“The Last Wish is the first book in the fantasy series The Witcher by Polish science fiction writer Andrzej Sapkowski.The protagonist of the series is Geralt of Rivia, a witcher who hunts monsters that pose a threat to human life. In his childhood, he, like other witches, was given supernatural fighting qualities through a mutation: strength, lightning-fast reaction, accelerated metabolism, and high regenerative ability. Geralt's trade is hunting dangerous monsters for money.