While it’s wildly known that The Witcher series of game is based off of the Polish novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, many don’t know that these novels are still in the process of being translated to English.

The fourth in the series, titled (in English) as The “Tower of the Swallow”, will luckily be available next week on July 19th.

The book gives you a lot of detail about the past of Ciri, something The Witcher 3 left delightfully vague. Where did her facial scar come from? What about the tatoo you see in the bathhouse? While you could cheat by reading a wiki (or being fluent in Polish), reading the the book will provide more succinct answers.

If you want to pick it up locally, Exclusive Books has it listed for R303. Oddly, that online listing is available to add to cart, but we’ve phoned up a local branch and we’ve been told it will only be available on the 19th. Similarly, an ebook version is listed on Takealot for slightly cheaper at R285.

Once this book is out, only the fifth novel remains. Originally published in 1999, Lady of the Lake is available in English as a fan translation. If that’s something you’re interested in, we’ll point you to this comprehensive guide to the book series. It includes links to that fan translation as well infornmation regarding the collections of short stories and where to find them.

If you prefer your Witcher as a videogame, the new expansion Blood and Wine has a teaser trailer you can view below. This DLC will apparently add 90 missions and 30 extra hours of game time.