Baptism of Fire (Paperback)

The W izards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt w as seriously injured. The W itcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against pow erful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times.

But now that dark times have fallen upon the w orld, Geralt is helpless until he has recovered from his injuries.

W hile w ar rages across all of the lands, the future of magic is under threat and those sorcerers w ho survive are determined to protect it. It's an impossible situation in w hich to find one girl - Ciri, the heiress to the throne of Cintra, has vanished - until a rumour places her in the Niflgaard court, preparing to marry the Emperor.

Injured or not, Geralt has a rescue mission on his hands.

This is the third of the W itcher novels by Andrzej Sapkow ski.