that this is done to appear more realistic, to avoid making Geralt overly blessed with the power of Plot, which I'm usually a big fan of. I also want to believe that these events are meant to show the influence of Destiny that Geralt hates to acknowledge early on in the books. But for the majority of this book, it just leaves Geralt looking like an accidental badass.
I know he is one of the best warriors in all the lands. The ending was almost enough to bump this back up to a 4, but I can't ignore how I felt along the way. Season of Storms is diluted by a plot that tries to do a lot more than it needs to, and ends up feeling inconsequential to the saga for most of the way. Jan 25, Maja rated it really liked it. Almost made up for The Lady of the Lake. Nov 06, Lee rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy.
I decided to read Season of Storms before getting into Blood of Elves. I have already read The Last Wish which I think is important to any reader wanting to get into the series and understand the world of Geralt.
This book is a side story, encompassing all that Geralt loves to do, fight monsters which can sometimes be human monsters , wax lyrical with Dandelion, sup with many different races, take baths and sleep with Sorceresses whilst giving the loving eye to other women in his proximity. I didn't even mention his swords, his true love. I have played the Wither 3 game extensively, so I am very much into this world and what has become apparent to me, now that I am reading the series, just how close the game designers stuck to the characters and the feel of the story.
I only hope netflix follow this lead. If you've played the game, this book is like a DLC that adds a side story with some quests. It is well worth the read for any Witcher fan. Right then, time to get stuck into Blood of Elves. Readers also enjoyed. Science Fiction Fantasy. About Andrzej Sapkowski.
Andrzej Sapkowski. Sapkowski studied economics, and before turning to writing, he had worked as a senior sales representative for a foreign trade company. Sapkowski has created a cycle of tales based on the world of The Witcher, comprising three collections of short stories and five novels. This cycle and his many other works have made him one of the best-known fantasy authors in Poland in the s.
The main character of The Witcher alternative translation: The Hexer is Geralt, a mutant assassin who has been trained since childhood to hunt down and destroy monsters. Geralt exists in an ambiguous moral universe, yet manages to maintain his own coherent code of ethics.
At the same time cynical and noble, Geralt has been compared to Raymond Chandler's signature character Philip Marlowe. The world in which these adventures take place is heavily influenced by Slavic mythology. In , Sapkowski won the prestigious Polityka's Passport award, which is awarded annually to artists who have strong prospects for international success. A film by the same title was compiled from excerpts of the television series but both have been critical and box office failures.
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