Ep. 113 — Chapter 7 (Part 2) from "Tower of Swallows"

About this episode

A discussion of Chapter 7 (Part 2) from Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows featuring insights and predictions from first-time readers.

Madi from the US and Sophia from Australia join Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 7 (Part 2). Very important bits include: Avallach's warning and more series predictions from a first-time reader, "The Fastball Special", a knocker's dreams and aspirations, the hypocrisy of retribution, and toddler thoughts. Plus, Sophia wins the podcast. [0:00] Cold Open [1:17] Introduction [3:23] Avallac'h's Warning & Sophia's Predicions [6:48] Geralt and the Knocker [14:50] The Morality of the Wicker Cage [25:15] The Loss of Geralt's Medallion [31:50] Closing Thoughts [39:12] Outro [39:33] End Credits

People in this episode

Host: Alyssa Esteban

Guests: Madi, Sophia

Topics covered

• Andrzej Sapkowski
• Tower of Swallows
• character analysis
• morality
• predictions
• fantasy literature

Keywords

• Avallac'h
• Geralt
• morality
• fantasy
• predictions
• knocker
• retribution
• toddler thoughts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tower of Swallows

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