Less original but more searched than the first volume

The sword of Providence is the second volume of the saga of Geralt, and the last to be composed of short stories about independent. Those who feasted like me the first volume likely a slight disappointment. The sword of destiny abandon the diversion of fairy tales that brought a lot of salt to the stories of the "last TUSCs". The plots are interesting and well written, but we still feel that the witcher universe merges now in mass Generic Fantasy. That said, what is lost in originality, it makes up for in character development, which are quite thick.

Although the stories are meant generally independent, there is still a thread that connects some of them in the previous volume, following the saga, especially the title story. And as the characters are numerous, so I advise not to wait too long between reading different volumes, so do not get lost in the maze of intrigue. In the end, this collection constitutes a kind of transition between the rather small stories of the first volume and the epic saga that follows. Beautiful work, even though I wish he retains the special flavor of the first volume.