The Last Wish

The Last Wish
	First edition cover
Author	Andrzej Sapkowski
Original title	Ostatnie życzenie
Translator	Danusia Stok
Language	Polish
Series	The Witcher
Release number	1
Genre	Fantasy
Publisher	SuperNowa
Publication date	1993
Publication place	Poland
Published in English	2007
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	288
ISBN	978-0-575-08244-1
Preceded by	"The Road with No Return"
Followed by	Sword of Destiny

The Last Wish (Polish: Ostatnie życzenie) is the third^[a] published short story collection in Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series. Published by SuperNowa in 1993,^[1] it was preceded by 1992's Sword of Destiny, but is officially considered the first entry in the series and Sword of Destiny the second. The collection contains seven short stories interspersed with a continuing frame story: Geralt of Rivia, after having been injured in battle, rests in a temple. During that time he has flashbacks to recent events in his life, with each flashback forming a short story.

The Last Wish was first published in English on 7 June 2007 by Gollancz,^[2]^[3] and has also been translated into several other languages. In 2003, it won the Premio Ignotus for Best Anthology.^[4]

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^ "SuperNOWA - Andrzej Sapkowski".
^ "The Last Wish". Bookhype. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "The Last Wish Cover Reveal... of sorts!". 9 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "Premio Ignotus Winners". goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

[2] "SuperNOWA - Andrzej Sapkowski".

[3] "The Last Wish". Bookhype. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[4] "The Last Wish Cover Reveal... of sorts!". 9 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[5] "Premio Ignotus Winners". goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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