The plot takes place in Geralt's youth, shortly after he completed his training at witchers stronghold Kaer Morhen and killed his first “monster” – a rapist.

[9] According to the agreement with SuperNowa, Sapkowski's publisher, title and cover artwork of the book were to be revealed exclusively by Nowa Fantastyka magazine in issue 12/2024, the release date of which was brought forward from December to November 22, 2024.

[15] Shortly before the release of Rozdroże kruków, in an interview for the Polish weekly periodical Polityka, Sapkowski announced that it would not be the last book set in the Witcher universe.

[18] Michał Jarecki from Spider's Web stated that the author “avoids excess more than ever”, which ultimately makes Rozdroże kruków a book that “has a better structure and is more specific, without the slightest signs of beating around the bush”, while Sapkowski “still masterfully builds tension, uses humorous and malicious dialogues”.

[19] Polish film critic and book translator Bartosz Czartoryski considered Rozdroże kruków to be “probably Sapkowski’s most specific and objective work” and “a kind of witcher-y best of”.

He also noted that “it's tempting to read the book as a coming-of-age story, an novel about initiation” because it presents Geralt as a person “just learning about life and the difficult art of making choices, often tripping over his own feet” who acquires the characteristics appropriate to the character known from the saga only in the finale.