The Bounds of Reason [Sword of Destiny]

More curveballs, more fascinating evolutions of existing ideas, more genre pivots, more philosophy, more Tolkien remixes - Sapkowski's winning streak continues as we begin his second book of Witcher stories. The theological preoccupation of The Last Wish is reframed into a discussion of chaos and order, and that new framework is refracted through a kaleidoscope of characters and perspectives. This story takes us from free will to prophecy to the problem of evil to misogyny to Dracula - we barely had any time left to make fun of Tom Bombadil!

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