The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Finally, the plot picks up in this book after a long drag and hiatus in The Time of Contempt & The Baptism of Fire. This book continues on the unique Sapkowski tradition which began in The Time of Contempt of beginning, repeating and ending with a riddle or catchphrase which subtly hints the plot thesis of that book and this time the riddle, regarding the mirror like lake, with which The Tower of the Swallow ends also forms the title of next book The Lady of the Lake.

Monsters and the Witcher killing them for coin, has now long phased out and replaced with politics, war and Ithlinne’s prophecy about Child of the Elder blood and the world’s destruction as main themes in the Witcher books. While I miss the monster hunting tales, I nevertheless continue reading/listening to get a closure on the fate of the dear White Wolf (Geralt) and the Chosen One (Ciri).



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My Quests in Life

Life. The contiguous two answering beats of the heart. The eupneic of air through the narrow parting of the lips. A multitude of flashes captured by the eye. Life is about living, but very few people really live it. To actually live it, you must have the wish to live it which is the quintessential element everyone must possess. There is so MUCH to do in life! How can one say there’s nothing to do or I have done enough in my life? I have become irritated of hearing from my friends and acquaintances so often that they had nothing to do during their holidays, or they got bored to death during their free time. Sometimes you do get tired of the world due to your continuous indulgence but that doesn’t justify your answer of ‘getting bored’ or ‘nothing’ to the question ‘Wassup?’ and ‘What are you doing these days?’ all the time.