"After surviving the Wild Hunt and saving the world from an eternal winter, Geralt de Riv continues to train his protégé, Ciri, to the harsh craft of Sorcerleur. On the trail of a strige terrorizing the vicinity of Novigrad, the apprentice monster hunter seeks to know more about the creature. As the stops to the capital of Reddan, Geralt reveals to him the details of his last encounter with a strige on the side of Wyzima, a fight that almost coincided with his life."--Fourth cover.