Crossroads of Ravens

De: Andrzej Sapkowski

Narrado por: Peter Kenny

Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher series is a global phenomenon with over thirty million copies sold and translated into over forty languages worldwide. Crossroads of Ravens is a new standalone novel following fantasy's most beloved monster hunter, Geralt of Rivia, on his first steps towards becoming a legend.

“A wonderful insight into the beginnings of one of fantasy's most beloved and iconic characters, Geralt of Rivia. Immersive, exciting, and emotional. Crossroads of Ravens is not to be missed.” – John Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author

Witchers are not born. They are made.

Before he was the White Wolf or the Butcher of Blaviken, Geralt of Rivia was simply a fresh graduate of Kaer Morhen, stepping into a world that neither understands nor welcomes his kind.

And when an act of naïve heroism goes gravely wrong, Geralt is only saved from the noose by Preston Holt, a grizzled witcher with a buried past and an agenda of his own.

Under Holt’s guiding hand, Geralt begins to learn what it truly means to walk the Path – to protect a world that fears him, and to survive in it on his own terms. But as the line between right and wrong begins to blur, Geralt must decide to become the monster everyone expects, or something else entirely.

This is the story of how legends are made – and what they cost.

“Geralt is one of the great characters in all of fantasy. Whether you're coming from the games, TV show, or are simply new to the Witcher universe - these books are absolutely worth the read.” – James Islington, author of The Will of the Many

Witcher Story Collections
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny

The Witcher Saga
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake

Standalone Witcher Novels
Season of Storms
Crossroads of Ravens

The Hussite Trilogy
The Tower of Fools
Warriors of God
Light Perpetual

Translated from original Polish by David French

©2025 Andrzej Sapkowski (P)2025 Orbit

Pretty good

I absolutely love the series and was really excited when this was announced. Sometimes the story feels a bit too rushed as it has several time skips and the story takes a while to let you know where its headed, but I ultimately ended up liking it quite a bit and home we get more witcher stories in the future.

I was skeptical but wow he did it again

I’m a huge fan of the original book series, specifically the short stories and Season of Storms. I feel like the later books kinda fell off, so I was a bit skeptical at this newest one being a good read but I was pleasantly surprised.

If you are new to The Witcher, don’t start here. Even though it’s chronologically the first installment I would start with The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny. This book just hits so much harder when you know what happens later. You want to be hit full force with the doomed narrative.

I devoured this in two days and I’m probably going to re-read it later. No notes. Maybe just the emotional whiplash Peter Kenny’s young Geralt voice had on me. I couldn’t help but think “who is this? where’s Geralt?” at the beginning.

one more adventure

Some people might think the story a bit underwhelming or very short, but I really enjoyed it . I love the universe of the witcher, maybe it wasn't a necessary story but it was a very good one. The voice acting and the translation were great . I need more witcher stories !

The story left me fully satisfied.

Glad to see the gang back together. Great story, beautiful translation, perfect performance. Sapkowski, French, and Kenny are the perfect team!

Early Years Lore

A good addition to the Witcher world. I liked seeing young Geralt and getting more Witcher lore.

Young Geralt

You know I’ll always be grateful to Sapkowski for creating the Witcher such an incredible story but he has forever lost my respect for how he did dirty with CDPR and disrespecting the stories of video games saying they could never make a good story. The Witcher games proved him oh so wrong. 🤘😉🖤

Hmm

I really hate to say it, but this was my least favorite entry by far. I was incredibly excited to have a look into Geralt's beginnings, and while that's certainly there, this wasn't quite what I imagined. the narrative just felt odd. Not sure I'm equipped to articulate exactly why just yet, but something just felt off. Perhaps the narrative simply didn't have time to develop.

Things move quickly from one scene to the next, and it can make it somewhat hard to follow. Motivations seem somewhat vague or unconvincing. Connections don't have time to feel personal for the listener. I wasn't really invested at all in the ending. To be honest, I kinda hated it.

Geralt's motives at that point just aren't very compelling at all. I understand that this is supposed to be some kind of character defining experience that shapes the man we all know and love, so it seeming out of character makes sense. Nonetheless, it felt very unusual for Mr. Sapkowski. Contrived? Low effort? I'm not sure how best to put it.

There's definitely more momentum in the beginning, but it is almost entirely spent by the time we reach the end. I think Andrei grew tired of writing, and it shows. I can't hold that against him, given that he's 77 years old at the time I write this, and he will always be all-time favorite fiction writer. Though, I do get the feeling that it may be time for him to pause until his heart is back in it.

sapkowskis writing style

I love this world of the witcher and the way he writes the adventures within it! Id buy a new witcher book a week if it was possible.

young Gerelt!

I thought the story was great. enjoyed listening to geralt's beginnings. wish it was a little bit longer though.

A welcome edition to the Witcher book series, but not as compelling as other entries.

Sapkowski’s gift for compelling narrative fall slightly flat in this volume, likely due to length. Where his stories are usually cleverly circular, self referential and introspective, this work doesn’t quite meet that lofty standard. I very much enjoyed a crossroad of ravens, but wish it was longer and had fewer loose ends.