An international bestseller: David Gemmell Legend Award 2009 for Best Fantasy Novel. Geralt of Rivia is a disturbing man, a mutant who became the perfect assassin thanks to magic and long training. In these dark times, ogres, ghouls and vampires abound, and magicians are expert manipulators. Against these threats, you need a hitman up to the task, and Geralt is more than a warrior or a mage. He's a witcher. During his adventures, he will meet a capricious magician with poisonous charms, a bawdy troubadour with a big heart... and, at the end of his quest, perhaps he will realize his last wish: to find his lost humanity.