Geralt of Rivia’s swords remain sharp, and the world has not grown any less dangerous—though not all the threats are fanged monsters. Yet the world familiar from the first two books of the series is changing rapidly. Forget the intimacy and fairy-tale charm! The story now takes on epic scope, high politics, and the looming threat of great calamity. Kings and generals, mages and mercenaries, humans and non-humans alike engage in a complex game, sparing neither themselves nor their opponents.