Blood of the Jinn

For over a hundred years, humans, dwarves, elves, and elves lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, and this uneasy peace has ended. Now the races are once again fighting among themselves—and even fighting each other: dwarves are killing their kin, and elves are killing humans and elves, at least the elves who are familiar with humans... Into this turbulent time, a child the world's mages have been waiting for is born. Ciri, the granddaughter of Queen Calanthe, the Lioness of Cintra, has strange powers and an even stranger destiny. Named "The Flame" by prophecy, she has the power to change the world—for good or ill... Geralt, the mage of Rivia, takes Ciri to the relative safety of the mage settlement, but it soon becomes clear that Ciri is not like other mages. As the political situation grows darker and the threat of war looms, Geralt searches for someone to train Ciri in her unique powers. But someone else is watching the young girl, someone who fully understands the meaning of the prophecy and what Ciri's power can do. This time, Geralt might have found his match.