Ep. 116 — Chapter 10 from "Tower of Swallows"

About this episode

Alyssa and guest Nicola discuss Chapter 10 of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, exploring themes of democracy, foreshadowing, and the character Ciri.

Nicola from Italy joins Alyssa for our discussion of Andrzej Sapkowski's Tower of Swallows, Chapter 10. Very important bits include: the pancake treatment, the pursuit of democracy, Italian references in Tower of Swallows , fulfilling the promise of foreshadowing, the ethics of retribution, death and the value of life, and the coming of 'Ciri of Kaer Morhen'. [0:00] Cold Open [0:51] Introduction [2:12] Guest Introductions [6:41] Chapter Recap [8:28] Overall Thoughts [12:57] Italian References [17:17] Fulfilled Foreshadowing [23:11] Retribution and Justice [29:56] Ciri's Purpose [34:59] Kenna and Ciri's Connection [41:49] Death and the Value of Life [53:22] "Ciri of Kaer Morhen" [58:44] Closing Thoughts [1:01:15] Outro [1:02:57] End Credits

People in this episode

Host: Alyssa Esteban

Guest: Nicola

Topics covered

• Andrzej Sapkowski
• Tower of Swallows
• democracy
• foreshadowing
• retribution
• life and death
• Ciri of Kaer Morhen

Keywords

• Tower of Swallows
• Andrzej Sapkowski
• Ciri
• democracy
• foreshadowing
• retribution
• life value
• Italian references

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tower of Swallows

Places: Italy

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