Swallows and Amazons is a 1930 children's novel by Arthur Ransome. Swallows and Amazons may also refer to: Swallows and Amazons series, a series of novels by Ransome beginning with Swallows and Amazons Adaptations of the original novel: Swallows and Amazons (TV series), a 1963 BBC TV version Swallows and Amazons (1974 film) Swallows and Amazons (2016 film) See also Swallows and Amazons Forever!, a 1984 BBC TV series based on some of the later books in the series