Season of Storms

Season of Storms

Publication information
Original	Sezon burz, SuperNOWA, November 6th, 2013
Author	Andrzej Sapkowski
Translated by	David French
Type	Novel
Published	Gollancz/Orbit 2018 (UK/US)
ISBN	978-83-7578-059-8
Preceded by	Wiedźmin
Followed by	The Last Wish
Translations	More...

Season of Storms (Polish: Sezon burz) - the sixth Witcher novel and eighth overall book in the series written by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is not a follow-up to the spin-off of the Witcher Saga proper, but instead a midquel, set before "The Witcher" short story but after most of the other stories in The Last Wish.

May 19, 2017, it was announced that Orbit (US) and Gollancz (UK) would publish the book, with translations by David French.

Characters

Geralt of Rivia
Lytta Neyd
Yennefer of Vengerberg
Dandelion
Belohun
Sorel Degerlund
Hue - Oger-Troll servant of Degerlund
Bang - Oger-Troll servant of Degerlund
Pastor - a crossbow carrying hunchback and servant of Degerlund
Ortolan
Mozaïk
Ferrant de Lettenhove - Attorney General and a cousin of Dandelion
Brehen - aka. "Cat of Iello", a Witcher from the Cat School.
Tiziana Frevi - a "Dwimveandra"
Pyral Pratt
Nimue verch Wledyr ap Gwyn
Biruta Anna Marquette Icarti
Harlan Tzara, described as completely bald, murdered by Degerlund
Axel Miguel Esparza
Igo Tarvix Sandoval
Pinetti - aka Algernon Guincamp
Ildiko Breckl - a former student from Aretuza and new bride of Belohun.
Prince Viraxas - a son of Belohun, described as dark haired and dark eyed
Prince Egmund - a son of Belohun, described as ebony or dark, grown large and thin
Prince Xander - a son of Belohun, described as "albino" white, grown large and thin
The Aguara
Constable Torquil
Gonschorek - clerk in the guardroom
Nikephor Muus, a clerk
Tonton Hornicht - aka "the Retiarius", challenged the Witcher to a duell, but lost
Antea Derris aka "Etna Asider", daughter of Pyral Pratt
Ravenga - owner of Osteria "Natura Rerum"
Colonel de Santis (?)
Captain Ropp (?) - a trusty man of Prince Egmund
Samsa - a trusty man of Prince Egmund
Richter - a trusty man of Prince Egmund
Tverdoruk - a trusty man of Prince Egmund

Mentioned only:

King Foltest
King Visimir II (?)

Locations

Kerack
Osteria "Natura Rerum" - a famous restaurant in Kerack
Rissberg
Palmyra - a quarter of Kerack

Translations

Czech: Bouřková sezóna, translated by Stanislav Komárek, (Leonardo, Ostrava 2014)
German: Zeit des Sturms, translated by Erik Simon, (dtv, forthcoming in 03/2015)
French: La Saison des Orages, translated by Caroline Raszka-Dewez, (Milady, Montreuil 2015)
Russian: Сезон гроз, (AST, Moscow 11/2014)
Serbian: Sezona oluja, translated by Zorana Lutovac, (Čarobna knjiga, Beograd 10/2014)
Spanish: Estación de tormentas, (Alamut, forthcoming in 2015)
Italian: La stagione delle tempeste, (Nord, 2016)