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TIME OF CONTEMPT, A NOVEL BY A. SAPKOWSKI, WITCHER #4 (BOOK REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION)

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 Hello there! Happy  Autumn! In this post, I shall review Time of Contempt , the second novel and the forth book in the Witcher saga, created by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The first two books in the Witcher series being collections of short stories ( Last Wish and Sword of Destiny ) , Time of Contempt is a direct sequel to Blood of Elves . Honestly, at first I hardly noticed the transition from one novel to another. T he first part of  Time of Contempt  might as well be included in   Blood of Elves  as it almost feels like the same novel. In addition, I was able to read the novels one after the other so the transition was especially smooth. However, as Time of Contempt develops, some differences between the two novels can be spotted. I shall elaborate! “You can’t afford the luxury of spurning contempt. A time of contempt is approaching, Witcher, my friend, a time of great and utter contempt. You have to adapt.” Published in 1995,  Time of Contempt  takes off where  Blood of E