Andrzej Sapkowski

How many words is The Tower of the Swallow?

The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski has about 150,000 words.

about 150,000words

Pages
464paperback, Orbit, 2022
Reading time
10 hat 250 words a minute
Listening time
16 h 8 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
First published
1997

Book 4 of 5 in The Witcher

  1. 1Blood of Elves111,000
  2. 2Time of Contempt120,000
  3. 3Baptism of Fire127,000
  4. 4The Tower of the Swallow150,000
  5. 5The Lady of the Lake180,000

All of The Witcher: 688,000 words

Compared with other books

Longer than 68% of the other 366 books here.

Where the numbers come from

Sources differ; this is the best-supported figure.

Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.

Questions

How many words is The Tower of the Swallow?

The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski has about 150,000 words.

How many pages is The Tower of the Swallow?

464 pages in the paperback, Orbit, 2022 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.

How long does it take to read The Tower of the Swallow?

About 10 h at 250 words a minute, or 16 h 8 min as an audiobook.

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