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-_Baptism of Fire_ is the third novel in the _Witcher_ saga.
-While I had not that positive reaction to _Time of Contempt_[^fn:1], this time I loved every page.
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-We start where we left last time: Ciri joins Rats in the middle of nowhere, while Geralt tries to find her.
-Reads like every novel in the series.
-Andrzej seems to have a template for a book at this point.
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-But I **loved** this book.
-And it comes to who is it about.
-Yes, we've got Ciri.
-Yes, we've got Yennefer.
-They exist, but we spend almost the entirety of the book with Geralt, Jaskier and a band of mischiefs who form a fellowship.
-We've got Milva, an archer.
-We've also got Zoltanm, a dwarf.
-And we've also got Regis, a vampire.
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-The classic cover
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-Having spent quality time with an interesting, diverse crowd made it very enable ride.
-They even joke sitting by fire!
-I think lack of such interactions is why I disliked the last book.
-It was full of Ciri, Yennefer and other sorceresses while Geralt was ignored most of the time.
-And sorceresses are so up-tight and irritating, so it was not what I would call a nice time.
-Also, here, whenever the action moved to, either Rats or mages, my enjoyment went down significantly.
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-I don't know why, as I generally don't read fantasy.
-Maybe they are written poorly?
-I don't know the standards.
-For sure the female characters here have nothing to show compared to _Game of Thrones_'s ones.
-It is very hard to write powerful characters who are also female.
-Most of the time, they are male characters in skanky clothes.
-R.R. Martin was able to create menacing woman, who were still woman.
-Sapkowski?
-Not so much.
-And they are not even funny!
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-They look as a poor rendition of older hits.
-As an example, the sorceresses have a multi-generational plan to mix genomes from selected people in order to create a very specific being.
-It's _Dune_, but while Bene Gesrit  so much more involved, twisted and multidimensional, here it comes out of nowhere (I think?) and disappoints.
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-But let's ignore the woman for a moment, and we've got ourselves an awesome little book.
-I loved how, in one introduction to a chapter, we see the same legend told from both sides - Humans and Elves.
-This is where _Witcher_ shines.
-It's a great commentary about racism and hatred.
-No wonder it comes from Poland, with our complex history.
-It's as subtle as a bulldozer, but it's not that type of story.
-It's obvious, blunt and takes no prisoners.
-History is never easy, there is never a clear split between the good and bad guys.
-Most likely everything you know is wrong, as it was written by victors.
-This is the overarching theme in the _Witcher_.
-Even a vampire may be a good person!
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-So, for me Witcher is a moral series _dressed_ as fantasy.
-The magic system is barely there, no one explains _how_ Witchers work.
-And I think it's a plus.
-The meat of the story is not diluted by mechanics of the world.
-The fact that we've got that lovable bunch here is just icing on the cake.
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-Also, the ending here is much better.
-I finished my review of _Time of Contempt_ assuming that I will get to know the Rats in the follow-up.
-I didn't know anything about them (nor I cared about them), but I assumed they will be the focus.
-I was wrong.
-I still have no idea who they are outside superfluous facts the short burst of their story the book has.
-I _know_ Regis and I want to spend more time with him.
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-So, I left very satisfied.
-I found charm and a lot of substance.
-I hope that Ciri's plot will develop in interesting ways, as her teenage rebellion may be the end of me.
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-[^fn:1]: vide [my review](/brain-rot/witcher/andrzej-sapkowskis-time-of-contempt/)
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-It's a stain of my honor - I am a Pole, but I've never read The Saga.
-It's not that I've never read any of The Witcher, but somehow I always stopped after the short stories.
-Last year I've decided to finally fix this.
-I am a proud nerd for crying out loud!
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-_Time of Contempt_ is the second part of The Witcher Saga, but it's also the 4th book about Geralt and his world.
-Let's ignore the short stories for a second and let's talk about this book in context of The Saga.
-Here it suffers from being the middle child: Andrzej is developing the characters and story, but it lacks a impactful begging and an end.
-I haven't felt like that after finishing the _Blood of Elves,_ as it had a _begging_ and the ending was emotional.
-Geralt reunited with Ciri.
-The story is clearly not over, but we have a kind of closure.
-We know she is safe and ready for what's coming next.
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-Here?
-Here we have no beginning as it follows the last book.
-It was to be expected.
-But I fail to notice anything new created here.
-Yes, we've got _amazing_ development of Ciri (I can't wait what how her blood heritage will screw over everyone), but nothing more.
-It just moves from scene to scene[^fn:1], not spending any meaningful time anywhere.
-After 300 pages of this, it ends with Ciri joining some random group.
-I guess I will get to know them in _Baptism of Fire_, but I am not yet there.
-Are they good?
-Are they cool?
-Who the hell they even are?
-For me it was a huge let down.
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-But the biggest thing missing in The Saga is humour.
-Both, _Sword of Destiny_ and _Last Wish_ were hilarious.
-It was not on Pratchett's level of humor, but Geralt was amazing when it came to deadpan.
-Moreover, I have no idea how well it translated to other languages, as it was based on Polish humour, but:
-the books were written for Polish reader who was expected to know _Szewczyk Dratewka,_ and therefore the way Geralt dealt with dragon was a funny refernce.
-But this aspect is now completely missingm[^fn:2], but it was what made the short stories for me.
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-The biggest problem for me however was the fact I saw two seasons of The Witcher TV Series[^fn:3].
-It was terrible and had nothing to do with the book (luckily for me!), but the TV versions of Ciri and Yennefer were irritating at best.
-Their book counterparts are not like that - Ciri is extremely cool and Yen is, well, not so bad - but the visual image is etched in my brain.
-I finally start to have a separate personnas for them, but it was difficult.
-Yes, to some extent Netflix ruined the books for me.
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-I was never a fan of _fantasy_, as I always preferred _SciFi_.
-Give me a blaster or give me death[^fn:4]!
-If I found _Time of Contempt_ as a random book, I would not care for the rest of the series.
-It was ok, but nothing to write home about.
-Sapkowski has a great style and I very much want more, but he has not told anything interesting here.
-I will continue reading The Witcher, but mostly because it **is** The Witcher.
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-I liked reading _Blood of Elves_ much more.
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-I give it 3.5/5.
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-[^fn:1]: ... _No one had a chance to interrupt_.
-    _It was really quite hypnotic_.
-[^fn:2]: We've got **huge** reference to _Enemy Mine_ in the single best part of the book, but it's not funny at all.
-    Sad, scary - sure; but not funny. Just like the movie.
-[^fn:3]: And not an episode more.
-    It was already too much.
-[^fn:4]: If you get the refence know, that I am no longer that type of a person.