The Witcher returns in this action-packed sequel to The Tower of Swallows, in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired The Witcher video games.

After walking through the portal in the Tower of Swallows while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world... an Elven world. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world.

But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.
Witcher novels
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of Swallows
Lady of the Lake



Witcher collections The Last Wish Sword of Destiny



The Malady and Other Stories: An Andrzej Sapkowski Sampler (e-only)

Translated from original Polish by David French

The Witcher returns in this action-packed sequel to The Tower of Swallows, in the New York Times bestselling series that inspired The Witcher video games.

After walking through the portal in the Tower of Swallows while narrowly escaping death, Ciri finds herself in a completely different world... an Elven world. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world.

But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.

Dilara Kenner, een ambitieuze jonge archeologe, is getuige van de moord op een oude vriend. Zijn laatste woorden waarschuwen haar voor een complot rond de Ark, een historisch artefact dat de kracht zou bezitten om de Bijbelse Zondvloed op te roepen. Hij draagt haar op voormalig militair ingenieur Tyler Locke te vinden, de enige die haar kan helpen. Als Dilara op zoek gaat naar Locke, wordt ook zij het doelwit van de moordenaars. Alleen Lockes ingrijpen redt haar van een zekere dood. In een race tegen de klok moeten ze het geheim van de Ark ontrafelen en voorkomen dat de beschaving opnieuw vernietigd wordt.