Baptism of Fire
- 352
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Baptism of Fire” is the volume in which the Witcher saga turns into a road story with a company worth following: the companions who gather around Geralt are, for some readers, the best thing in the series so far. Some also find that the plot advances slowly, the time jumps disorient and the ending arrives abruptly. This is a book for readers already committed to the saga, not a place to start.
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About the book
Baptism of Fire is the third novel in the Witcher Saga written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in 1996 in Polish and in English in 2014. It is a sequel to the second Witcher novel Time of Contempt and is followed by The Tower of the Swallow.
Reading order · The Witcher
Full order & progress →- The Last WishStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - The Sword of DestinyThe Sword of Destiny–Not ranked yet
- Blood of Elves
7.97.9 / 10 - Time of Contempt
7.97.9 / 10 - Baptism of FireThis book
8.28.2 / 10 - The Tower of the Swallow
8.18.1 / 10 - The Lady of the LakeThe Lady of the Lake–Not ranked yet
- Season of Storms
7.87.8 / 10 - Crossroads of RavensCrossroads of Ravens–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 781 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 84% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Fantasy average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 25 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 756 | 97% |
Frequently asked
How long is Baptism of Fire?
It has 352 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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