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#1 Blood of Elves

by Andrzej Sapkowski

Blood of Elves is the first novel in the saga that inspired the Netflix show and the hit video games

Cover of Blood of Elves
Hardcover
Pages 368 pages
Published 1994
Audiobook 10h 43m
Languages English, Arabic, Belarusian +25

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Publisher's Summary

For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting once again. The only good elf, it seems, is a dead elf.…

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Weighted Score
3.99 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
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R (Avg Rating): 4.00 ★
v (Ratings Count): 1,175
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.00
True Ratings 1,175
Written Reviews 81
Shelved (Popularity) 2,658
Users Read 1,728
Rating Distribution
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