Sword of Destiny

Sword of Destiny
	File:Sword of Destiny UK.jpg Cover of the UK edition of Sword of Destiny
Author	Andrzej Sapkowski
Original title	Miecz przeznaczenia
Translator	David French
Language	Polish
Series	The Witcher
Genre	Fantasy
Published	1992 (superNOWA) (Polish); 2015 (Gollancz);
Publication place	Poland
Media type	Paperback
Pages	384
ISBN	978-1-4732-1153-7
Preceded by	The Last Wish
Followed by	Blood of Elves

Sword of Destiny (Polish original title: Miecz przeznaczenia), is the second of the two collections of short stories (the other being The Last Wish), both preceding the main Witcher Saga. The stories were written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The first Polish edition was published in 1992.^[1] The English edition was published by Gollancz on 21 May, 2015.^[2]

Plot summary

The anthology is composed of several stories, loosely linked in a chronological order.

The Bounds of Reason (Granica możliwości)
A Shard of Ice (Okruch lodu)
Eternal Flame (Wieczny ogień)
A Little Sacrifice (Trochę poświęcenia)
The Sword of Destiny (Miecz przeznaczenia)
Something More (Coś więcej)

The short stories in this collection take place before the events of the novels and introduce characters that become major players in the novels. The titular story, The Sword of Destiny, is the first to introduce the character of Ciri. The following story, Something More, which also features Ciri, is a direct prequel to the Witcher Saga, describing events that take place shortly before those in the Saga (such as the fall of the Kingdom of Cintra).

Translations

The book has been translated into Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Serbian, Bulgarian, and French. The English translation was released by Gollancz on May 21, 2015 (translated by David French).^[3]

Audio versions

In 2011, after huge success of audio play based on Sapkowski’s Narrenturm, Fonopolis and audioteka.pl released audio plays based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny. Sword of Destiny, lasting about 15 hours, was voiced by 49 actors, including Krzysztof Banaszyk as Geralt, Anna Dereszowska as Yennefer, Sławimir Pacek as Dandelion, Joanna Pach as Ciri, Wiktor Zborowski as Istredd and Krzysztof Gosztyła as narrator.

Full cast of audio play:

Krzysztof Banaszyk – Geralt of Rivia
Anna Dereszowska – Yennefer of Vengerberg
Sławomir Pacek – Dandelion
Joanna Pach – Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon
Krzysztof Gosztyła – Narrator
Adam Bauman – Eyck of Denesle
Mariusz Bonaszewski –
- Freixenet,
- Ivo Mirce
Jacek Braciak –
- Dainty Biberveldt,
- Tellico Lunngrevink Letorte
Wiktoria Gorodeckaja – Eithne
Kazimierz Kaczor – Herbolth
Mikołaj Klimek – Pryszczaty
Julia Kołakowska – Essi Daven
Jacek Lenartowicz – Levecque
Tomasz Marzecki –
- Borch Three Jackdaws,
- Villentretenmerth
Maria Pakulnis – Calanthe of Cintra
Włodzimierz Press – Gyllenstiern
Maciej Rayzacher – Mousesack
Paweł Szczesny –
- Yarpen Zigrin,
- Thug from Aed Gynvael
Marcin Troński –
- Vimme Vivaldi,
- Yurga,
- Przegrzybek
Krzysztof Wakuliński – Master Dorregaray
Mirosław Wieprzewski – Chapelle
Wiktor Zborowski – Istredd
Barbara Zielińska – Złotolitka
Izabella Bukowska
Robert Czebotar
Ewa Domańska
Marek Frąckowiak
Sławomir Holland
Ryszard Jabłoński
Beata Jankowska
Artur Janusiak
Agnieszka Judycka
Robert Koszucki
Jacek Król
Jan Kulczycki
Angelika Kurowska
Grzegorz Kwiecień
Dorota Landowska
Wojciech Machnicki
Wojciech Paszkowski
Michał Podsiadło
Jacek Różański
Michał Sitarski
Jerzy Słonka
Krzysztof Szczerbiński
Anna Szymańczyk
Janusz Wituch
Kazimierz Wysota
Maciej Gudowski – Lector

References

^ "SuperNOWA - Andrzej Sapkowski".
^ "Gollancz Acquire Three More Witcher Novels". Retrieved May 16, 2015.
^ "Andrzej Sapkowski - Sword of Destiny - Orion Publishing Group". Gollancz. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

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[1] "SuperNOWA - Andrzej Sapkowski".

[2] "Gollancz Acquire Three More Witcher Novels". Retrieved May 16, 2015.

[3] "Andrzej Sapkowski - Sword of Destiny - Orion Publishing Group". Gollancz. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

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