"The Witcher" First Short Story- I am in Love

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     After years of hearing about The Witcher I decided to give it a try. The Witcher books are now free for Kindle Unlimited readers so why not? I didn't think I would like it but it ended up being the kind of fantasy that I have been looking for my entire life. I even wrote a story similar to the first short story in the book The Last Wish as a teenager but hid it because I thought it was too weird.  (There must have been something going on in the collective unconscious in the late 1980's and 1990's.)  A similar story flashed in our minds, but, alas, I didn't have the confidence or talent of Andrzej Sapkowski. 

    I have also longed to read a fantasy story based in Eastern European folklore rather than in Western European folklore so that was an added bonus.

    I was introduced to Geralt, the Witcher, in a very stereotyped beginning. The outsider in the tavern being challenged, he fights and kills so that the locals will know of his reputation. He proves himself worthy of a quest, to save a young princess from a curse that has turned her into a Striga, a female vampiric like monster (strzyga in Polish). If he is successful, he will win an award. 

    Such a simple plot, but the main character of Geralt drew me in, and I wanted to see how he would succeed. I am excited to read more. Sorry, for discovering this series so late!



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