The Tower of Swallows
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Narrated by:
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Peter Kenny
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Written by:
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Andrzej Sapkowski
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David French - Translator
About this listen
The world is at war and the prophesied savior is nowhere to be found. The Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, races to find her in the fourth novel of Andrzej Sapkowski's groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the hit Netflix show and the blockbuster 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 including Dandelion, Milva, Regis, and Cahir, 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...
Witcher collections:
- The Last Wish
- Sword of Destiny
Witcher novels:
- Blood of Elves
- The Time of Contempt
- Baptism of Fire
- The Tower of Swallows
- Lady of the Lake
- Season of Storms
Hussite Trilogy:
- The Tower of Fools
- Warriors of God
Translated from original Polish by David French.
©2016 Andrzej Sapkowski (P)2016 Hachette Audio
Featured Article: The Witcher Saga —A Character Guide and Explainer
The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski is a Polish fantasy series translated into many languages and adapted into a popular video game series and a Netflix TV series starring Henry Cavill. But who are the characters behind the story? How are they all connected? And how do they fit into the overall Witcher books? This character guide is a great place to start if you’re new to the book series and tv show and looking for some background information.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-09-03
Great book
I love this one as much as the others in the series, but dear lord some of the voices they made for the creatures..... it would screech in my headphones. Just be weary. It was unbearable.
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- Dave
- 2022-04-21
The story is closing and I cannot wait.
Kenny again takes you through the world and Ciri's journey to her Destiny. Simply amazing.
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- Chris
- 2018-09-19
The Lion Cub of Cintra - Child of Destiny
#Audible1 If you haven't heard of the Witcher Saga then you are missing out. This series follows the main character Geralt of Rivia, a Witcher, in his travels across the Continent in search of employment in his trade; that of hunting and slaying dangerous monsters that prey upon humans. This polish masterpiece was written by Andrzej Sapkowski and is the inspiration behind the three internationally acclaimed Witcher Games and the impending Netflix series. The books are heavily steeped in Slavic lore and are offer a startling insight into the human condition making us ask who the true monsters are and who are the ones who need saving. The world doesn't need a hero. It needs a professional. WORTH THE LISTEN/READ
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- Robert
- 2023-06-07
Book 4 is the best so far!
Peter Kenny is a master narrator. I love this series but Book 4 for me, is the best one yet! I’m jumping right into Book 5!
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-07-16
let me tell you
super.hot.Fire. Im showing you my g this book series is blessed all the way up
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- Tyler MacAulay
- 2021-12-23
Great!
Loved the Witcher games and the new show, but love the books even more. Would recommend to anyone.
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- J
- 2022-05-30
It Drags at Times, but overall it’s still Great
The Good
This book focuses on Ciri. At first, I worried that the book was going to focus on Geralt and his motley crew some more as early scenes in the book did focus on them and seemed to be revising old themes and storylines. The change to Ciri’s story was refreshing. Her storyline was fast paced and exiting.
The ending of the book was a wild ride, I didn’t expect what happened and it was thrilling to listen to. It does end on a cliff hanger, but the scene prior to the ending will vividly live in my memory for a long time.
In this book, Bonhart is a villain that could inspire terror and he was an example of great character work.
As usual Peter Kenny was fantastic.
The Bad
In this book I didn’t enjoy when the story focused on Geralt and company, as I found it a little boring. Furthermore, whenever the story focused on Yennifer I was very bored.
Sapkowski experimented with multiple perspectives in this book. Sometimes we learn about Ciri’s story from her perspective, sometimes from people following her. He did the same with Geralt’s story, including putting some of Dandelion’s perspective in first person. At times it worked, and other times I felt it fell flat.
Bonhart may have been a great villain, but Rience was the opposite. I couldn’t stand him and felt that he was more cartoonish than a real threat.
This next complaint could be chalked up to poor translation, but since David French’s translations have felt so accurate and true to Sapkowski’s intention, I’m not sure. There was a line that referenced “The Final Solution to the Witcher Problem,” and it felt too close to the famous Nazi euphemism; it took me right out of the story. I feel that line was in bad taste.
There was one thing that bothered me about Peter Kenny’s narrations, in the first two or three books he pronounced Dandelion’s name like the yellow weed found throughout southwestern Ontario: dandelion. Then he switched his pronunciation of his name in later books. However, in this book he went back to using his original pronunciation.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-12-19
from books to games to series
I can't wait to see how these novels are adapted to the small screen. the action scenes alone would be worth watching
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- Kirk Fisler
- 2021-05-20
Loved It!!
A great story, read masterfully by Peter Kenny that pulls you in and grips you tight to the very end. I only wish there were more stories like this one out there.
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- Darren
- 2020-08-27
Amazing!!!
better then I remembered the books being and they where amazing. I've almost got the whole series
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