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Manufacturer: Miramax
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781401360214
ISBN: 1401360211
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2007-06-13
Publisher: Miramax
Release Date: 2007-06-13
Studio: Miramax
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Night Watch and Day Watch, the first two books in this remarkable series, established Sergei Lukyanenko as a breathtakingly bold talent. Part fantasy, part vampire story, and part detective potboiler, this is the most successful science fiction series of all time in Russia and a true international sensation. In America, Fox Searchlight released the film adaptation of Night Watch to rapturous reviews, and adaptations of the next two books are in production. The world of Lukyanenko is as elaborate and imaginative as Tolkien or the best Asimov: Living among us are the "Others," an ancient race of humans with supernatural powers who swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. A thousand-year treaty has maintained the balance of power, and the two sides coexist in an uneasy truce. In Dusk Watch, the Others face their greatest threat yet. A renegade Other, his identity as yet unknown, has absconded with a fabled spell-book of untold power and appears bent on attacking the entire earth. Now forces of the Light and the Dark -- the Night Watch and the Day Watch -- must cooperate to stop him. Anton, the hero from Night Watch, is back, but when the culprit turns out to be none other than his partner, the race against time becomes more urgent than ever. In a world where reality and magic commingle, and where different degrees of existence are layered one atop the other, nothing is ever quite what it seems.
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Summary: Twilight Watch
Comment: This is an excellently written book, and the Russian/English Translator has done a great job with it. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a great book to read. My wife, ReynaVoop turned me on to this series, and as always, she was right about this book.
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Summary: Now I have to wait for number 4!!!!
Comment: Ok, after about a month of shipping problems I finally got it! (It was user error originally, to give them some credit).
Loved it. Now, don't just go and buy Twilight Watch and read it first, cuz then it might not make much sense. Read in order. But narratively speaking, this is AWESOME!
There were a couple times when I flinched while reading when Anton made jabs at the USA. I won't lie. But it wasn't something really dwelled on, but it was jarring enough to be remembered.
You get to see Kostya again, who we only got a glimpse of in NightWatch, and quite a bit of him too. There wasn't long remembrances like in DayWatch. It was an adrenaline rush as in constant action and intrigue. The writing was so much better (either that or the translator did a much better job) than the first two and quicker paced.
About the characterization. Anton in the last one (DayWatch) seemed more like a puppy dog that you wanted to kick (yes, I get frustrated by made-up characters)(I do NOT endorse or practice the act of kicking puppies). This one he again became the guy we fell in love with in NightWatch. Svetlana also shines. Some of the characters who were more prominent before (Gesar, Olga, the rest of the NightWatch and pretty much all the DayWatch) take a backseat. The Inquisition takes a step forward, so we get to see more of Edgar and Weitzlav.
NightWatch and DayWatch were great books but had to keep reverting to what happened (a lot of explanations, a lot of history, a lot of back story) which makes sense when you get into a series. TwilightWatch managed to break the mold though and it was like you got to experience things first hand as they were happening.
Number 4 (LastWatch) needs to hurry up and come out now! I can't wait.
DEFINITELY recommend!
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Summary: Awesome
Comment: If you have read the 1st two, you have to read this one. Fast action and sets things up for the last book hopefully to be released by summer of 08. If you love the supernatural like I do these books are a must read.
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Summary: Feels like a cash in
Comment: My ranking of the Night Watch novels are Day Watch first, then Night Watch and then Twilight Watch as a distant third. This book was written a few years after the other two, likely to coincide with the release of the movie Night Watch in Russia. It definitely feels like a cash in and almost has a fan fiction quality to it. It's not the worst thing I've ever read, but it is naggingly non-essential. Read it if you really enjoyed the first two and aren't really interested in reading anything else.
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Summary: Wish for better translation
Comment: The 5 stars are for the book. If I could rate the translation... "-10" might be something.
For all the people who liked it: imagine how much more you'd like it in the original. The translation is unbelievably horrible. The Lukyanenko's excellent style and slang is lost completely. His characters, who are thoroughly modern, sound like they were written by Dickens.
For all people who did not like it: that is because of translation. All the comments about all characters sounding the same... Yep. Not in the original.
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