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The Tower of the Swallow, published as The Tower of Swallows in the United States (Polish original title: Wieża Jaskółki) is the fourth novel in the Witcher Saga written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland in 1997.
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(U.K.) or The Tower of Swallows (U.S.) (Polish: Wieża Jaskółki), was written by Andrzej Sapkowski and was first published in Poland in 1997 and is the sixth book in The Witcher series and the fourth novel in the saga.
The U.S. edition was released by Orbit on 17 May 2016, with the first U.K. edition coming out a couple days later by Gollancz on 19 May 2016. The following year, the second U.K. edition came out on 9 March 2017.
One day, old Vysogota finds a very badly injured girl in the swamp surrounding his retreat. He saves her life and she tells him her story... the story of Ciri and how she became a cruel killer meeting death at every step. Until she met her retribution - Leo Bonhart, who killed her fellow bandits and captured her.
Meanwhile, Geralt is on his way to find Druids who might know where Ciri is. But someone is determined that the witcher should not find her...
Vysogota, an old philosopher living in the Pereplut swamp, finds an injured Ciri near his retreat and takes her in, caring for her until she is ready to continue her journey. She tells her life story to the old man: how all the Rats were killed by Leo Bonhart, all except for Ciri. As she readies herself to leave, she is convinced that both Geralt and Yennefer are dead. Based on this assumption, she leaves Vysogota to find Tor Zireael.
Meanwhile, Geralt meets an elf named Avallac'h who tells him about a prophecy connected with Ciri. He needs to find some druids who will reportedly know where Ciri is. Yennefer is trying to find Vilgefortz's hiding place, but it is no easy task.
For reasons unknown, some of the translations have "Swallow" in its plural form in the title while the original, the Polish title is in singular form. Thus, the most correct translation would be "Tower of the Swallow" or "The Swallow's Tower". The mentioned swallow is a representation of a single person so it feels like a rather big error in translation. The error itself might be related to Polish language complexity; the word "Jaskółki" in itself is in a plural form, however in a phrase "Wieża Jaskółki" it is not, here it is in its 2nd (of 7) declination case.
•American English: The Tower of Swallows, translated by David French (Orbit, 2016)
•British English: The Tower of the Swallow, translated by David French (Gollancz, 2016)
•Bulgarian: Вещерът: Кулата на лястовицата, translated by Vasil Velchev (ИнфоДар, 2010)
•Czech: Zaklínač VI. - Věž vlaštovky, (Leonardo, Ostrava 1998)
•Dutch: "De Zwaluwentoren", translated by Theo Veenhof
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Jan 1, 2001 · The Tower of the Swallow. Andrzej Sapkowski, David French (Translator) 4.22. 100,492 ratings4,396 reviews. 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.
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May 17, 2016 · The Tower of Swallows (The Witcher, 6) Paperback – May 17, 2016. by Andrzej Sapkowski (Author), David French (Translator) 4.6 17,811 ratings. Part of: The Witcher Saga (8 books) See all formats and editions. The world is at war and the prophesied savior is nowhere to be found.
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Apr 4, 2021 · A Review of The Tower of the Swallow – Spoiler Free. In this review of The Tower of the Swallow there may be mild spoilers for previous books in The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski. Baptism of Fire mostly focused on Geralt’s mission to find and rescue Cirri, supposedly from the clutches of Nilfgaard, after the devastating events on the ...
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May 17, 2016 · The Tower of Swallows (The Witcher Book 6 / The Witcher Saga Novels Book 4) - Kindle edition by Sapkowski, Andrzej, French, David. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.
The Tower of the Swallow (Polish: Wieża Jaskółki), written by Andrzej Sapkowski, first published in Poland in 1997, is the sixth book in the Witcher series and the fourth novel in the Witcher saga. One day, old Vysogota finds a very badly injured girl in the swamp surrounding his retreat.
