Geralt's encounter with a beast reveals the truth behind fairy tales
in this graphic novel adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's original short
story.
Geralt takes a short cut down a beaten path, where he makes a grim
discovery of two corpses. Backtracking their trail, he's led to a
derelict mansion secured with elevated walls and a gate--mysterious and
ramshackle, yet adorned with a rare elegance Geralt could not ignore. He
is met with the mansion's owner--not quite human, but a beast with the
faculties of a man. With Geralt unfazed by his monstrous appearance and
displays of aggression, the beast invites him inside. A kind but wary
host, he shares stories of his family, his life . . . and his curse. If
the weight of his misdeeds could condemn him to the body of a beast--a
retribution spoken of only in fairy tales, could there be another grain
of truth in these tales of fantasy--one that could help him elude his
fate and lead him to salvation?
This graphic novel is the first in a series of adaptations from
Sapkowski's acclaimed short story collection The Last Wish! Script
adaptation by Jacek Rembiś (Frostpunk) with art by Jonas Scharf (Bone
Parish, War for the Planet of the Apes).