deceased and overthrown Queen Calanthe of Cintra. The blood of the elves flow through her veins, and she is hunted down for the mysterious yet dangerous power which she possesses. Dandelion. Geralt's best friend. A charming, famous poet who is also a spy for the King of Redania. Yennefer of Vengerberg. Another member of the Chapter of Wizards, and an on-again off-again lover of Geralt's. Considered more powerful than even Triss Merrigold, Yennefer is called upon to try and gain an understanding of Ciri's power. Philippa Eilhart. A senior sorceress of the Chapter of Wizards, and trusted advisor to the King of Redania, alongside royal spymaster Sigismund Dijkstra. She is one of the few mages that has mastered the rare art of magical polymorphy, enabling her to transform into an owl. She aids Geralt in tracking down the renegade mage Rience who is looking for Ciri on behalf of Nilfgaard and another more powerful mage, whom she does not want Geralt to be aware of. Translations Czech (Leonardo, 1995) Brazilian Portuguese (WMF Martins Fontes, 2013) Bulgarian (InfoDAR/ИнфоДАР 2008) Dutch (Luitingh-Sijthoff B.V., 2014) English UK (Victor Gollancz Ltd, 16 October 2008) US (Orbit, April 28, 2009), translated by Danusia Stok. Estonian (Varrak, 2017), Finnish (WSOY, 2012) French (Bragelonne, 2008) German (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1 November 2008) Greek (Σελίνι, 2019) Hungarian (PlayON, 2013) Italian (Editrice Nord, 2012) Japanese (2010) Lithuanian (Eridanas, 2006) Russian (AST, 1996) Serbian (Čarobna Knjiga, 2012) Spanish (Bibliópolis, 2003) Swedish (2011) Slovak (2016) Turkish (Pegasus, 2017) Croatian Slovak (Lindeni, 2022) Ukrainian (КСД, 2016) Adaptations In 2014 a Polish audiobook was released. It features 79 actors, music, and special effects. It forms the primary basis of the second season of Netflix's Witcher series, released in 2021. Reception was the winner of the Polish Janusz A. Zajdel Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel in 1994. In 2009 the book won the David Gemmell Legend Award in the United Kingdom. References External links Nic Clarke, The 2009 David Gemmell Legend Award Shortlist, Part Two Blood of Elves review in Fantasy Fan Review in Total Sci-Fi Review in Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews 1994 novels Polish novels Polish fantasy novels The Witcher