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Where it happens
- Nilfgaard
- Korath desert
- Gors Velen
- Thanedd Island
Ages
- Adult
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Why: Both are fantasy books about monsters.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Time of Contempt: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Shadow and Bone: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650) - monsters
The Time of Contempt: "Monsters" (OL subject); "Monsters -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
Shadow and Bone: "Monsters" (OL subject); "Monsters, fiction" (OL subject); "Monsters -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Time of Contempt: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Storm Front: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, urban" (OL subject)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Time of Contempt: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Assassin's Apprentice: "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject)
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What they share, at a glance
The Time of Contempt next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Monsters |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow and Bone | shared | shared |
| Storm Front | shared | not shared |
| Assassin's Apprentice | shared | not shared |
| Daughter of the Empire | shared | not shared |
| The House in the Cerulean Sea | shared | not shared |
| Watership Down | shared | not shared |
| A Court of Thorns and Roses | shared | not shared |
| The Princess Bride | shared | not shared |
| The Midnight Library | shared | not shared |
| Mexican Gothic | shared | not shared |
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The Time of Contempt: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in 1995. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Series
- It is book 4 of The Witcher series. Source: hachettebookgroup.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Witcher ... Blood of Elves ... The Time of Contempt
- Next in the series
- Book 5 is Baptism of Fire. Source: hachettebookgroup.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Time of Contempt ... Baptism of Fire
Where does The Time of Contempt sit in its series? See the reading order.
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