Lady of the Lake: The Witcher, Book 5 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Andrzej Sapkowski (Author), Peter Kenny (Narrator), David French - translator (Author),

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Introducing Geralt the Witcher - revered and hated - who holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in the best-selling series that inspired the Witcher video games and a major Netflix show.

After walking through the portal in the Tower of Swallows while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world...an Elven world. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world.

But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.

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20 hours and 16 minutes
Author

Andrzej Sapkowski, see all
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Peter Kenny
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16 March 2017
Language

English
Publisher

Orion
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B01MTJ1QKB
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	20 hours and 16 minutes
Author	Andrzej Sapkowski, David French - translator
Narrator	Peter Kenny
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	16 March 2017
Publisher	Orion
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01MTJ1QKB
Best Sellers Rank	873 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 25 in Contemporary Fantasy (Books) 102 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) 117 in Military Fantasy (Books)

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Ronald Ostrowski

I have never played any video games, let alone ...

Reviewed in Australia on 6 June 2018

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I have never played any video games, let alone 'Witcher'. Last year I was travelling about in Europe and picked up a volume at the airport to read while travelling. I was hooked and have read the whole series translated from Polish to English. I believe that Netflix are in the process of making a TV series based on Sapkowski's books. There is a Polish film adaption made in 2002 about the adventures of the Witcher titled 'The Hexer" However, this is the seventh book of the eight books available in English. I suggest that people start reading "The Last Wish' and subsequent books before reading this one. The eighth book in English should be available later this year.

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WandersNowhere

Riveting and emotional finale to the saga.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 April 2017

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Whew. I've argued before that a lot of fantasy novels struggle in the climax and finale, many either meandering around and fizzling out or waffling for many chapters before frantically cramming all the action into a few final pages as if the author suddenly remembered they were at the end. Neither is a problem here.
Sapkowski juggles multiple threads skillfully, weaving in twists and turns and managing a large cast and intense world building with aplomb. The blood, stench and cruelty of medieval warfare are depicted with an unflinching brutality rare in high fantasy outside GRR Martin but never without losing Sapkowski''s dry, endearing wit and likeable characters. Three huge set pieces, including a decisive clash of armies, a heart-stopping raid on an enemy castle complete with villainous boss fights and one final, unexpected twist event I dare not spoil could each be the climax of a lesser novel; here they each feel necessary and each given the space to carry their own weight, tragedy and sense of destiny. As the title suggests, Arthurian themes dominate, sometimes seeming a little weird in that the author can't seem to pick whether he wants them in as influences or literal pastiche, but they lend a mythic gravitas to the proceedings even when they are a little silly. My quibbles are minor; Ciri is by far the strongest character here. As with the other books in the core saga the scope is so huge that Geralt''s voice sometimes gets as lost as he is on his search for Ciri. At least in this one he does a little Witchering! Notably the Aen Elle story arc seems to suddenly disappear (and only be followed up in the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt game it seems) and the long awaited reunion of the Witcher and his daughter occurs quite suddenly in such a way that I had to reread to understand how Geralt got there. But none of that detracts from the powerful gut punches and satisfying beats that bring this one to a close. Fantastic.

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Great world building story

Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2022

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Although it is very confusing at first, especially with the all the names and the conversations and flashbacks, towards the end of the final novel in the series, you will get it!! The tale will conclude. It will keep you going to find out what happens next.

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c greenough

The Lady of the Lake: Witcher 5 Now a major Netflix show

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2021

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Lewis James

Brilliant

Reviewed in Australia on 19 November 2021

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Brilliant. A page turner from start to finish. What a great conclusion to the witcher novels, just read it OK

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GARIMA KAUSHIK

Lost the book

Reviewed in Australia on 7 June 2020

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Lost my audible book halfway. Really disappointed

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fantastic read!

Reviewed in Australia on 5 June 2019

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has to be one of the best books in its genere, great story to keep readee engaged through out the story.

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M. Barnes

Incomprehensible Rubbish (sliding scale)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2020

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Having played all of the games and looking forward to what was the upcoming NetFlix series (at the time) I thought I would brush up on the Witcher Lore via the original books.

To be clear, I've now read every single book in the series from the short stories to the main story spread over the remaining 5 books. The short stories piece is a nice introduction in the world and gives you some intel around the additional lore than may have been missing from the games.

However, when moving onto the main story line the author seems fixated on providing an endless list of towns/locations/characters which have little or no bearing on the story to the point where you begin to lose track. This seems to get progressively worse with each book with some of the major story lines having vague or incomplete endings/reasons for being. For example geralt just happens to listen to some conversation "in a cave" via some "device" which drastically changes the outcome of the story.

I don't know whether or not this story was lost in translation from Polish to English but it is simply not worth the investment in time.

I am purely disappointed with the story and author for such a vague and tenuous storyline but also quite impressed how a video game producer managed to get something coherent out of it.

I would not recommend this series at all other than the first two short story books.

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M. King

This rating is for the series as a whole.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2018

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Absolutely gorgeous story-telling and world building abound through the five books.

At first I was a bit unsure of the narrative trick of introducing a random character e.g. a messenger and then from his point of view him recounting how he saw three villains killed by one of our heroes. Or a battle described partially from the combatants perspective and partly through a school history lesson years later. But what it does, aided by the brilliant writing, is really immerse you in the world. It’s second to none in making real the background to our heroes adventures.

And then there’s the fact that it’s smart, funny, sad, terrifying and overall uplifting.

There’s a lot of grey in peoples actions, both the good and the bad people and one of our heroes goes seriously astray for a while. And there’s also one of the best out and out bad guys you’ll encounter in fiction.

Throw in the fact that the author then manages to seamlessly blend his world in with some our more well known myths and legends and frankly you’ve got a near masterpiece.

Loved it unreservedly.

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Alaran

The child of prophecy defies her destiny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2020

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This is probably one of the better Witcher books. As a final book in a series it is successful in tying up the various elements and drawing the saga to a satisfying conclusion.

The book delves into newish, but previously hinted at, territory by exploring a multiverse concept. This isn’t necessarily a major part of the overall plot, but it helps define Ciri’s role in the series and lightly touches upon some elements concerning the nature of storytelling.

It comes as a bit of a surprise that this propels the reader into our world for some segments of the novel, but considering the title and that the Witcher series has continually pillaged from various Northern European mythologies and folklore (‘Hans My Hedgehog’ perhaps being the most vital) it shouldn’t be that much of a shock.

By this point the character of Ciri has extensively developed and supplanted Geralt as the saga’s lead protagonist. She has gone through a ‘coming of age’ type plot. She has proved, at least to herself, that she is not merely the vessel that others consider her and found an identity. Established as ‘the Witcher girl’ it raises the question of whether the eponymous figure of the series might refer to her rather than Geralt. Likewise, the ‘lady’ of this book’s title could refer to more than one character.

There is, perhaps, a bit of a lack of Yennefer and Dandelion but the emphasis is clearly more on Ciri. Their roles and storylines are still reasonably satisfying, though.

‘The Lady of the Lake’ is considerably larger than the other Witcher books, even ‘The Tower of the Swallow’ which was substantially longer than the others. But whereas ‘The Tower of the Swallow’ squandered its greater length in convoluted, almost, retelling of events from differing perspectives, ‘The Lady of the Lake’ makes better use of it.

Thus, for example, we are able to see more about the decisive battle between Nilfgaard’s armies and the allied Nordling forces. Virtually all the main characters aren’t present at this and seeing it through the eyes of the young, naïve Jarre and those that deal with the wounded and the dying in the field hospital is an interesting angle.

A lot of the ‘final’ confrontations against the main antagonists of the series come considerably before the end of the novel. Perhaps, it ‘climaxes’ a little early, but this does leave a lot to deal with such as the war engulfing the land, the various power struggles and settlements and the fates of certain characters.

Overall, the series has wandered a bit at times and become a little convoluted with its perspectives and experiments in storytelling. This is, perhaps, not the conclusion that all readers/fans might want but it works and seems suitable.

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M. Riis

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2020

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This is difficult.. if you have made it this far in The Lady of the Lake I guess you - like me - actually think the core story in The Witcher series is good. Unfortunately a large part of it disappoint due to what appears to be a lack of a stringent editor or read through by a critical audience before publication. There are too many not-setting-the-scene-but-just-plainly-irrelevant parts and when we reach The Lady of the Lake it seems even the author has grown bored. I’d venture you could skip about 60% of the book and still have it all make perfect sense. What a disappointing turn for a story which could have been so good.

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Superb

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2020

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I finished reading this set of five novels today and cried because I feel as though I've lost dear friends. Funny, sad, descriptive with some of the best characterisation I have read in an awfully long time. And, it has to be said, one of the funniest, non-icky sex scenes ever - I laughed like a drain. True brilliance.
Yep, there are times when the time-hopping can do your noodle but it creates a very interesting vehicle in a novel and I rather enjoyed the peculiarities and all the different POV.
All I'll add is, Cahir, Regis, Milva and Angeloume, may the earth rest lightly on you.

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