Geralt the Witcher races to find his missing ward, Ciri, in this fourth novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the Netflix show and video games.
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.
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781473231115
Number of pages: 464
Weight: 321 g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 32 mm
'An extraordinary tale which highlights Sapkowski's masterful character creation . . . one of the best fantasy sagas of all time' - Fantasy Book Review
If you have read the other Sapkowski novels in this sequence, be prepared to take things slower. This book is essential to the overarching story of course, but is definitely much slower paced, with more emphasis on... More
As much as I love The Witcher series, I found this one tedious to read at times.
Predictably, Ciri and Geralt are separated, the story follows Ciri’s bids to remain undetected by enemies, and Geralt’s task of...
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