excellent translation by Andrew Bromfield keeps the pace moving. A chiller thriller from cold of Russia, this one's been selling like hot cakes around the world.' - Sunday Sport, Fascinating.

it bursts with a sick, carnivorous glee in its fiendish games.' - The New York Times 'This modern day mythical fantasy is Anne Rice on an epic scale, a hugely imagined world. compelling urban fantasy.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'The Night Watch is inventive, sardonic and imbued with a surprising sense that, for this author and his audience, much of this stuff is new-minted.' - Independent (UK) ' intelligent thriller.' - Telegraph (UK) ''Star Wars' meets the Vampires in Moscow. One of the most original and readable supernatural fictions in some time.' - Scotland on Sunday Praise for Night Watch: ' potent as a shot of vodka. A chiller thriller from cold of Russia, this one's been selling like hot cakes around the world., 'Like Tolkien getting mugged in a Moscow back alley by John Le Carre.' - Bleeding Cool 'Marvelous, inventive detail.' - Washington Post Book World 'Fascinating. it bursts with a sick, carnivorous glee in its fiendish games.', The Night Watch is inventive, sardonic and imbued with a surprising sense that, for this author and his audience, much of this stuff is new-minted., This modern day mythical fantasy is Anne Rice on an epic scale, a hugely imagined world. ''Star Wars' meets the Vampires in Moscow. As the two sides prepare for battle, Anton discovers that their destinies are closely intertwined, and the slightest wrong move could cause the destruction of Moscow, or even the world. Night Watch features Anton Gorodetsky, a mid-level Light magician, who during his first field assignment, stumbles upon a cursed young woman-an Other of tremendous potential power who has yet to choose between Light and Darkness. The forces of the Light tasked with keeping the Dark Others in check are the Night Watch. For the past 1000 years, the two sides have been locked in an uneasy truce, keeping their powers in balance as each side secretly plots to take the advantage for themselves. 'Like Tolkien getting mugged in a Moscow back alley by John Le Carre.' -Bleeding Cool The explosive first installment in Serge Lukyanenko's visionary and internationally bestselling Night Watch series-an inventive blend of atmospheric urban fantasy and riveting spy thriller set in contemporary Moscow The Night Watch series tells the story of the Others, an ancient race of magicians, shape-shifters, vampires, and other supernatural beings that live among us, and swear allegiance to either the powers of Darkness or the forces of Light.

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko