{"title":"Jacek Rembis","description":"Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy writer and former economist. He is best known for his best-selling book series The Witcher. In 2012 Sapkowski was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture - Gloria Artis.","products":[{"product_id":"andrzej-sapkowskis-the-witcher-a-grain-of-truth-hardcover","title":"Andrzej Sapkowski's the Witcher: A Grain of Truth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeralt's encounter with a beast reveals the truth behind fairy tales in this graphic novel adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's original short story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeralt 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 \u003ci\u003egrain of truth \u003c\/i\u003ein these tales of fantasy--one that could help him elude his fate and lead him to salvation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis graphic novel is the first in a series of adaptations from Sapkowski's acclaimed short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wish\u003c\/i\u003e! Script adaptation by Jacek Rembiś (\u003ci\u003eFrostpunk)\u003c\/i\u003e with art by Jonas Scharf (\u003ci\u003eBone Parish\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e War for the Planet of the Apes).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50213598953695,"sku":"9781506726953","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/SUVTQzdKZENYMDd5alFnRitveXg0UT09.webp?v=1781833503"},{"product_id":"andrzej-sapkowskis-the-witcher-the-lesser-evil-hardcover","title":"Andrzej Sapkowski's the Witcher: The Lesser Evil - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tragic tale of passion, vindication, and the root of evil is presented in this graphic novel adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's original short story. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn search of a reward, Geralt brings the carcass of a slain creature to a small town where he is told it may be of use to the local sorcerer--but the mage isn't who he is alleged to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn hiding for his life, he requests Geralt's help in slaying the monster who seeks to murder him--a young woman said to have been born under the Curse of the Black Sun--a prophecy of inborn evil. He declares that she is more a monster than the creature presented before him. Geralt later encounters the woman, who asserts that it is the sorcerer who is the true monster--committing unspeakable crimes at the behest of his superstitious beliefs. With the boundaries blurred between the evil that is done and the evil done in return, Geralt is met with a quandary. The face of evil is ever-changing and his verdict, whether by choice or by force, can only lead to tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis graphic novel is the second in a series of adaptations from Sapkowski's acclaimed short story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Last Wish\u003c\/i\u003e!","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50213599019231,"sku":"9781506726960","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/LF39M_qsOB9781506726960.webp?v=1781833505"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jacek-rembis.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}