Which Crossroads of Ravens recording should you buy?
Two editions, and a real choice between them rather than a trap: the same book read by one voice, or performed by a full cast with music and sound design. Both are the complete novel. This is also, for now, the only Witcher book you can hear performed by a full cast — the rest of the saga is on its way.
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Short answer
Either — this is a choice of experience, not of content. Peter Kenny reads both: alone in the 2025 edition, and as the narrator of the 2026 full-cast production, where Sam Stafford plays Geralt and Richard Armitage plays Preston Holt. If you already know Kenny's Witcher and want to stay with it, take the solo reading. If you have been waiting for a full-cast Witcher, this is the first one that has actually been released. The rest of the saga is being produced the same way as a brand-new translation, starting with The Last Wish, listed on Audible UK as a pre-order for 19 November 2026 — until then, the other Witcher books exist only as Peter Kenny's solo readings.
The recordings, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kenny Our pick | 7 hrs 8 mins | Unabridged | Complete and solo — the same narrator as every other Witcher book on Audible UK, so it matches the rest of a Peter Kenny run. |
| Sam Stafford, Richard Armitage, Peter Kenny and a full cast | 7 hrs 52 mins | Unabridged, full cast | The complete book performed by a cast, with music and sound design, and Peter Kenny still narrating. Longer than the solo reading because it is produced, not because there is more text. |
