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Blood of Elves
- Narrateur(s): Peter Kenny
- Durée: 10 h et 55 min
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Description
Watch for the signs! What signs these shall be, I say unto you: first the earth will flow with the blood of Aen Seidhe, the Blood of Elves....
For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting once again. The only good elf, it seems, is a dead elf.
Geralt of Rivia, the cunning assassin known as The Witcher, has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child. This child has the power to change the world - for good, or for evil.
As the threat of war hangs over the land and the child is hunted for her extraordinary powers, it will become Geralt's responsibility to protect them all - and the Witcher never accepts defeat.
Following The Last Wish, Blood of Elves is the new novel starring Geralt of Rivia, the inspiration for the critically acclaimed videogame The Witcher.
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Au global1 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Joshua Maher
- 2019-07-30
Cant stand the narrator
I wish I listened to the preview before purchasing. Tried 3 times but never made it past 10 minutes. The book could be a couple hours longer if he wasn't talking a mile a minute with a weird Shatner-esque speech
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Histoire2 out of 5 stars
- Melissa
- 2019-12-31
Not for me
I've wanted to play the games for a while, and I enjoyed the Netflix series - albeit a little confusing. If I watch a film-adaptation I always go into the book with an open mind. I have a little more than two hours left and it's mainly been dialogue and character development. I have found it very dry. In fact, I venture that I would have been able to listen to the first few chapters and then skip to the last few chapters without missing anything meaningful. It doesn't help that the narrator has that annoying habit of constantly interpreting dialogue as anger or derision - this indicates inexperience to me. When he isn't shouting, he does have a broken way of voice acting which is a little reminiscent of Shatner, like another reviewer pointed out.
This is the type of book to listen to while doing something moderately taxing - you don't have to concentrate very hard or for very long to get the gist of things. I'll try the second book in the series and hope for anything to propel the plot in an exciting way - if not: Returned.
Update: I returned the sequel after an hour. Sorry. This is a 👎🏻 series for me.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Terry Ladan
- 2019-09-21
Good book even for s mature listener
I have noticed a bunch of fantasy novels lately that seem to cater to young teens. It is harder to find a story thats a little rougher around the edges a little sex, a little "real foul language", a little more descriptive battle scenes.... this story is closer to the mark.
It still has a bit of the teenage growing up problems but not so nauseating. The story is shaping up. I am looking forward to the next one.
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 2020-02-10
Could not stand the narrator.
I found this really hard to listen to. I'm a big fan of Witcher 3, and the Netflix Series just sparked interest so I thought I'd try the books and dive deeper into the Witcher world. Instead I found the book very slow and the narrator very annoying. I dragged myself through the entirety in hopes it would improve, and I must say there was a chapter with Ceri and Yen that I didn't mind - maybe I was numb to the narrator by then and could appreciate the story - but in the end I was completely turned off of the books and will take some time before it try another of the series.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2020-10-13
Good, but a product of it's time.
I first got into this universe with the Witcher 3, like most people. But I decided since I didn't want spoilers, and I wanted to actually know what was going on, I'd read the books first. So I tried them, and while they're good, the series is a product of the times. The book gaslights you, the style is bland, and the narrator conveys no emotion. That's fine, but in the book itself nothing... happens. Like the most interesting thing to occur is an alley fight and even then Geralt just kills them all and moves on. I get that this series has a large following, but thank god for the Netflix series, or I would've stopped with this all together.
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire1 out of 5 stars
- Joseph Benson
- 2019-12-04
gave up half way through.
never played the game, heard the story was great so I thought I'd give it a try. listened to half the book waiting for something to happen. waiting for it to get interesting. it was all character development, which I like but half way through the book I don't care at all about any of the characters. I realized I had been listening for a half an hour, and had no idea what was going on. this doesn't happen often with me and audiobooks, but when I'm riding the bus home from work and the bus ride is more entertaining than the story.......
credit where credit is due, the narrator does a really good job with the voices and narration performance. but at the end of the day I was bored enough to stop half way through.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- GerryDat
- 2018-02-17
Character development at its finest
Story jumps around a bit but that is a personal complaint. It's just a little harder to reread paragraphs or pages when on an audiobook and in this book, information and clues are dropped everywhere.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- April lynn
- 2020-01-23
Worth listening to
I absolutely enjoyed the story and the narrators ability to make each voice sound unique and distinct. The story is mostly character development for Ciri and very anti-climactic but no less important or enjoyable. There is an issue with the narration, however. The reviews complaining about the narration being too fast and Shatneresk are very accurate, but if you slow down the narration speed to about 0.80 - 0.85 it fixes that issue and makes it worth listening too. I imagen that will have to be done for all the books unless it was a recording speed issue on techs part. I can't imagen a person can really read aloud that fast.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Jonathan
- 2020-04-05
Great book, just one little issue
The book was great and the narrator was almost perfect except for one thing, his pronounciation of the name Dandelion which he pronounced Dan-dill-eon. This is only an issue because it is a different pronounciation then in the first book.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Chris R. Chapman
- 2019-12-18
Enjoyable start to a gritty, fantasy world!
Full disclosure: I have played Witcher 3, so I was familiar with the main characters, events, and places, and went in expecting to learn more about character backstories and lore, which this book definitely provides. For the uninitiated, it is challenging with each chapter introducing you to a dizzying array of place and character names to keep track of, and I get why some could be dissuaded.
However, you are in effect a visitor to a whole new world, so it is unsurprising to feel lost at times. In fact, the experience is _very much_ like playing the game in this regard as you're traveling through unfamiliar places and trying to make sense of the relationships and politics of each, friends, foes, etc. As you progress and build your knowledge, and it gets deeper and more enjoyable. Don't give up after this volume - keep going!
A word on the narration: I find Kenny's interpretations and voices enhance the story and help to keep track of characters. For a bit of fun, and to approximate the video game, pull up The Witcher 3 soundtrack on Spotify and play at low volume in the background.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Joe Chad
- 2015-06-07
A great start to a Promising Series
Let me start by saying that Blood of Elves is technically not the start of the series. From what I have found out and read is that The Last Wish, wich is on Audible and Sword of Destiny, wich is not on Audible preceed this novel. Both are short story collections, neither directly impacts the story, but they provide background information on the characters in the series. They are not necessary to read in my opinion, but they do help a bit. Now to the novel, it is very well written with skillful prose and a decent plot. Because this is the first novel in the series, the plot is still being fleshed out so not that much significant happens, but that does not make the novel boring. The pace is steady and the characters are very well developed. The author does something rather unique wich I appreciated very much. Large sections of the novel are strictly dialogue between the characters with almost no description. Therefor, it is as if the reader is sitting in a different room from the speakers, and can here the conversation between them. I found it refreshing and enjoyable. Finally, the narrator does a fantastic job with both differentiation of characters and portraying their emotions correctly. Overall, I enjoyed this book very much and I look forward to the next one being put on Audible.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Michalena
- 2016-12-07
Wonderful, enhanced my enjoyment of the game!
I actually played the first two games on the X-box before my boyfriend informed that the games were based on books. I was so excited! I was familiar with the characters which helped, but I recommend listening/reading to The Last Wish (also on Audible) and Sword of Destiny before this book. They are prequels of short stories that introduces the characters, and explains events that are just assumed you know about in the first novel. The first book just jumps right in and I spend the first 25% of the book a little confused before I knew about the prequels.
That being said, this book/series is excellent, well written with engaging and likable characters. It's hard to separate the first book from the series, since they all flow together and since I played all three games witch also has some spoilers. But I will say, that Mr. Sapkowski does high fantasy really well. While the "prophesied child" is par on course for high fantasy, Sapkowski gives it a few new twists. The child is female and is actually a supporting character, not the main one. This is just one example, the author takes old ideas and makes them seem fresh and exciting.
Peter Kenny is the perfect choice for narrator. This is the first book I heard him narrate but he has excellent voice control. I even enjoyed his female voices, which tends to be my biggest complaint with male narrators.
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Nathan
- 2016-06-18
World immersion & character training
I'm writing this review having read this and the next two books in the series, currently reading the fourth.
If you haven't read the previous short story collection you'll be fine but be warned this is not a action pack, high stakes thriller. This is a very slow, character driven tale where the enjoyment is taken from world building escapism. The author spares no expense in his descriptions and details creating a vibrant world and characters, at the expense of pacing. I'm not saying it's boring but if you're use to modern western fantasy stories, you may not enjoy the slow pace.
The first book reads as a training montage. The witcher Geralt brings the orphaned princess Ciri to the witcher's and is trained in the art of combat. Many jokes prevail as a female sorceress arrives and has to explain to the group of male warriors the particulars of female 'issues'. Without giving much away the story advances to magical training.
There is no particular incident or scene that stands out, and there isn't a concluding ending. The story essentially stops expecting you to pick up the next one in the series.
I recommend reading the first two short story collection first to get a feel of the writing style and pacing. If you enjoy those, like character driven stories that have a slow pace, immersing you in the world then give it a try. Remember if you want a satisfying ending you'll have to commit to the next few books as well.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Wade
- 2019-08-08
meeeh
the content of the book is very slow, and the narrator couldn't determine what volume to speak throughout the book. at some points he would whisper, causing me to turn the volume up to hear what he was saying, only for the next line to be spoken at normal/high volume blowing my ear drums out all over my car.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Jim "The Impatient"
- 2016-02-05
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A FAIR FIGHT
ANYONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW ANOTHER LANGUAGE IS HANDICAPPED.
After a small scary intro, this has a real good scene involving a bard in a bar. There is a long conversation involving all the patrons. These are elves, dwarfs, humans, gnomes, knights, whores and others. It is written so well, that you feel you are in the room with all of them. We are than introduced to a pretty good bad guy. The book than quickly shifts to a little girl who wants to be a witch. She is a delightful character. The bard and the bad guy are gone, never to be heard from again. Unless they appear in the last three hours that I did not listen to.
DON'T CRY, I WON'T CRY, SHE EVEN STARTED CRYING.
I was surprised by the amount of talking in this book. These characters do a lot of debating. There is a lot of talk about emotions and crying. There is some action in the book, but it is few and far between. A lot of the talk is anti-war talk, kind of strange for a fantasy epic which depends upon killing to keep it's readers happy. Course as I mentioned there is more talking than doing. I was also confused by the transitions in people and settings. One minute I was listening to a couple of elves conversing and the next minute I am listening to some dwarfs talking somewhere else, with no acknowledgment that we changed people and scenery. Even when we keep the same people, one minute they are in a home, the next on the road. It made me wonder if I was listening to an abridged versions with parts taken out haphazardly.
Peter Kenny is a great narrator and he makes the listening better than the reading. I was amazed in all the voices he could do, plus he portrayed all the right emotions with his voice.
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- BW724
- 2019-08-07
Hopefully the weakest book in the series.
Ciri, triss, and Yennifer. The book jumps around quite a bit and can be a little difficult to follow with a multitude of obscure names and locations being thrown around. Additionally, very little takes place with regards to Geralt, but Ciri's story evolves quite a bit. Not as addictive as the first two, but obviously necessary to the series.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- courtesyman
- 2015-06-14
Excellent first novel in a series!
It's not the best Witcher novel, but it introduces the world and those important within it admirably. If you've never read a Witcher story before, read "The Last Wish" first; it is, in my opinion, a more rewarding, shorter read that, if enjoyed, should wet your appetite for what "Blood of Elves" provides. Be warned, however, this is a much quieter read more concerned with world- and character-building than action and suspense, and the ending is not an ending at all but more of a lead into the next in the series, "A Time of Contempt." Patience required! Still, a wonderful read filled with memorable characters that left me wanting to see what will happen next. Highly recommended!
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire2 out of 5 stars
- Kim DeWolfe Schuler
- 2019-09-23
I wanted to like it...
But I just couldn't make myself care. I made it about three quarters through and gave up. Too many names, political events, tangents and side stories. I just got bored.
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- J. Griff Griffin
- 2019-08-21
Full length novel of Geralt of Rivia
This is the first full novel in the Witcher series, the previous two contained short stories of the adventures of Geralt of Rivia & associated friends. I could tell that in "Sword of Destiny" it was building up into this current story line about Ciri & the prophesy surrounding her. Overall I enjoyed the book, but there were a few parts that I felt were a bit tedious to get thru. Am hoping that now the basic ground work is laid out that the story will pick up.
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire1 out of 5 stars
- Mike Hayward
- 2016-02-15
Devitalizing Dialogue
This book is written in what I find to be a rather unusual style which, although unsuccessful at engaging me, serves as an excellent example of how not to tell a story. It feels as though the author has attempted to adapted a script for the theater to novel form. It is somewhat amusing, as the reader, to be put into the roll of a spy, listening in via a hidden microphone to hours and hours of dialogue, virtually bereft of all sensory input, including non dialogue related sounds.
Seriously. Imagine, for example, the heroine inadvertently blowing a shack to smithereens no more than ten paces in front of her as she practices magic with her mistress, with nary so much as a description or significant consequence. Instead, out of desperation, you concoct the aforementioned image in your mind based upon nothing more than brief dialogue between teacher and student to the effect of, "Nice try at whipping the hat against the shack; I suppose we can use it for firewood."
If the author had written in an active voice, describing events in present tense instead of having his characters constantly converse, it would have been much more engaging. Not only does the writing leave a bit too much to the imagination, Andrzej has convinced me that couching endless narration in dialogue doesn't convert passive voice into active.
I admit that I found it difficult to get past the writing style to even follow the weak story line, so perhaps my perspective is colored. Although easy to understand, as there are a limited number of characters and it is written in a mostly sequential order, and although there are a handful of reasonable action sequences, the vast majority of this novel is quite simply dialogue. Some of the speech is eloquent, but much of it is verbose, bombastic, and tedious to the point of detracting from character development.
Quite simply this book is mostly talk and doesn't leave much room for a storyline.
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