
It must continue the adventure that has come before, while escalating the stakes. Despite its odd nature as a five-novel story, the fourth book, The Tower of the Swallow, still has a responsibility as the penultimate chapter in the tale of Ciri, Geralt, and Yennefer. On top of that, the story began long before the novels were written, in the world crafted by the original series of short stories. The saga of the Witcher is atypical in its structure and how each novel contributes to the narrative. This is most evident in trilogies, where the first novel sets up the stakes and the characters, the second builds upon the threat, and the finale contains the climax of all that came before.

Every chapter in a story has a responsibility to the overall narrative.
