Worst Witcher Book So Far

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would probably sprinkle more action into it. And not just "Oh, whoops, we've gone a few thousand words without a fight scene, better send a couple of assassins after Geralt", but action which actually has bearing on the narrative and impacts the plot. I would also really cut down on all the pointless political talk, and I would downplay Ciri's training in favor of a main plot featuring Geralt, since he's the protagonist of the book and the person we want to follow. Well, in fairness, I guess the book would have to be rewritten entirely.

What was most disappointing about Andrzej Sapkowski’s story?

I think that this book has two major crimes (I'm not talking specifics - if I were, the crimes would be a lot more than two) - it's boring, and it's pointless. Nothing happens throughout the book. Nothing. The entire book is basically an extended explanation about Ciri's training as a Witcher and, later, as a sorceress. That's it. There's a subplot about a group of people trying to find her and kill her, but that's never resolved. Really, you could have compressed this entire book within a single sentence - "Ciri trained with the Witchers and gained many of their skills, and later with Yennefer and understood magic". That's all that really matters. You really don't need to waste 10+ hours of your life to a story that's riddled with political talk and prolonged conversations about awkward subjects.

Have you listened to any of Peter Kenny’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I listened to Peter Kenny's other Witcher adaptations, and as always he was lovely. But not even he can salvage the snooze-fest that was "Blood of Elves".

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Probably, but only because I really love "The Witcher". And because I'd be curious to see if a movie adaptation can fix the huge problems of the book.

Any additional comments?

Skip this one, folks. Save your money, you're really not missing anything.

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Narrator speaks too fast

Good story but I had to reduce the speed of the narration ( speaking rate) from standard speed to slightly slower. Either it’s set wrong to begin with or the narrator speaks way way too fast to enjoy listening to the story.

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The Story of Ciri

I have enjoyed reading while listening to the narrator on Audibles. I guess that is the way when you have Kindle and the Audible paired together, makes reading much more interesting and faster to finish the book.
Not much on Geralt or monsters but on Ciri. I love that this book contains both of my beloved characters, Triss and Yennefer.

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A great beginning for the upcoming long journey

got introduced to the book through the famous Witcher game. I am not disappointed at all. Great style of storytelling and excellent narrator.

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Not nearly as good as the short stories

Suddenly Sapkowski tries too hard with unfitting and unwarranted grandiose imagery and the fascinating style of connected short stories is abandoned.

The first in an exciting but ultimately bad story of the young Ciri suffering and suffering and suffering and vain attempts at depth by insisting on and repeating poor metaphors. And suffering. Torture and rape over and over has replaced the moral dilemmas that gave the short stories such depth.

If you enjoyed The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, then I recommend you enjoy them again rather than start on these novels.

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Amazing story!

Amazing story and I really loved the narrator and his performance. I will definitely pick up the hard copy as well.

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The back story of so many things

Did you play The Witcher 3 and wondered about the backstory of some of the characters?

For me, I got into The Witcher 2 video game. Following the amazing story of how Geralt regained his memory. Fast forward to The Witcher 3 I struggled abit to find my way into the story since Ciri was a newish character.

This is the book that underscores Ciri's connection to most of the games characters, her emotions and feelings for said characters.

It is a book that comes of as a hard read/listen because it jumps around alot. But Peter Kenny is amazing. He manages to imbue each character with personality and spirit, not a single character sounds like another.

Enjoy this book, enjoy this story and most definitely enjoy the series in book, game or TV show

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best narrator on audible

of all the books I've had on audible, this one was the best narrated so far.

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The lack of variation in intonation made me stop

All the non dialogue sentences seem to have the same intonation pattern. It just takes me out of the story too much to continue listening to it. Be wiser than me and listen to a sample before you buy.

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Great narration

Peter Kenny is great, and I can't wait to get more of Geralt of Rivia!

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