Sword of Destiny is a sequel collection of stories following the riveting adventures of the Witcher, Geralt. These stories maintain the magical vibrancy of the first novel as we read about enchanted dragons, merchant elves, sea monsters, warring kingdoms and the meaning of Destiny. I thought this novel was spellbinding and it gave me all the escapist feels. I loved the air of sorcery combined with the dry wit of the writing.

Onto the not so good parts, I didn't like the storyline between Geralt and Essi Daven. Essi's obsession with Geralt has no sound basis other than to emphasise the disarming affect that Geralt seems to have on most women. No woman can resist the charms of his brooding, mysterious lone wolf persona. Also Geralt is constantly set up to be this politically neutral character who doesn't get involved in kingly negotiations yet that is exactly what he ends up doing when King Enslav of Brugge sends him as an envoy to Brokilon. The character inconsistency was not lost on me and felt like a mechanism to get Geralt to cross paths with Ciri.

But Sapkowski continues to reinvent and reimagine in this book and it left me wanting more so onto the Tower of the Swallow it is!