Twilight Watch - Paperback

by Sergei Lukyanenko (Author)

The third book in the internationally bestselling Night Watch series.

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.

Twilight Watch returns to the perspective of Anton Gorodetsky, now married, with a daughter who has limitless potential as a Light Other, and an important destiny. When an ancient book of spells with the power to turn ordinary humans into Others, permanently destroying the balance between Light and Darkness, falls into the wrong hands, Anton and the Night Watch must join forces with the Day Watch to find the culprit and prevent total war. As Anton gets closer to discovering the true nature of the Others, he begins to question how good the Light Others truly are, and how similar to the Dark Others they may be after all.

Back Jacket

The third book in Sergei Lukyanenko's dark and thrilling Night Watch series--a visionary blend of urban fantasY and riveting thriller, set in contemporary Moscow

Night Watch and Day Watch revealed the "Others," an ancient race of supernatural beings--magicians, shape-shifters, vampires, and healers--who live among us and swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. For a millennium, these opponents have coexisted in an uneasy truce, guarding each other and tottering on the brink of war.

In Twilight Watch, the Others face their greatest threat yet. An ancient book of spells with the power to turn ordinary humans into Others has fallen into the wrong hands, threatening to destroy the precarious balance between the forces of Darkness and Light. Now the Night Watch and the Day Watch must cooperate to stop the culprit. Anton, the hero from Night Watch, is back, but when the renegade Other turns out to be closer to home than he expected, the race to prevent global war becomes more urgent than ever. And as Anton gets closer to discovering the true nature of the Others, he begins to question how much of a difference there truly is between the Dark and the Light.

Author Biography

Sergei Lukyanenko began publishing science fiction in the 1980s and is the most popular science fiction writer in Russia. The author of over 25 books, he lives in Moscow. Doubleday Canada will publish the fourth installment in the series, The Last Watch, in 2008.