Day Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
Day Watch is the second novel in Sergei Lukyanenko’s Watch series. Like its predecessor, Day Watch contains three short stories set in Russia and Europe that can be read independently or as part of a larger narrative arc. His work has once again been skillfully translated from the Russian by Andrew Bromfield… all of our heroes are from the “Day Watch,” ostensibly a villainous faction of magic users known as “Dark Others.” However, in Lukyanenko’s world, we can never be sure who the villains are… It seems that there is no difference between the Light and Dark Others… until there is… The lack of detail behind the world-building can be frustrating, but it does allow Lukyanenko a great deal of freedom with his “Others” universe… Don’t think; just follow the politics of the moment. Read the rest.
