The Tower of the Swallow
core novel 1997 The Witcher
Record
| Original title | Wieża Jaskółki |
|---|---|
| First published | 1997 |
| Original language |  PL |
| First English translation | 2016 |
| Translator | David French |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.22 (129,692 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 448 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316273763 |
| First-edition publisher | superNOWA |
| First-edition country | PL |
Synopsis
The sixth novel of the main Witcher saga picks up with the Continent engulfed in war between the Nilfgaardian Empire and the Northern Kingdoms, while Ciri, grievously wounded, is taken in by an elderly hermit and former scholar named Vysogota in a remote swamp. As she recovers, she recounts to him her recent ordeal traveling with a band of young outlaws known as the Rats, and her subsequent capture by the ruthless bounty hunter Bonhart, who forces her into brutal gladiatorial combat. Believing Geralt and Yennefer dead, she resolves to strike out alone toward the elven tower of Tor Zireael. Meanwhile Geralt, accompanied by Dandelion, the archer Milva, the vampire Regis, and the soldier Cahir, presses through hostile territory in search of her, guided by fragments of prophecy and dogged by rival factions.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Witcher
- Series: The Witcher core; position 6 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Andrzej Sapkowski
Notes
- Saga #4. US title: The Tower of Swallows.
- From the series record (The Witcher): Reading order: collections first (official superNOWA numbering), then the 5-novel saga, then standalones. Polish and English publication orders both differ from reading order.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Witcher: position 6 of 9: previous Baptism of Fire (1996) · next The Lady of the Lake (1999)
Sources
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