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Review: The Witcher 'The Lesser Evil'

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The Witcher: The Lesser Evil Original Story: Andrzej Sapkowsk Writers: Jacek Rembiś, Borys Pugacz-Muraszkiewicz Artist: Adam Gorham Color Artist: Patricio Delpeche Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Review by Adam Ray The world of The Witcher is a rich and detailed world of mythic fantasy. The tales based in this world feel like classic fairy tales, but with a more sincere and dark spin. At the same time, this magical world can bring us intense morality plays, by making magical monsters a threat, but the greed of the people is the true evil here. "The Lesser Evil" is a delightful, concise ingot of fantasy fiction set in this world. We get our hero, Geralt, dealing with a moral quandary instead of an imposing figure or sinister lord. Two rival forces each put forward two valid points for why one should eliminate the other. The lesser of two evils being realized. Geralt's signature blend of awareness of the situation and utter lack of caring is consistent. For me, it's har...