Ep. 40 — Chapter 5 from "Blood of Elves" (Part 1)

Breakfast in Beauclair

Josh from The Pod Called Quest and Erick Schwartz from the US join Alyssa for Part 1 of our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski’s first Witcher novel Blood of Elves, Chapter 5. Very important bits include: the famous “Dear Friend…” letter and the relationship between Geralt and Yennefer, the strengths of a short story format, Sapkowski’s possible attitude toward academics of the Continent, that one “helpful” co-worker, and a biologist demystifies the aeschna, plus Eeyore, Mr. Collins, and stealing clout from Beyoncé.

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