The Tower of the Swallow

A Witcher Novel

By: Andrzej Sapkowski, David French - translator

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

Geralt the Witcher races to find his missing ward, Ciri, in this fourth novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the blockbuster video games and the fourth season of the hit Netflix show.

The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished. Hunted by friends and foes alike, she has taken on the guise of a petty bandit and lives free for the first time in her life.

But the net around her is closing. Geralt, the Witcher, has assembled a group of allies determined to rescue her. Both sides of the war have sent brutal mercenaries to hunt her down. Her crimes have made her famous.

There is only one place left to run. The tower of the swallow is waiting...

Translated by David French.©1997 Andrzej Sapkowski (P)2027 Orion Publishing Group Limited

Critic reviews

An extraordinary tale which highlights Sapkowski's masterful character creation . . . one of the best fantasy sagas of all time

Like a complicated magic spell, a Sapkowski novel is a hodge podge of fantasy, intellectual discourse, and dry humour. Recommended

Geralt is one of the great characters in all of fantasy. Whether you're coming from the games, TV show, or are simply new to the Witcher universe - these books are absolutely worth the read

This is a series you can sink your teeth into

Like Mieville and Gaiman, [Sapkowski] takes the old and makes it new . . . [a] fresh take on genre fantasy

Delightful, intense, irreverent, and compelling . . . you have to read The Witcher books because they are rife with all of the elements that make you love fiction, and especially fantasy, in the first place . . . In a word, The Witcher delivers

One of the best and most interesting fantasy series I've ever read

The best one yet.

I've been loving these Witcher books read by the amazing Peter Kenny from the first minute but this one really ups the game. It delivers an even more incredible in-depth look at the world and its creatures combined with so many exciting adventurous scenes which had me on the edge of my seat. An amazing book.

amazing story

the witcher series is one of those great stories that MUST live beyond the ages.

Amazing!

A wonderful translation and even more beautiful performance by Peter Kenny!
I strongly recommend the whole series.

Great story

A very thrilling story! Non stop adventure and story telling plus the characters with depth.

Story picks up

Baptism of fire was a little stretched in my view, but this book picks up nicely. And asusual the performance in all the books is awesome.