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After a traumatic journey through the desert, Ciri is captured by bounty hunters but eventually joins a gang of young outcasts known as The Rats . It is during this time she begins using the alias "Falka" and experiences her own "time of contempt" as she hardens into a survivor.
Yennefer brings Ciri to Gors Velen, intending to enroll her in the magical academy of Aretuza. During a grand conclave of sorcerers on the island of Thanedd, a long-simmering coup erupts. Different factions within the brotherhood, some allied with the North and others secretly serving Nilfgaard, turn on one another in a bloodbath.
For fans of the series, this book is essential for understanding the origins of the Great War and Ciri's transformation from a princess into a hardened wanderer. Many readers find the audiobook narrated by Peter Kenny particularly immersive. Crossroads of Ravens || Review by Andrzej Sapkowski
Geralt, attempting to protect Ciri, faces the powerful sorcerer Vilgefortz. In a brutal duel, Geralt is soundly defeated and nearly killed, leaving him broken and hospitalized in the forest of Brokilon for much of the subsequent events.
The novel follows , Yennefer of Vengerberg , and their ward Ciri as the world descends into chaos. While Geralt attempts to remain neutral, he is increasingly drawn into a web of political intrigue between the Northern Kingdoms and the Nilfgaardian Empire .