The Witcher: Time of Contempt
A fragile peace has settled between the Nilfgaardian Empire and the Northern kingdoms, but it seems only a lull before the storm. The small border kingdom of Cintra, along with its heir Ciri—the granddaughter of Queen Calanthe and the legacy of the Elder Blood—may become an unexpected trump card in the grand game of kings, mages, and secret services on both sides of the conflict. Some seek to destroy the Child of Destiny, others to control her, and still others to make her a symbol of liberation. All may come to a head during the gathering of the sorcerers’ Chapter on the island of Thanedd, where the paths of Ciri, the sorceress Yennefer, and the witcher Geralt, the White Wolf, converge once again. The Hour of the White Cold and the White Light approaches. The Hour of Madness. The Hour of Contempt. And in the Hour of Contempt, the lonely one must die…