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Starred Review. Set in contemporary Moscow, Lukyanenko's fantastic American debut—the first in a series about an epic struggle between good and evil—charts the adventures of a race of supernaturally gifted Others, who serve either the Light or Dark Side. The Others slip in and out of an eerie parallel world where they coexist in an uneasy peace that a terrible revolution may soon disrupt. Philosophical Anton Gorodetsky, an earnest Night Watch agent, falls in love with 24-year-old Svetlana Nazarova, a troubled young doctor under a Dark Magician's curse. While Anton endeavors to undo the curse, he discovers Egor, a gifted boy unwilling to choose between his Light or Dark abilities. As humankind's fate hangs in the balance, Anton is forced to re-examine his allegiance, and Svetlana is drawn deeper into the exotic, vivid universe of dueling magicians, shape-shifters, witches and vampires. Potent as a shot of vodka, this compelling urban fantasy was adapted to a Russian blockbuster movie in 2004. (July)
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"Night Watch is an epic of extraordinary power."
--Quentin Tarantino
""Star Wars" meets the Vampires in Moscow . . . it bursts with a sick, carnivorous glee in its fiendish games."
--"The New York Times
""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." --"The Independent" (UK)
A "sceptical, intelligent thriller."-"Telegraph" (UK)
"Fascinating. . . . [The] excellent translation by Andrew Bromfield keeps the pace moving. . . . One of the most original and readable supernatural fictions in some time."-"Scotland on Sunday
""Brace yourself for Harry Potter in Gorky Park. . . . The novel contains some captivating scenes and all kinds of marvelous, inventive detail: The vampires' seduction of a teenage boy is bone-chilling; every time Lukyanenko described the Other-worldly Twilight, I felt lured into it; and the fantastical powers exercised by Anton and his colleagues range from delightful to awesome."- Ron Charles, "The Washington Post Book World
""Lukyanenko is great at rolling out new concepts for the reader to savour."-"The Sydney Morning Herald "(Australia)
"[As] potent as a shot of vodka. . . . [A] compelling urban fantasy."-"Publishers Weekly" (starred review)
"This modern day mythical fantasy is Anne Rice on an epic scale, a hugely imagined world. A chiller thriller from cold of Russia, this one's been selling like hot cakes around the world." --"Sunday Sport
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Interesting concept and characters, skim through the stupid philosophical passages, Oct. 7 2007
Par Julie starseed (ontario, canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Ce commentaire est de: The Night Watch (Paperback)
I don't quite understand the rave reviews for this book. It's a good book, but highly flawed. The concept of parallel bureaucratic agencies of good and evil monitoring each other is original and intriguing. The characters are well thought out and the story is exciting.

But all this is entirely bogged down by this confusing pop philosophy of the main character, Anton. I'm never quite sure what the aims and goals of the night watch is. They obviously have a code of behavoir that is badly explained and muddled by a lot of annoying, pretentious philosophical posturing about sacrifice, the nature of good and evil, the choice of good or evil and chance. All this can be very interesting if it actually made any sense. Could it be a problem with the translation? I don't know. Though I doubt that word choice could alter much of the muddy annoying philosophical pondering of this book.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Excellent novel in the vein of The Atrocity Archives, Jui 26 2007
Par Alan Friesen (Rural Alberta) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I didn't know what to expect when I picked up The Night Watch. I knew that there was a film made out of it and its sequel, The Day Watch. I knew it had something to do with the supernatural. But upon reading it, I was completely blown away by this novel. As others have mentioned, it's actually three distinct novellas in one book, each about 150 pages or so. The writing is sparse and the characterisation is a bit light, but what really sets this book apart is how the author treats the Good vs. Evil theme: the good guys aren't pure knights acting altruistically, and the bad guys aren't all pure evil. In the second novella, for instance, you've got a character who's ostensibly good but is acting in the interests of evil.

The cover blurb exclaims "Harry Potter meets Gorky Park," and that's not half-wrong, though it's certainly darker than Harry Potter. Throw in shapeshifters, werewolves, vampires, magic users, and a truce between good and evil in urban Russia, and you've got yourself a winner. The book is also strongly reminiscent of The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross, in that you've got the same Good vs. Evil theme in a modern setting, with the good guys ensconced in a bureaucracy, and even some Lovecraftian goodness thrown into the mix too. The fact that the book is comprised of novellas only helps the comparison. The humour is much drier than Stross's novel, but there are occasional moments when I laughed out loud. For instance:

"I'll be there in fifteen minutes. Do you need anything?"

"Just bring me. Anything else, I'll leave to you."

Simply delightful, and the fact that this is in translation tells you that both the author and the translator are top-notch. An excellent and unconventional fantasy pick, certainly one of the best of 2006. I'm looking forward to the two (three?) sequels.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Impressive!, Jui 24 2007
Par Patrick St-Denis (Laval, Quebec Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Having heard so many good things about Sergei Lukyanenko's Night Watch series last year, my curiosity was piqued in such a way that I couldn't not buy the first two volumes. And although my expectations were high for this book, I was truly impressed by The Night Watch. It's no wonder this urban fantasy trilogy made Lukyanenko the bestselling speculative fiction author in Russia. Hopefully reviews like these will help generate interest for this imaginative series.

Set in contemporary Moscow, The Night Watch introduces us to the eternal struggle between two factions of the Others, an ancient race of human beings possessing supernatural powers. All Others must swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. Agents of the Light -- the Night Watch -- and agents of the Dark -- the Day Watch -- oppose one another, yet they must maintain a precarious balance between Good and Evil due to the Treaty which is enforced by the mysterious Inquisition. When Anton, a seemingly unimportant member of the Night Watch, stumbles upon a cursed young woman named Svetlana on the train, events are set in motion that could have dire consequences. A battle between the Dark and the Light could lay waste to the entire world, unless Anton can find a way to prevent that catastrophe.

The simple fact that Russia and the former Soviet Union serve as a backdrop for this novel makes for a fascinating setting. It's different -- a veritable breath of fresh air in a genre that stagnates all too often.

The Night Watch is comprised of three different parts. Although they're related, the three parts read like distinct novellas, each with its own storylines. And yet, each part is a thread in a vaster tale.

Sergei Lukyanenko's writing style could be qualified as "minimalist." Nothing is overwritten, no words or sentences are wasted -- you won't find flowery prose in this book. The author's concise style makes for a brisk pace, and the novella-type format turns this novel into a real page-turner.

There is a good balance between first and third person narratives. The sections which showcase Anton are written in the first person, which allows the reader to appreciate how genuine and complex this character is. First person narratives can be tricky, but Lukyanenko does it well, and the transition between the various narratives is smooth throughout the novel.

Had I read this book last year as I intended, The Night Watch would certainly have ended up in my Top 10 of 2006. I can't wait to read both sequels, The Day Watch and The Twilight Watch.

Highly recommended. . . Sergei Lukyanenko is an author worth discovering!:-) And with the book out in paperback, anyone can afford it!
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