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Where it happens
- Yaruga
- Lyria and Rivia
- Nilfgaard
- Brokilon
Ages
- Adult
About this book
Its Library of Congress subjects: Monsters, Magic, Heiresses. It is book 5 of the Witcher series and set in Yaruga.
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata
Books like this one
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Why: Both are fantasy books about monsters and magic.
What both books share
- fantasy
Baptism of Fire: "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
Shadow and Bone: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650) - monsters
Baptism of Fire: "Monsters -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Shadow and Bone: "Monsters -- Fiction." (Library of Congress) - magic
Baptism of Fire: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Shadow and Bone: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
What both books share
- fantasy
Baptism of Fire: "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
Storm Front: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, urban" (OL subject) - magic
Baptism of Fire: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
Storm Front: "Magic -- Fiction" (Library of Congress)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.
What both books share
- fantasy
Baptism of Fire: "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
The Night Circus: "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655) - magic
Baptism of Fire: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
The Night Circus: "main subject (P921): magic" (Wikidata)
- fantasy
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What they share, at a glance
Baptism of Fire next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Magic | Monsters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow and Bone | shared | shared | shared |
| Storm Front | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Night Circus | shared | shared | not shared |
| Fourth Wing | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Name of the Wind | shared | shared | not shared |
| A Great and Terrible Beauty | shared | shared | not shared |
| Skulduggery Pleasant | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Red Pyramid | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Time Traveler's Wife | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Gardens of the Moon | shared | not shared | not shared |
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Baptism of Fire: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in 1996. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Series
- It is book 5 of The Witcher series. Source: hachettebookgroup.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Witcher ... The Time of Contempt ... Baptism of Fire
- Next in the series
- Book 6 is The Tower of Swallows. Source: hachettebookgroup.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Baptism of Fire ... The Tower of Swallows
Where does Baptism of Fire sit in its series? See the reading order.
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