tags: magicians, sorcerers, Russian book series, shape shifters, thriller, urban fantasy, vampires
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Ignite your imagination with this immersive fantasy read!
"Like Tolkien getting mugged in a Moscow back alley by John Le Carre." —Bleeding Cool
The explosive first installment in Sergei 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.
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. The forces of the Light tasked with keeping the Dark Others in check are the Night Watch.
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. 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.
The first story of the novel, Destiny, was made into a successful Russian film, Night Watch, which, although keeping the characters and many of the events of the original novel, alters some significant elements of the story.
6 books in the series, available on Kindle
Night Watch
Day Watch
Twilight Watch (also known as Dusk Watch)
Last Watch (also known as Final Watch)
New Watch
Sixth Watch
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I saw the movies first before reading the books. I love the movies but I love the books more.
Read the synopses of the books here
