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384 pages, Paperback
First published May 21, 1992
“There is never a second opportunity to make a first impression.”
“Well, what can I say, it’s a base world,’ he finally muttered. ‘But that’s no reason for us all to become despicable.”
“Because I know that in order to unite two people, destiny is insufficient. Something more is necessary than destiny.”
“There is never a second opportunity to make a first impression.”
“Our world is in equilibrium. The annihilation, the killing, of any creatures that inhabit this world upsets that equilibrium. And a lack of equilibrium brings closer extinction; extinction and the end of the world as we know it.”
This book is for you if… high fantasy with room for humour and modernised language suits your tastes. Be prepared for a lot of angsty romance and badass fighting scenes.
‘Doubts. Only evil, sir, never has any. But no one can escape his destiny.’
Con:
⇢ the monsters are getting bigger
⇢ destiny has fangs, not feathers
⇢ incompetent morons everywhere
Pro:
⇢ more dandelion
⇢ more yennefer
⇢ more angsty romance
had gorgeous, utterly perfect breasts. Only the colour spoiled the effect; the nipples were dark green and the aureolas around them were only a little lighter.
“The only thing that everyone is destined for is death. Death is the other blade of the two-edged sword. I am the first blade. And the second is death, why he dogs my footsteps.”