Crossroads of Ravens
A brand-new Witcher novel starring Geralt of Rivia – Now a major Netflix show
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4.1 • 9 Ratings
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- £12.99
Publisher Description
Introducing the instant Sunday Times bestselling Crossroads of Ravens, a brand-new Witcher novel in groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the blockbuster video games and hit Witcher Netflix show.
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.
Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher series is a global phenomenon with over thirty million copies sold, 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.
Translated from original Polish by David French
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Sapkowski returns to his Witcher series with this standalone prequel following an 18-year-old Geralt on his first ever adventure as he is pulled into a complicated quest for vengeance by an elder Witcher with a checkered past. Preston Holt rescues Geralt from an angry mob; trains him at his estate, Rocamora ("revenge" in the Elder language); and offers to continue on as his patron. But Geralt, suspicious of Holt's connection to the infamous Witcher massacre at Kaer Morhen, takes his leave, wandering off to find his own monsters to hunt. When other powers take an interest in the fledgling Witcher, however, Geralt gets sucked back into Holt's schemes to eliminate the anti-Witcher agents who threaten both them and their priestess allies. Sapkowski presents the young Geralt as a blank slate upon whom others feel free to write their own agendas, while keeping his base decency intact. Anyone wishing to learn more about Geralt's early years will be pleased to see the Witcher in action again, even as he stumbles a bit. This is a gift for series fans.